2019 Annual Report
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Junior Peacemaker Workshops – The Climate Emergency – Unpacking the Headlines
In March we will run 2 workshops looking at the news headlines and different views around climate to understand why climate change is now being called a climate emergency. Please book on behalf of your Primary School as soon as possible for 4 children and 2 adults. The events page has more more information...
3 day Restorative Practitioner Training Course – RJC Approved
A restorative approach offers schools an alternative way of addressing discipline and behavioural issues and offers a consistent framework for responding to these issues. The 3 day training course is suitable for people working in education, social care, health and community settings. Participants must attend all three days: Thursday 4th, 11th and 18th June...
FREE INSET: Youth violence: What can schools do?
This INSET, held in Coventry, on Thursday 12 March will give participants the opportunity to think critically about peace and conflict in schools. Please go to the events page for booking details...
1 day Introduction to Restorative Approaches in Schools
What will this course do? Help you to sort out minor problems in the classroom and on the playground Help you to help children develop empathy and build relationships with one another Develop your conflict resolution skills Help you to support others who are developing restorative practices in th school Its on Tuesday 31st...
Peace Informed Trauma Aware pilot training course
Join us on Monday 9 March to explore how restorative practices can be trauma informed practices. To book your place please go to the events page....
Freelance trainers – are you interested in developing peacebuilding skills in young people?
Peacemakers is looking for new Associate Trainers to work with us across the West Midlands. Please send in applications between 6th and the 20th January by emailing to [email protected] We are looking for people to train to become Peacemaker trainers on a freelance basis, particularly to work on our peer mediation training programme, but...
Get Ready for Anti-Bullying Week – 11th-15th November 2019
We’ve put together a set of resources for you to use with Primary pupils during Anti-Bullying Week. The theme this year is Change Starts With Us. The Anti-Bullying Alliance website says ‘Change starts with a conversation. It starts with checking in. It starts with working together’. At Peacemakers we endorse these sentiments! Use these...
The power of restorative practice
Anna Gregory will speak on @unityfm935 at 5pm today with the Headteacher of St Pauls School B12 – talking about the power of restorative practice in managing behaviour both at home and in schools....
Restorative Keynote Lecture at QUAKER VALUES IN EDUCATION Conference
Anna Gregory, Restorative Co-ordinator for Peacemakers will open the conference to show us how restorative approaches can be the foundation for building and maintaining peace in schools. Working restoratively is more than just a set of processes that rely on verbal dialogue. Using vivid stories of peacemaking in schools, Anna will share with us...