School data suggests the two-year pilot was successful in its primary aim of improving behaviour, also showing decreases in exclusions and improvements in attendance and attainment.
Liverpool City Council now hopes to mainstream restorative practice across its schools, through "learning events".
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Restorative Thinking's work with Liverpool schools resulted from the council's drive to improve pupil behaviour and reduce exclusions. Gail Porter, families programme director at Liverpool City Council, knew the benefits of restorative practice from working in criminal justice, glimpsing potential for a "softer, more conversational approach" in schools. So the council's Families Strategic Group commissioned Restorative Thinking to help six schools embed it.
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