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Restorative Approaches
Resources
If you have a case study or resources for this section that
you would like to share with other local authorities please visit
the case studies page of the toolkit.
Schools can respond to bullying in a variety of ways. Whatever
they choose, the method should be clearly explained in the school’s behaviour policy and the school
anti-bullying policy.
Restorative approaches work to resolve
conflict between individuals or groups and to repair harm.
They encourage those who have caused harm to acknowledge the impact
of what they have done and give them an opportunity to make
reparation. They offer those who have suffered harm the
opportunity to have their harm or loss acknowledged and amends
made.
Restorative approaches may not be suitable for all incidents of
bullying.
The ABA would recommend that staff are fully trained before
implementing restorative approaches in their schools, college or
institution.
The ABA supports the work of the Restorative Justice Council who
provide quality assurance and the national voice for restorative
practice. The Restorative Justice Council have recently launched
a Best Practice Guidance for Restorative
Practice that can be accessed by visiting http://www.restorativejustice.org.uk/.