Information for young people
Have you been having problems at school? Are you being bullied or having constant arguments with another pupil?
Restorative justice can help you! A restorative justice meeting can be set up at school by someone who has been specially trained. Everybody who is involved will be brought together in a room to discuss the problems and work out a solution. Nobody will get told off or punished - it's about finding out what happened from everyone's point of view and how you can all put things right.
How will it help me?
If you've been getting bullied, this is a way to sort out the problems and stop things from getting worse. You can get answers from the other person and make them realise how their behaviour is affecting you.
If you've been bullying somebody, this is your chance to explain things from your point of view. You can look at why you are behaving that way. You also have the chance to put things right and put the bad times behind you and start afresh.
Case study: Lucy and Hannah
Lucy and Hannah used to be friends but Hannah had started to bully Lucy. Lucy couldn't sleep and refused to go to school so her parents and teacher set up a restorative justice meeting with both girls. The meeting made Hannah realise it wasn't funny to bully Lucy and she felt ashamed of herself. She hadn't realised Lucy was so upset because Lucy had always laughed off the bullying. Hannah apologised to Lucy and told her she didn't mean to upset her so much. The girls made friends and the bullying stopped.
Who should I contact?
Most high schools in Salford have staff who have been trained in restorative justice. They are there to help you so please ask them about arranging a meeting.
Primary school staff are also being trained and more and more schools are taking part.
Take a look at the list below and approach one of the teachers from your school.
Albion High
Catherine Fyan
Emma Dalton
Jackie Chuddy
Joan Hanley
Buile Hill
Janice Jones
Melanie Howard
Sue Dean
Suzanne Noblet
Harrop Fold
Jan Rigby
Julie Bland
Karen Rosenfield
Michelle Kay
Shaun Concah
Hope High
Alison Pears
Gill Williams
Tracey Heap
Wendy Ayres
Irlam & Cadishead High
Nikki Alley
Sarah Clemens
Sue Ashton
Moorside
Denise Pickard
Lorraine Redmond
New Park
Joe Warmington
Marie Heaton
Salford City Academy
Rose Daniels
Carol Mahon
Nicole Campbell
St George's
Marjorie Greenwood
Trish Tucker
St Patrick's
Lucy Tustin
The Swinton High
Jacquie Hargreaves
Suzanne Cheng
Walkden
Catherine Ashton
Liz Greenhalgh
Wentworth
Katharine Barratt
Susan Beardwood
Wharton Primary
David Stevens
Julie Henderson
Monton Green Primary
Sue Robinson
More school staff are being trained this year so if your school doesn't appear on this list at the moment please come back to check soon.
This page was last updated on 07 February 2008
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