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New research from the Ministry of Justice shows that the positive impact of education for people supported by Prisoners’ Education Trust goes far beyond finding work, as their CEO Rod Clark explains.
The JiTDA digital education in prison online seminar is on 24 & 25 February 2021.
Francesca Cooney from Prisoners’ Education Trust urges readers to contribute to a new inquiry into prison education.
Prisoner Learning Alliance assesses the progress of the reform of prison education so far.
The Ministry of Justice is overhauling the way that education is provided in prisons, providing new opportunities for smaller and/or local organisations to get involved.
I think the main challenges will be as much to with the practicalities of ensuring that there are enough staff to ensure that prisoners get to classes and providing the right incentives to get talented teachers to work in custodial settings.
