Our Team
John Boulton – Trainer/Consultant
Particular expertise: Education, Care Sector, Families with 36 years of experience in the field.
Lesley Davey – Admin Officer
Former IIRP Europe Office Manager
Particular expertise: Course Administration, Office Management, Finance Officer
John Boulton was the principal of a residential special school for EBSD (Emotional, Behavioural and Social Difficulties) pupils, in Oxfordshire, England, for 15 years. He introduced restorative justice into the school in February 2004. In 2005-2006 he was awarded a Churchill Foundation Travel Award to research restorative justice in the United States and, in particular, visit the different types of provision within the IIRP organisation.
John was IIRP Europe Director of Training and Consultancy from June 2010 until June 2016 when he stood down. During that time he has worked with various agencies. local authorities, sports organisations and universities etc. In particular, he has been supporting the successful implementation, roll out and sustainability of RP in Denmark, West Tallaght Childhood Development Initiative, Dublin and the in the City & County of Swansea.
Particular interests include RP as a tool for organisational change, the application of RP in different setting and supporting organisations as they seek to find their own solutions to the issues they face.
Lesley Davey has several years previous office administration experience as civilian staff in Thames Valley Police, before leaving to bring up her family.
She has been ‘Office Manager’ and ‘Finance Officer’ for Real Justice UK, IIRP UK, Buxmont Academy, IIRP UK &
Ireland’ IIRP Europe and now SynRJ over the last two decades, a job she enjoys and excels at. She is also a SynRJ Director and Company Secretary.
As well as managing the office and the organisation’s finances, Lesley is the main point of contact for trainer/consultants and our many ‘in-house’ trainers, ensuring everything is in place and in good order ready for their courses and workshops.
Lesley is also an experienced conference administrator having been involved in the planning and delivery of several International and regional IIRP and SynRJ Conferences.
A keen golfer, Lesley is Treasurer of Silecroft Golf Club in Cumbria.