Linda Sayers has over 20 years experience in the fields of Restorative Practices, Criminal Justice, Social Services, and Management and Training.  She has delivered training to thousands of teachers, parents and care workers across the UK and Ireland.  She was published in the "Inspiring Innovation" Canadian Journal of Restorative Practices in 2014.

At Sayers Training Services we value training which is accessible, and enables you as the learner to engage wherever and whenever it best suits you through our online training.  We provide an affordable programme with research informed, and thought provoking, quality content.  If you prefer a more personal touch, we deliver interactive workshops to groups of up to 50 participants tailored to your specific learning needs.  We can also meet the needs of larger audiences of up to 250 people presenting a full day programme with small group discussions and audience interaction.

We can also deliver restorative interventions for you where the conflict is more complex, and have provided restorative interventions in schools, children's care settings and community groups.

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What are Restorative Practices?

Restorative practices are an emerging social science that study how to strengthen relationships between individuals as well as how to build social connections within communities and organisations.  Restorative Practices are commonly understood as interventions, based on a specific set of questions, which assist people in conflict with each other to manage and resolve the impact of that conflict.  This conflict can take many forms from rule breaking, to criminal offending, to the break down of work-based or intimate relationships.

Practising restoratively, however, is a way of communicating and behaving with others based on a specific set of values and principles which has benefits of building strong relationships and healthy communication.  It reduces the likelihood of conflict in the first place.  Practising restoratively are skills that once learned, are transferable across any settings from schools and workplaces, community and voluntary groups, to parenting children and enjoying better personal relationships.

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