Revealed: Prisons with most severe cuts to education hours Harsher sentence for education time in Greater Manchester and Merseyside jails
Prison education time slashed by one quarter, MoJ admits Ministers stress rising costs means prison education delivery must be squeezed
It’s madness to cut jail education as signs of improvement emerge Literacy programmes in prisons were just beginning to bear fruit, so how can reductions imposed by new teaching contracts make sense
England’s three young offender institutions fail 15-hour education requirement MPs have say the lack of access to education in youth custody is ‘deplorable’
To rebuild lives prison teaching can’t be just English and maths The new Prison Education Service promised reform, but shrinking curriculums risk undoing progress. Enterprise education could be the key to real rehabilitation, helping people not just find work but create it
Prison education cuts will punish those most failed by the system New research confirms what prison staff have long known: most people in prison were failed by the education system. Cutting budgets now risks failing them twice
‘Bleak existence’ at London young offender institute 15-18 year-olds locked up for 20 hours a day as inspectors warn education attendance levels would ‘never be acceptable’ at school or college
Learning unlocked: The rise of functional skills in prisons Nearly half of prisoners arrive without qualifications, yet functional skills achievements in prisons are rising fast through a blend of AI-driven assessment and tailored digital learning
Existing providers win £1.5bn prison education ‘overhaul’ Critics warn the system will continue to fail unless more drastic action is taken