‘Teachers are Afraid we are Stealing their Strength’: A Risk Society and Restorative Approaches in School

Abstract

Abstract This paper will discuss the introduction of Restorative Approaches (RA) in schools, contextualising this within a discussion of international concerns about school safety, (in)discipline and school violence. It will explore questions about the compatibility of RA with zero tolerance and positive/assertive discipline approaches and the use of disciplinary exclusion in a ‘risk society’.