Introduction to Restorative Practices

Introduction to Restorative Practices

Online Workshop - May 2026

In schools where relationships flourish, behaviour challenges become opportunities for connection, and classrooms feel like communities where every student belongs.

This 3-part online workshop invites educators into the foundational principles of Restorative Practice—a relational approach to behaviour, wellbeing, and whole-school culture that's grounded in neuroscience, psychology, and real classroom experience.

WORKSHOP DETAILS:

When: Three live online sessions

  • Thursday, 7 May, 2026 | 5:15pm - 6:45 pm

  • Thursday, 14 May, 2026 | 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm

  • Thursday, 21 May, 2026 | 5:15 pm - 6:45 pm

  • Where: Online, link provided after registration

  • Investment: $260 AUD

    (Early Bird $230 with code OIRP30 at the checkout)

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

This online workshop presents a slightly condensed version of Kristy Elliott’s popular in-person Introduction to Restorative Practice training - adapted for the online environment while maintaining the depth, practical application, and relational foundations that participants value.

You'll leave with both the why and the how behind restorative approaches, along with tools and language you can use in your classroom or school community right away.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

  • The foundational theory of restorative practice in school settings

  • What it means to cultivate a restorative mindset

  • Neuroscience and trauma-informed principles behind restorative work

  • Practical restorative language, dialogue, and processes to repair harm and build belonging

BUILDING YOUR RESTORATIVE PRACTICE JOURNEY

This introduction training is the foundation for deeper learning. Participants who complete this workshop are eligible to join our Advanced Restorative Practices intensive (2-day in-person training, July 2026), where we explore trauma-informed practice, restorative coaching, and navigating complex conversations in greater depth

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

This online workshop presents a slightly condensed version of Kristy Elliott’s popular in-person Introduction to Restorative Practice training. It’s designed to offer educators a practical, research-informed foundation to begin or deepen their restorative journey.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

  • Foundations of restorative practice in schools

  • What it means to have a restorative mindset

  • Neuroscientific & psychological underpinnings of RP

  • How to use restorative language, dialogue & processes to repair harm

  • Circle pedagogy for community and relationship-building

Who Is It For?

Primary & secondary educators, wellbeing coordinators, school leaders, and other professionals working with young people in educational settings.

Why it Matters

Because the questions keeping educators awake have changed.

It's not just "How do we manage behaviour?"

It's "How do we create cultures where every student feels they belong?"

It's not just "What consequences work?"

It's "What helps young people learn to navigate harm, conflict and repair?"

This workshop gives you the foundations to shift from reactive discipline to proactive connection- from compliance-driven responses to cultures of care where relationships guide every interaction.

When you understand the why behind restorative practice and have practical tools for the how, you can create classrooms where students feel safe, valued, and genuinely seen.

MEET your facilitator

Hi, I'm Kristy!

I'm an educator, consultant, and passionate advocate for restorative practice and educator wellbeing. Over the past two decades, I’ve worked in and alongside schools to help build connected, inclusive communities where people feel safe, valued, and heard.

As the founder of Restorative Pathways, I draw on both my experience in education and my background in Applied Positive Psychology

to help schools embed restorative practices in ways that are practical, sustainable, and human-first.

I believe deeply in the power of relationships, and I’m so looking forward to sharing tools, stories, and strategies with you across this 3-part series.

Credentials at a Glance

  • Masters of Applied Positive Psychology (University of Melbourne)

  • 20+ years working in education

  • International speaker and workshop facilitator

  • Advocate for "well teachers, teach well"

MEET your facilitator

Hi, I'm Kristy!

I'm an educator, consultant, and passionate advocate for restorative practice and educator wellbeing. Over the past two decades, I’ve worked in and alongside schools to help build connected, inclusive communities where people feel safe, valued, and heard.

As the founder of Restorative Pathways, I draw on both my experience in education and my background in Applied Positive Psychology

to help schools embed restorative practices in ways that are practical, sustainable, and human-first.

I believe deeply in the power of relationships, and I’m so looking forward to sharing tools, stories, and strategies with you across this 3-part series.

Credentials at a Glance

  • Here's some stuff

  • Masters of Applied Positive Psychology (University of Melbourne)

  • 20+ years working in education

  • International speaker and workshop facilitator

  • Advocate for "well teachers, teach well"

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