ABOUT CIRCLES
CIRCLES
Sharon Inglis is the founder and director of Circles Training & Consultancy Limited and has over 25 years experience of working with organizations big and small, both nationally and internationally. Sharon has been involved in the development of restorative practices since the 1990s. Her practice started as a family group conference coordinator, supporting families to make decisions about children at risk.
Since then she has managed the Dove Project in Hampshire, which looked at the use of family group conferencing in situations of domestic violence. She also managed a Sure Start, community-based FGC project in Portsmouth. Sharon then led the implementation of a Home Office funded local research project exploring the use of FGC across Education, Social Services and Youth Offending teams and developed a unified, multi-agency service delivery model aimed at putting families back in the centre of decision making.
More recently Sharon has worked with Leeds City Council Childrens Services to develop their Family Group Conference Service as part of it's vision of a Child-Friendly City. Recognizing the organizational barriers to this approach, she worked collaboratively, with senior leaders, to analyse the organizational culture. This lead co-designing a bespoke restorative leadership programme, which was rolled out across the City to all managers and social work staff. Leeds has subsequently received national acclaim for its children’s services. In their 2015 Ofsted report, the approach was identified as central to the success achieved.
“A unique investment and commitment to “Restorative Practices” is having a transformational impact on culture and professional practice across both social work and the Children’s Partnership. This places children, young people and families at the heart of decisions that affect them”
Ofsted Report - Leeds City Council, 2015
Circles is currently working with a number of local authorities and private organizations to examine their culture and consider how a relational approach could change outcomes for the better.
Sharon regularly collaborates with trusted colleges from around the world when larger protects emerge.
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