Join us at this one day online conference as we explore what it means to be a relational and restorative organisation and practical ways to embed restorative approaches in our culture and ways of working. We will think about what this means for us as individuals and how we can influence our organisations to be more relational.

The format will be varied and interactive, including presentations, breakout room discussions, conversations with experts, and opportunities to reflect on and share learning.

Sessions will include:

• Restorative Practice in HR (Heather Skelton - Head of Restorative Resolutions, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust)

• Relational Leadership: in conversation (Ruth Cane - Leadership and Career Coach and Facilitator, Dr Nomahaza Mahadi - Associate Professor, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Rita Symons - Master Practitioner Coach and Supervisor)

• Relationship Makers’ Toolbox (Rosa Friend - Co-Lead, The Relationships Project)

• Humility and Hope: Reflection Aids for Restorative Leaders (Rosie Chadwick - Chair of Trustees, The Mint House)

• Embedding Restorative Practice: topic discussions (TBC but breakout rooms on topics such as ‘Creating (psychologically) safe spaces’, ‘Changing mindsets’, ‘Patience not pace’. ‘It starts with you’, ‘More than one way up the mountain’)

• Reflective and interactive summary session

Full schedule and speaker list can be found here - we will update this as more speakers are added!:

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This conference has CPD Approval from the Restorative Justice Council: UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: RJCMH180625 (4.5 CPD Hours)

Please note: to receive a certificate from the RJC for the CPD hours you will need to attend all of the sessions at the conference.

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Tickets are £55 (full price) or £50 (Early Bird price, if booked by 18 May) and can be booked on Eventbrite.

Many employers will cover the cost of the conference as CPD. If you would prefer to pay via invoice, especially if multiple team members will be attending, please email joy@minthouseoxford.co.uk to arrange this.

(A limited number of free tickets for students are available upon request. Please email joy@minthouseoxford.co.uk for details.)

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Ruth Cane works as an executive and career coach and facilitator helping people develop their unique leadership qualities and presence and make a positive impact through everything that they do. Her broad professional experience in learning and development, Organisational Development and HR has included senior roles in local government and the wider public sector, including the voluntary sector, as well as research and training consultancies. Ruth currently supports four police forces and two multi-academy trusts with leadership development and facilitates international leadership programmes with the Windsor Leadership Trust.

Rosie Chadwick is Chair of Trustees at The Mint House. As Director of crime prevention charity Crime Concern, Rosie led, and helped secure funding for, restorative justice projects. Now a charity consultant, Rosie has a particular interest in what restorative approaches mean for organisational culture and development.

Rosa Friend is the Co-lead of the Relationships Project – an organisation striving to create a shift towards a world designed for and around good relationships. A world where building and nurturing relationships is considered the first mile, not the extra mile – because the evidence is clear; Better relationships lead to better outcomes. She was previously Director of Projects at the Cares Family, where she led initiatives that built relationships across divides in London, Liverpool and Manchester.

Dr Nomahaza Mahadi is an Associate Professor at Azman Hashim International Business School (AHIBS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Kuala Lumpur. Her work revolves around emotional intelligence, leadership, organisational behaviour, and workplace well-being. She’s especially passionate about exploring how mutual recognition respect and emotional intelligence can shape healthier, more human-centred leadership. As a certified emotional intelligence trainer, she enjoys helping others grow in self-awareness and build stronger, more trusting relationships—both in and beyond the workplace.

Heather Skelton is Head of Restorative Resolutions at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. Heather has worked across a diverse range of sectors, including criminal justice, children and family’s services, social care, community engagement, and more recently, workplace conflict resolution. She gained her Master’s degree in Restorative Justice from the University of Hull in 2014. In her current role she has been instrumental in embedding a restorative approach within the organisation, particularly in addressing staff conflict and inappropriate workplace behaviours. Her work has led to the implementation of a ‘restorative lens’ across the Trust, fostering a more compassionate, inclusive, and dialogue-based culture.

Rita Symons is a Master Practitioner coach and supervisor, who spent much of her career in the NHS, starting in public health and ending as a Chief Officer. She left her role in 2016 to set up her practice and now works on national leadership programmes such as the NHS Aspirant Chairs Programme and is a facilitator with the Windsor Leadership Trust. Rita is particularly interested in women's leadership, inclusion and belonging and psychological safety. She is the author of a book on Othering: Stepping Out of Otherness.