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🤝 Restorative Practice reminds us that healing is collective. Burnout isn't just a sign we need more self-care—it’s a call to build communities where care flows both ways. In schools, this means checking in, holding space, and lifting each other up 💬❤️

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Attention all School Leaders 📢 Join us for a free 40min webinar where you will have the opportunity to learn how our Connect RP School Culture Partnership can support your school to effectively implement the Bí Cineálta Procedures. Register on connectrp.ie

Restorative practice focuses on building trust and positive relationships rather than control. By guiding, teaching, and communicating, we nurture a healthy school environment where students grow through connection and mutual respect 🌱

Our responses to students' behavior reflect our own emotional state. Prioritising our well-being helps us create a nurturing environment where we can guide and support students with patience and clarity.

Restorative practice acknowledges that true strength comes from the resilience to heal and grow after challenges. 🌱 It’s in supporting each other through tough times that we cultivate a stronger, more compassionate school community.

We must remember that by treating others with kindness and respect, we create a community built on empathy and trust🫶 #bekind #community #respect

Welcome to the Restorative Us Programme Radharc na Mara Primary School ✨ Find out more about this programme into your school, visit our website: www.connectrp.ie/extractable-...

We have a limited number of spaces left for our very popular Restorative Me 1 day workshop taking place on the 19th of March in Dublin West Education Centre. If you would like to join us on the day, please register here - www.tickettailor.com/events/conne...

Restorative practice reminds us that in moments of emotional turmoil, our calm presence helps students navigate their feelings, fostering connection and understanding instead of conflict.

Welcome to the Restorative Us programme Coláiste Bhríde, Carnew - Team 3, delighted to get to work with your wonderful school community again!! Https://www.connectrp.ie/extractable-1-restorative-us-team

Moving forward. This last question is designed to help the person reflect on what they learned from this conversation and what may be needed to make amends. Did you find the breakdown of the six restorative questions helpful? Drop a comment in the box below.

The Game Plan Now, we're starting to explore the concept of accountability. Quite often, this sudden realisation appears on the person in question when they realise that the event could have been approached differently - The Wise Owl vs the Guard Dog.

This question opens up the opportunity for the person to think about how their actions/words might have affected the other person, the community or themselves, promoting empathy.

Inspiring nurture room & practices in Trinity Comprehensive.. we explored how #Restorative Practice brings this nurture approach to every classroom & staff room! Honouring a needs-led & #relational way of being through of #pedagogy & daily practices. #culture

With this question, the person is now acknowledging how they are currently thinking and feeling, it can be very helpful to navigate conflict using a past-present-future model as we can get very attached and pre-occupied with the past!

Our Yr 1 Ubuntu Team Leaders from our School Culture Partnership shared so many ideas at today’s ‘Magpie Session’.., of course I’m the biggest magpie of us all & learn so much from the practitioners in the room. I loved Aoife from Whitcross NS sporting our problem-solving wheel 🦒!

This next question offers the person a chance to reflect on their mindset and the emotions driving their behaviour at the time of the incident and ask themselves if they were in the position again, would they choose to react in the same manner they did?

We are dedicating this week to the 6 restorative questions a core element of everything we do here in Connect RP. The purpose of these questions is to facilitate open, honest dialogue and promote healing and understanding, often used in the aftermath of conflict or harm.

Welcome to the Restorative Us programme - St Vincent's Glasnevin Team 2 - it's great to have you back with us again!! 😃 Join our list of schools Nationwide who are currently participating in the Restorative Us programme - lnkd.in/ez64ji8G

Even when the message isn't immediately received, the simple act of planting a seed can spark growth in time. Patience and trust in the process are key to creating lasting change. This is a key understanding for those seeking to grow a school committed to the tenets of RP 🌻

Welcome to the Restorative Us programme Carrigaline Community School ✨ Find out more about this programme into your school, visit our website: www.connectrp.ie/extractable-...

Building strong relationships in the classroom begins with answering these silent questions through our actions: trust, belief, and care are the foundation of every student's success.

Happy New Year! Wishing all our schools and followers a restorative and connected 2025 🎉

As we move into a fresh new year, remember, embracing self-forgiveness opens the door to healing, reminding us that growth comes from self-compassion, not self-criticism. Being restorative with ourselves is key to this relational work!

If you have some time on your hands this Christmas and are looking to learn more about Restorative Practice, check out our blogs. We offer a wide range of topics, from the 3 Connect RP Principles to real-life case studies 🔗 www.connectrp.ie/blog

Taking a few minutes to reflect on the year we have had at Connect RP, three things resonate me: Wishing you a very happy Christmas 🎄 Michelle

Sharing some highlights from the last 12months at Connect RP ☺️ P.S. We would like to give a special shout out to Hansfield ETNS who created the gorgeous Christmas art pieces that feature at the end of this highlights Reel 🦒