Critical Agendas

Restorative Practices for Student Managers

Presented by Geoff Blair

Event Information 13 PD hrs DOWNLOAD BROCHURE Immerse yourself in an informative and practical 2 day workshop that enables you to put relationships at the heart of your student management practice! TARGET AUDIENCE: Classroom Teachers, Assistant Principals, Year Level Co-ordinators, House Leaders, Student Wellbeing Officers, Those in Special Education positions and anyone else who works with students in wellbeing, mentoring and/or administrative roles. IMPORTANT: This program will be delivered as a two-day program. Bookings for one day only CANNOT be accepted. LEARN: How RP enhances current practice An understanding of RP philosophy and language in a school setting RP and Student Engagement Policy RP and Student Support Groups How to embed RP across the school with teachers, students and parents Circles: theory and practice condensed Conference facilitation - using the language/scripts Day One Relationships: Understanding the dynamics of relationships in a school community - administration, students, teachers and parents. Getting the Best: How can you get the best outcomes for a student in your charge? Identifying the skills needed to achieve them. Mentoring and Modelling: The Teacher I Want To Be. Working with students: The Class I Want To See. Working with colleagues: What can I do to make your job easier? How will you contribute? Generative v Descriptive Language: Theory and Practice Generative language has the ability to create and articulate vision; it help others to see possibilities. Descriptive language has limits and is often used to look back and to spot trends that are often only imagined. Restorative language is generative in nature and practice. Day Two Circles With Purpose: Identifying processes from the RP continuum to use, particularly Creating a Positive Learning Environment, No Blame Conferences and Student Support Groups. Creating a Positive Learning Environment: How they work Selecting the questions that need to be asked of a particular group/class What to do with stated class goals and individual commitments No Blame Classroom Conferences: What they achieve/what comes next Repairing collectively caused harm What to do with the information that has surfaced to generate cultural transformation Student Support Groups: What do I need to know before I run a SSG? Preparation Process Gaining commitment from all parties Follow-ups

About the Presenter Geoff Blair has been a teacher for over 30 years. He was a student manager for much of his career and developed his skills in working ‘with’ students as an administrator and teacher. He has presented around Australia and overseas. He has worked with ‘Tricky KIds’ and assisted them to ‘hop on board’ and create a future that sees them working effectively with other students. He has worked with whole classes to create positive and industrious classrooms. This has been done at the start of the year, at the beginning of a semester and at the start of a new topic. Geoff is a trained mediator (Dept Justice) and has facilitated processes that have stopped bullying and repaired relationships between students.	Event Details DOWNLOAD BROCHURE
		August 2nd and 3rd, 2012

		9.00am - 3.30pm (Reg. from 8.30am)

		Darebin Arts & Convention Centre Cnr Bell St & St Georges Rd, Preston, Victoria View Google Map

		Classroom Teachers, Assistant Principals, Year Level Coordinators, House Leaders, Student Wellbeing Officers, Those in Special Education positions and anyone else who works with students in wellbeing, mentoring and/or administrative roles.

		$399 (GST Incl.)