What happened?

What were you thinking at the time?

What have you thought about it since?

Who was affected?

What do you think you need to do to make things right?

During the period September 2017 to July 2018 over 96% of properly

facilitated RJ interventions at Maghull High were successful.

National Youth Justice board also evaluated RJ in schools found:

95% resulted in completion of agreed outcomes

90% of participants reported a high degree of satisfaction with the process

95% of victims thought the

process was fair and justice done

Five Magic Questions….

Evaluation—Does it work?

Maghull High School

• As a school community, we feel strongly that we have an obligation to support all our students

• Punitive sanctions are sometimes successful in the short term but often don’t address long term effects

• RJ involves helps holding students accountable for their actions, helping them appreciate the impact of their actions on others

• Supports and encourages students to make amends by making positive decisions in future and ultimately become a more engaged member of the school community

• RJ supports the school ethos, encouraging students to analyse and ultimately modify their behaviour

I f you h ave an y qu est io n s abo u t Rest o ra t i ve Ju s t i ce a t M agh ul l Hi gh o r

req u i re mo re in fo rmat io n , p l ease co n t ac t u s :

James McQuade– Phoenix Manager

The Phoenix Centre

Maghull High School

Ormonde Drive

Maghull

L31 7AW

Phone: 0844 477 3438

Fax: 0844 477 3439

Helping to accept responsibility,

resolve conflict and repair

relationships

Restorative Justice at Maghull High Restorative Justice in The Phoenix

Centre

Restorative Justice (RJ)

involves supporting students

who have wronged others to

realise:

The consequences of their actions

The impact on others

The need for reparation

The time needed to heal the harm

caused

RJ Allows “victims”,

“offenders” and other

interested parties to come

together voluntarily to:

Achieve reconciliation over what

has happened

Realise the impact on those

concerned and understand and

accept the emotions involved

Plan reparation and reintegration

with the input of all parties

Conflict

Bullying

Fights

Behaviour

Friendship issues

Issues out in the community

Issues between students from different

schools

Issues between teachers and students

Incidents of racism, homophobia and other

forms of discrimination

Restorative Justice meeting in action

• The Victim To feel that they are supported and free to express their feelings without fear of ridicule or further reprisals.

• Students To not feel alienated or castigated for their actions, but to take responsibility for their own actions and feel supported to make amends.

• Parents Parents of victims and perpetrators supporting their children, ensuring their voices are heard as well while feeling supported by the school.

• Staff To feel supported and valued and be given the opportunity to express the impact on them.

• Wider community Help reduce criminal activity and anti-social behaviour in the communities where the students live.

What is Restorative Justice? RJ can be used to resolve: RJ Supports……..