Relational and Restorative Practice Community of Inquiry Group

Join us at the Restorative Relationships in Practice Conference!

We're delighted to invite you to this year's conference, a continuation of our successful quarterly series from 2023, designed to bring together practitioners from public and voluntary sectors, academics, and the public in Portsmouth. Funded by NHS Workforce Training and Employment and supported by Portsmouth's Health and Wellbeing Board and the University of Portsmouth's Civic Strategy, this conference aims to deepen understanding and develop partcipants' skills in restorative and relational approaches.

Date: Monday 15th July

Time: 9:30am - 3:30pm

Location: University of Portsmouth Eldon Building, Winston Churchill Avenue, PO1 2DJ

Conference Highlights:

• Keynote Speaker: Peter Leonard, Chief Executive, The Centre for Emotional Health
• Engage with experts: Learn from a diverse lineup of speakers who will share their insights on the theory, applications, and practical tools of restorative and relational practices.
• Interactive sessions: Engage in discussions and workshops that explore tools and techniques, learning how to apply these practices in your work.
• Networking opportunities: Meet and connect with others who share a passion for building collaborative, meaningful community relationships.

Organised by Portsmouth's Relational and Restorative Practice Community of Inquiry

About us - a group of colleagues from Portsmouth Mediation Service, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust and Portsmouth City Council. We share an interest in the theories that help us better understand and draw value from relationships, and how we research and evidence their value and the conditions that support them to thrive.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your professional and personal life with meaningful connections and practical and theoretical insights.

Make sure to mark your calendar and prepare to join us for an energising and informative day.

We look forward to welcoming you and sharing an inspiring day focused on making a positive impact through restorative and relational approaches.

Exhibit and Promote Your Work: There's also an opportunity for organisations that champion restorative practices to showcase their work. For more information on setting up a display stand with your promotional material, please email steve@portsmouthmediationservice.org.uk.
 

Accessibility and special requirements: We will endeavour to provide particular access requirements on request. If you have any access requirements, e.g wheelchair access and hearing loops, please get in touch in advance of the event.

How to get here: Find out how to get here by checking our maps and directions.

Parking: Parking in Portsmouth is extremely limited, we encourage you to use the train, bus, cycle routes, or the city’s Park ‘n’ Ride facility.

Dietary Requirements: If you are registering after 1st July, we are unable to guarantee specific requirements.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact civicuniversity@port.ac.uk.

Seminar 2: "A Relational and Restorative Practice approach in Portsmouth's schools"

This session is an opportunity to hear about and learn from the progress in 'Relational and Restorative Practice' (RRP) in Portsmouth schools. The seminar will set the scene of RRP in schools and why it is important, followed by a case study presentation from Trafalgar School, a leader in this approach. A key question for leaders and practitioners is how do we share the learning and practice from a model of working well in one school, to shape practice in another? What resources do we need, what strategies can we use, (and what support is needed) to grow novel RRP models that suit the different contexts in which they are developing?

The seminar workshops will take place at the Oasis Centre and the first one will be on Thursday 30th March in the morning. The session will take place between 9.30am and 11.30am, and the space will be available from 9.15am-12.00am for networking.

Seminar 1: "Discovering Forgiveness"

This presentation is based on the outcomes of a project between Pushing Change and Dr Aaron Pycroft from University of Portsmouth School of Criminology and Criminal Justice which has co-produced generative principles based on understanding and working with forgiveness to enable discovery of the self when addicted to alcohol and other drugs.

The seminar workshops will take place at the Oasis Centre and the first one will be on Thursday 12th January in the morning. The session will take place between 9.30am and 11.30am, and the space will be available from 9.15am-12.00am for networking.