Everyone in a school has a role to play in creating an inclusive, mutually respectful community. Disaffection, under-achievement, non-attendance and exclusion are problems that the community share and can address together.
But does everyone have the appropriate skills? Does everyone acknowledge that unless they are part of the solution then they may be part of the problem? And is there a need to pre-empt problems in the first place by creating a harmonious environment in which everyone feels valued and safe?

Transforming Conflict is an organisation that offers training, consultancy and support in educational settings for people seeking to enhance their skills in building a sense of community, fostering a spirit of inclusion and dealing creatively with challenging situations. Our work is underpinned by the philosophy of Restorative Justice, which stresses the importance of relationships above rules and the value of dialogue in healing the damage done to relationships by inappropriate behavior.

Our courses are appropriate for all those who work in an educational setting and we have experience of running courses for pupil support teams, residential care staff, senior management teams, governors, teaching staff, learning support staff, lunchtime controllers, parents and students. We work in primary, secondary and EBD settings and have run both public and in-house courses. All in-house courses are tailored to suit the needs of the school. Having said that, we are also very responsive to the needs of the participants on the day and the programme can change to accommodate these needs.

Our training style is relaxed, stimulating, highly participative and fun. We believe that the training style reflects our Restorative principles of respect and inclusion and many participants have told us that we run the best courses they have ever been on!

We offer training in:

• Conflict Management in the Classroom & Playground.

• Dealing with challenging situations

• Restorative approaches including restorative enquiry, mediation and conferencing

• Peer mediation- Training the mediators and establishing the service

• Implementing and sustaining and whole school approach.

We would encourage schools to consider what we offer as pieces of a jigsaw which, put together, create a congruent whole school approach to relationship building and conflict management. We offer support and advice in integrating these elements into a school development plan.

Contact Us
Telephone: 00 44 (0) 118 933 1520
Fax: 00 44 (0) 118 933 1520
E-mail: belinda@transformingconflict.org