Restorative Practices at EGGS

Epsom Girls Grammar School is a restorative school.  We aim to create a supportive and inclusive school environment by prioritising our school values,  and we use restorative practices as one approach to maintain our constructive relationships. Restorative Practice is a philosophy and set of strategies that focus on fostering relationships, promoting accountability, and repairing harm. It encourages active participation from all parties involved in a conflict or harm.

Key elements of restorative practices include circles, conferences, and restorative conversations. Circles provide a safe space for open communication and problem-solving, allowing students and staff to express themselves, listen to others, and build relationships. Conferences bring together those affected by an incident to discuss its impact, explore perspectives, and collectively develop solutions and agreements. Restorative conversations involve one-on-one discussions aimed at addressing specific incidents and repairing relationships.

By implementing restorative practices students are empowered to take responsibility for their actions, learn from their mistakes, and make amends, fostering a positive school climate that supports both individual growth and community well-being.

What Restorative means?

We have a Code of Conduct,  this is our version of  "school rules" and the focus is on the actions and conduct of the people in our school community. 

Traditionally, when rules are broken, punishment is given. However this does not always change behaviour or address harm.  With restorative practices, rules are important and when they are broken, relationships are harmed. Restorative maintains high expectations of behaviour for all members of our school community and makes space for people to learn and grow through repairing  relationships. 

What does restorative look like?

Restorative processes follow a process to identify and repair harm. 

• What happened?   restorative looks at how people are involved in a situation or incident.

• What is the harm? effects of what happened on people, and how they feel.

• Understanding and repairing harm - this is about taking -responsibility and putting things right

Where to eat when it is wet outside:  Whenever possible, students should be outside eating their lunch. If it is too wet to be outside, students can remain in the classroom that they were in before the break. 

Students are not able to stay in specialist rooms such as labs and workshops and will be asked to go outside if appropriate or to another room/space where to spend the break. Food cannot be eaten in the library.  

Remember to always put your rubbish and food scraps in the bins.

The School Physio is Back! 

Bookings available now. See Useful links for booking details  

Office365

Microsoft Student Advantage provides access to Office365, a full version of Office, including: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Access and Publisher. 

Students can install the software on up to five computers including Windows, Mac and Mobile Devices.

Log in with your id number @eggs.school.nz

For detailed instructions click here.

BYOD and eLearning

All year levels are invited to bring an appropriate device to aid their learning. Details can be found on our website Quick Links - BYOD.

It is important for every new student to complete the Introduction to Using Student Devices (BYOD) at EGGS 2024 - here.

EGGS WiFi 2024

Setup your EGGS WiFi from School by connecting to "Join EGGS", or from your Home WiFi or a 3G/4G connection, then open your Browser and go to: https://join.eggs.school.nz

Select "BYOD" and follow the prompts.
For more detailed information on connecting to the EGGS WiFi - view these instructions.
If you are still having problems connecting, please come to the IT HelpDesk outside L3.