PGCE Research Bites 9 - Restorative Practice with Rhiannon Ashcroft and Kerry Bevan

Welcome to another episode of PGCE Research Bites! We've got another PGCE MFL student for you today: Rhiannon Ashcroft talks to her programme leader, Kerry Bevan, about her review of the literature on restorative practice.

A sometimes controversial and often misunderstood approach to pupil-teacher relationships, restorative practice proved to be fertile ground for Rhiannon to make some helpful and practical recommendations on where to start. Her infographic is available for download here.

You can watch this discussion on our 'Professional Learning with the Cardiff Partnership' YouTube channel.

Rhiannon's six main literature sources are:

Blood, P. and Thorsborne, M., 2016. Overcoming Resistance to Whole-School Uptake of Restorative Practices. Paper presented at the International Institute of Restorative Practices "The Next Step: Developing Restorative Communities, Part 2" Conference. Available at https://www.iirp.edu/pdf/beth06_blood.pdf

Das, A., Macbeth, J. and Elsaesser, C., 2019. ‘Online school conflicts: expanding the scope of restorative practices with a virtual peace room.’ Contemporary Justice Review, 22(4), pp.351-370.

Finnis, M., 2021. Independent thinking on restorative practice: Building relationships, improving behaviour and creating stronger communities. 1st ed. Carmarthen: Crown House Publishing, pp.70-113.

Hulvershorn, K. and Mulholland, S., 2018. ‘Restorative practices and the integration of social emotional learning as a path to positive school climates.’ Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & Learning, [online] 11(1), pp.110-123. Available at: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JRIT-08-2017-0015/full/pdf

Lodi, E., Perrella, L., Lepri, G., Scarpa, M. and Patrizi, P., 2021. ‘Use of Restorative Justice and Restorative Practices at School: A Systematic Literature Review.’ International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(1), p.96.

Short, R., Case, G. and McKenzie, K., 2018. ‘The long-term impact of a whole school approach of restorative practice: the views of secondary school teachers.’ Pastoral Care in Education, [online] 36(4), pp.313-324. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/02643944.2018.1528625