Smarter Consulting is a trusted leader in restorative justice strategy, training, and case supervision with a particular focus on supporting young people and educational environments. With over 25 years of experience in restorative practice, we offer in-depth, real world insight into what makes a restorative approach work in schools, criminal justice systems, and complex community settings.
Our consultancy provides expert guidance to schools seeking to embed restorative values across their whole institution from policy design and incident response to staff development and student engagement. We don’t deliver generic training. Instead, we work closely with school leadership to deliver bespoke restorative justice packages tailored to students, staff, and faculty, helping you develop sustainable, in house capacity with measurable impact.
Our experience extends across education, law enforcement, and the judiciary having worked directly with police services, magistrates’ courts, youth justice panels, and community engagement programmes. This cross-sector insight allows us to support integrated responses to harm, exclusion, or behaviour challenges that require sensitive, ethical, and community informed solutions.
As a qualified restorative justice trainer and passionate advocate for RJ in schools, we support institutions to deliver staff CPD, student peer mediation schemes, restorative conferencing, and whole-school change. Whether you’re just starting your journey or seeking support with a specific case, we offer hands-on consultancy that is values-led, trauma-informed, and grounded in best practice.
We are also regularly called upon to provide supervision and oversight for complex or multi-agency restorative cases. Our input ensures safe practice, structured reflection, and safeguarding alignment when dealing with incidents involving exclusion, SEND needs, serious harm, or multi-party dialogue.
Our lead consultant has sat on some of the most influential restorative justice panels globally, including as a member of the Global Advisory Council for Restorative Justice International and Vice President of a state level Restorative Justice Association. This level of leadership reflects decades of commitment to advancing restorative practice at all levels from classrooms to international forums.
Whether your school is navigating a behaviour crisis, a complex community issue, or simply seeking a new way forward, Smarter Consulting offers the clarity, experience, and values-based consultancy to support real change.