All staff at Port Dalrymple School in 2020 will have ongoing professional learning in restorative practice.  These sessions will be led by Rose Parker who works for Youth Justice and has worked in education for many years.

Restorative justice is a participatory and democratic justice that focuses on the incident and not solely on the wrongdoer’s behaviour. Individually and collectively, students address the causes of the harm, the impact of the harm, on those most affected and investigate ways to make amends and to put right the wrong they have done.  Teachers are being trained in restorative circles, the restorative language and how to conduct restorative meetings. 

This term the Student Leadership Board will also spend time learning about the importance of restorative practices.