RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

Barclay School now operates a Restorative Justice Initiative.

Whenever any type of incident occurs there will always be a victim and an offender. Restorative Justice brings the victims and offenders together to decide on a response to a particular incident.

What is Restorative Justice?

Restorative Justice works to resolve conflict and repair harm. It encourages those who have caused harm to acknowledge the impact of what they have done and gives them an opportunity to make reparation. It offers those who have suffered harm the opportunity to have their harm or loss acknowledged and amends made.

Conflict between people is inevitable, but when it occurs, restorative justice can help to restore the balance in a just and fair way. In resolving the harm done it works to prevent it happening again.

Restorative Justice within Schools:

• Accepts conflict as part of life
• Allows young people to take responsibility for their feelings & behaviour.
• Empowers young people, teachers & parents to handle conflict in positive ways.
• Reduces school exclusions
• Improves feelings of safety for staff and students.

Every person harmed by conflict should have the opportunity to resolve it through a restorative process.