Belinda Hopkins is Director and Lead Trainer of Transforming Conflict, a centre for restorative justice in education.

• Foreword, Guy Masters, Wandsworth Youth Offending Team. Preface. Introduction to Restorative Justice Ideas and Practice. Guy Masters. Section 1: Introducing the Vision. 1. Restorative Justice in a School Context. 2. Bringing People on Board and Establishing the Vision. Section 2: Restorative Skills and Processes. 3. Becoming a Listening School. 4. Restorative Conversation - Talking the Talk 5. Repairing Harm Through Mediation. 6. Repairing Harm Through Restorative Conferencing. 7. Circles. Section 3: Implementation and Sustainability. 8. The Just School - A Punishment-free Zone? 9. Piecing Together the Jigsaw. Appendices. References. Useful Contacts. Index.

In this practical handbook, Belinda Hopkins demonstrates how the principles and values of restorative justice can help transform daily interactions in schools. She makes a strong case for focusing on building and repairing relationships rather than on managing and controlling behaviour. The book is written with the needs of teachers and youth workers in mind. It is clearly structured and presented, with user-friendly diagrams and photocopiable sheets. Case studies provide plenty of good examples from the author's own experience. While Hopkins clearly understands the practical demands of school organisation, she nevertheless firmly grounds the book in restorative justice theory and ongoing research. This book provides a sympathetic and realistic challenge to established school culture.