Her passion for all things restorative means that Sarah continues to volunteer for a local restorative hub delivering training and supervising and mentoring other practitioners whilst also continuing to work with people who are involved in the criminal justice system. This is made possible because the deep theoretical base for this book’s ideas are covered with a lightness that makes them easy to digest and apply. Furthermore, this book is not just for teachers – because restorative practice is not just for schools.

High support and low challenge– the FOR box, is where a teacher does things for students, turning a page because a student is on the wrong page. When we say “challenge”, it’s about setting limits, outlining boundaries, defining expectations and explaining consequences. This book is very easy to read and informative and I would recommend it to anybody who is looking to improve on the skills stated in this book.

Ensure you are professional at work, put effort in and work hard, your students will be able to tell. He is a true champion of relational practice and shows us how values and cultural development can lead to strong relationships and therefore positive behaviour, of both adults and children. If you are directly quoting the author's own words from this document you must acknowledge that they are not your own words by putting them within quotes marks, reference the source in the text and then provide the full reference at the end of the document. Mark Finnis is an Independent Thinking Associate and one of the UK's leading exponents of restorative practice. For any person or organisation frustrated by systems of compliance, assessment, behavioural management and organisational tension, this book offers a way forward.

He is a leading expert in restorative and relational practice and in 2019 he received the Chris Donovan Trust’s Restorative Practice Champion award in recognition of his work nationally. I am directly applying ideas from this book to my practice in social work, school leadership and as a parent. This may seem to some that this situation is okay, the teacher talks and the students listen, however, respect and fear are different things. For anyone working with children and young people, and who believe in the power of relationships, this is the book you have to read.

If you’re looking for a challenging and entertaining speaker who can take everyone’s brain for a walk in way that genuinely transforms all aspects of school life, then Mark Finnis is the perfect fit.