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Our methods lend themselves very well to developing skills in mediation and conflict resolution. Within education, “Restorative Practices” is designed to enable schools to find alternative solutions to exclusion. This is very important work. Research demonstrates that school exclusion is the key indicator of whether a young offender will manage to get their life back on… Read more »
A study by University of Edinburgh shows that being excluded from school is the key indicator of the future of young offenders. If a young person is excluded from school, then their offending behaviour far more likely to continue into adulthood than if they remained in school. This research by Dr McVie and Prof. McAra at University of… Read more »
Imagine the scene. A group of lone workers (in this case people involved in building repairs) is attending a learning event on personal safety. In front of them is a layout of someone’s front room: there’s an old sofa, a coffee table, a chair, magazines, the telly is on very loud. Tracy sits on the sofa… Read more »
This exercise is a variation of musical chairs. Lay sheets of newspaper (broadsheets if you can still find them) on the floor with plenty of space between. Allow one sheet of paper for every two people in the group. One person stands at the edge (the shark [or crocodile!) while everyone else walks around the… Read more »