Independent Thinking on Restorative Practice: Building relationships, improving behaviour and creating stronger communities (Independent Thinking On ... series)

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Starting his career in adult services with people who have learning and physical disabilities Mike has 26 years’ experience of working with adults and children in statutory and voluntary services. Being a senior leader at a School is not easy especially if you’re not willing to adapt to new things. You will finish this book with the tools to proactively empower your ‘crew’ in school to know themselves, know one another, reflect on their actions, repair relationships responsibly and be better humans.

This is aimed at providing them with the confidence to resolve their own problems and generate their own values. If you’re looking for a challenging and entertaining speaker who can take everyone’s brain for a walk in way that genuinely transforms all aspects of school life, then Mark Finnis is the perfect fit. Independent Thinking on Restorative Practice is one of a number of books in the Independent Thinking On … series from the award-winning Independent Thinking Press.This is an exciting opportunity for secondary school senior leaders, pastoral care teams, class teachers and governors to attend a training session which is part funded by Surrey County Council, supported by the Specialist Teachers for Inclusive Practice (STIP) and led by Mark Finnis from L30 Relational System. Mark Finnis has boiled an extraordinary depth of wisdom, theory and experience into a pragmatic how to guide for practice.

So, if you are not modelling what you are teaching, then you are not really teaching what you think you are. Although now living in Nottingham, he is a lifelong Liverpool Football Club supporter and follows them closely, as well his local teams. This would include where you’re from, what you like to do, any pets you have, any TV series’ or films you’ve enjoyed recently.This is no woolly idea, and he provides a cohesive strategy for changing schools towards becoming relational. Join the inner circle now and be the first to hear about the most up to date developments and exciting news around restorative and relational practice.

Independent Thinking on Restorative Practice: Building relationships, improving behaviour and creating stronger communities (Independent Thinking On . The authority and passion of his presentations and his engaging style were highly effective in informing participants and bringing them on board.Mark’s warmth, humour and non-judgemental manner is palpable throughout, and his writing serves up a ‘chicken soup for the soul’. Earlier, we talked about attention needing behaviour, and in truth everyone needs attention and would not want to be ignored. He is a leading expert in restorative and relational practice and in 2019 he received the Chris Donovan Trust’s Restorative Practice Champion award in recognition of his work nationally.