Restorative Approaches Training (Modules 1-4)

This 4-day course introduces the foundations of restorative approaches with a focus on building, maintaining, and repairing relationships across diverse sectors – including education, criminal justice, business, communities, and families. Whether you're working with a team or directly with service users, our training is designed to be adaptable to your setting.

Trainers create a safe, interactive, and reflective learning environment, so participants explore the core principles, mindset, and everyday tools that support effective communication, problem solving, and conflict prevention.

By the end of the course, you will:

Confidently facilitate a restorative circle

Use restorative communication and the restorative enquiry

Apply a practical toolkit grounded in restorative principles

Bring two people together for a low-level restorative meeting

Course Overview:
Day 1 – Introduction to restorative approaches, including circle practice and using the language of needs
Day 2 – Explore restorative communication, restorative questions, 'I' statements, and practice personal reflection tools
Day 3 –A deeper dive, exploring shame theory, restorative principles, and preparing to bring people together
Day 4 – Bringing it all together with restorative meeting practice, assessing risk, and understanding boundaries
This course balances theory with hands-on practice to help you integrate restorative approaches into your day-to-day work. It's ideal for those seeking a practical, relational approach that’s flexible to their professional context.

“One of the best courses I have been on – and we do a lot! A great mix of theory and practical tools I can use right away without being unrealistic.” – Course participant