Prisoners' Education Trust
@prisonersed
Our charity supports people in prison to study distance learning courses. We aim to improve prison education research, policy and practice.
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http://www.prisonerseducation.org.uk 27-08-2010 15:26:33
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.Prisoners' Education Trust's new briefing; Getting prison education right: Priorities for the new government – examines the importance of prison education, explores why further reforms are needed and sets out how it can be changed for the better 👇 prisonerseducation.org.uk/2024/09/new-br…
Predictably bleak annual report from HMI Prisons. It says that education was "poor overall and had continued to decline", adding "it is now eight years since Dame Sally Coates completed her review into prison education and it is depressing how little has changed".
The HMI Prisons Annual Report highlights yet again the awful mess that our prisons are in. If the government wants to find long-term solutions to the capacity crisis, they need to act now to get prison education back on track. Read the report here: ow.ly/YjIO50TjQu1
For two years Royal Holloway's Dr Erin Condirston explored the links between education and wellbeing for people in prison. Find out what she discovered in her blog 👇 prisonerseducation.org.uk/2024/09/prison…
📢Calling all prison education contacts. Next meeting of the Essential Skills & Inclusion Network will be Fri 11 Oct, 3-5pm. Focus on English, ESOL & Digital + update from Prisoners' Education Trust & networking. #English #maths #ESOL #Digitalskills #SEND #Neurodiverse eventbrite.com/e/essential-sk…
This month we're sharing resources on education in the youth justice system. Education in prisons is crucial, and further reforms are needed. Prisoners' Education Trust sets out 10 recommendations for prison education, outlining how it can be changed for the better. prisonerseducation.org.uk/2024/09/new-br…
Last week we had the privilege of joining Women in Prison and Clean Break's Summit on Ending the Criminalisation of Women. Read our reflections on the day, including the connections to our research exploring the educational experiences of young women in prison. prisonerseducation.org.uk/2024/09/women-…
Great blog by my colleague Cassie Edmiston on what sounds like an inspiring and important day at the Summit on Ending the Criminalisation of Women.
What a brilliant initiative from Prisoners' Education Trust ⤵️
This is such a good article by a The Longford Trust scholar, Daniel, on his experiences of studying for a degree in prison. I particularly liked his description of doing a degree without internet access as feeling like “running a marathon in the dark”. longfordtrust.org/the-barriers-a…