Belinda Hopkins, UK

Trainer, Consultant on Schools

Belinda Hopkins is the director of Transforming Conflict which is a provider of training and consultancy in the field of restorative approaches in schools, residential care and other youth settings. Belinda pioneered the application of restorative principles in school settings in the UK in the late 1990’s and created the first training course in restorative skills developed specifically for teachers. She is also one of the most published authors in the world in the field of restorative approaches in both schools and care. Her pioneering books ‘Just Schools’; ‘Just Care’ (JKP 2009); and The Restorative Classroom are internationally acclaimed. She also wrote a PhD that researched the implementation of restorative approach in schools.