Restorative Conversation Guide

Restorative Conversation Guide

Supporting students to reflect on behaviour and repair harm is one of the most powerful ways to build a positive classroom culture. This Restorative Conversation Guide provides a clear and practical framework teachers can use when responding to behaviour incidents.

Instead of focusing only on punishment, restorative conversations help students understand the impact of their actions, take responsibility, and make better choices moving forward.

This resource is designed to be simple, practical, and easy to use in real classroom situations.

What’s Included:

This resource includes several tools to support restorative practice in the classroom:

• Overview of Restorative Conversations – a clear explanation of the purpose and approach
• The Six Restorative Questions – a structured guide to support behaviour conversations
• Restorative Language Cheat Sheet – examples of language that supports calm and productive discussions
• Student Reflection Page – a simple reflection tool students can complete after an incident
• Restorative Meeting Guide – support for conversations when multiple students are involved
• When Restorative Conversations May Not Be Appropriate – guidance on when other responses may be required
• Quick Reference Sheet – a one-page prompt teachers can keep on their desk or clipboard

These materials are designed to support positive behaviour management and relationship repair, while also helping students develop responsibility, empathy, and self-awareness.

Restorative Conversation Guide

How Teachers Use This Resource

Teachers commonly use these materials to:

• guide behaviour conversations after incidents
• support restorative responses instead of immediate punishment
• help students reflect on behaviour and repair harm
• structure restorative meetings between students
• keep a quick reference prompt readily available during behaviour situations

Who This Resource Is For

This resource is particularly helpful for:

• primary and secondary classroom teachers
• year level coordinators and wellbeing staff
• schools implementing restorative practices
• educators looking for practical behaviour conversation frameworks

Why Teachers Find It Helpful

• Clear and easy to implement
• Practical language for real classroom situations
• Encourages student accountability and reflection
• Supports positive classroom relationships

Terms of Use

This resource is licensed for single classroom/teacher use only. Please direct colleagues to purchase their own copy if they would like to use the resource.