Restorative Schools - Accreditation

I have been wondering if there are any systems /schemes that give formal accreditation to schools in relation to restorative practices?

Such an arrangment could be very useful in helping schools develop and sustain their restorative practices. 

I am confident that, properly managed, formal accreditation would...

• give a clear and consistent developmental pathway for schools to become increasingly restorative
• provide clear milestones that would enable schools to demonstrate progress (improvement and achievement)
• articulate the links between restorative practices and the key purposes and functions of schools (teaching, learning, community building....)
• provide an ongoing cycle for re-accreditation and further development of the school
• enable ongoing self evaluation and reporting by the school
• prompt the school to commit (and recommit) to the school-wide use of Restorative Practices
• prompt the school to acquire and deploy resources ($, time, effort....) as required
• add to the school's identity
• locally in ways that add to the school's standing in the community
• more widely as a member of a national/international network of schools and other organisations building community and serving those in need
• support the school's sustained use and development of Restorative Practices in the face of competing demands and emerging "alternatives"
• improve the success and well-being of all staff, students (and those who care for them)
• improve the school's overall effectiveness in all aspects of its life and work
• significantly build the restorative community locally, nationally and world-wide
• ...