• Are you a teacher, school leader or SNA trying to figure out what Restorative Practice is all about?

• Are you seeking new strategies and language to build relationships and enhance effective teaching and learning?
  

• Do you need to reduce your own stress levels and to understand the needs and emotions that drive conflict so that you can find more effective ways to respond in the everyday classroom/ staff room/ living room?
  

Mentor It

All Michelle's expertise is built into this self-paced course. We provide optional training workshop days (workshop cost includes access to this course) to kick-start your Restorative Me journey. We also host regular community cafés where you are welcome to join and chat among a network of other Restorative Me participants, ask questions, share ideas which is what Restorative Practice is all about.

Resource It

You are never alone really when it comes to our Restorative Me self-paced course. We want to support you to succeed. To do this we offer a number of resources including useful journal prompts to support you to not only reflect on the video lessons in context but also give you practical classroom resources that enable immediate implementation.

Practise It

Throughout the Restorative Me Self-Paced course, we will encourage you to take your learnings into the classroom to practice the techniques that Michelle shares through her quests. By doing this, you'll be able to see in real life, the impact that restorative practice has on fostering positive relationships, resolving conflict and reducing your stress.

When I saw the Restorative ME course I jumped at the chance to do it. I am so lucky to work in a school environment with a restorative culture throughout. We use circles in our classes and conferences to repair harm when the need arises. We have noticed that the more circles the children are part of the less need we have for conferences. I wasn't sure if this course was for people beginning their restorative journey or people who are restorative practitioners for some time. This course is pitched perfectly! It gives beginners an amazing introduction to their restorative journey and for people like me, it is giving me a great chance to reflect on my current practice. We all get a bit comfortable in ourselves and need to revisit ideas and models. I am really valuing this time to sit and do that. It is also helping me be a better parent and wife, especially at this time where we are all together all the time. I constantly as myself "who do I want to be in this situation?" The layout of this course is in perfect bite sized lessons that are easy to process and reflect on before continuing on to the next lesson. I love the activities and quizzes and I could listen to Michelle's voice all day long.

Amanda Downey (primary)