How do we build and maintain
healthy relationships in schools?

The most profound learning occurs when there is a healthy relationship between teacher and student.
Restorative Practices assists teachers, students and parents to build, maintain and restore relationships.
Restorative Practices will help build capacity to enable students to self regulate behaviour and contributes to the improvement of learning outcomes.

One strategy proving to be currently very effective in helping achieve this is the development and adoption of a school mantra.
This mantra is known by students, school staff and parents. It can become a core belief to guide behaviour.

Below is an example of a mantra for students, staff and parents:

We agree to be safe respectful learners
who build maintain and restore relationships