Prison education

Prison education time slashed by one quarter, MoJ admits

Ministers stress rising costs means prison education delivery must be squeezed

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Prison education

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...

Jessica Hill
Jon Collins
Prison education

Cuts to prison education being hidden, says watchdog

Minister urged to explain budget cuts of up to 65% in some prisons

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Prison education

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'

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Prison education

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...

Jessica Hill
David Morgan
Prison education

‘Devastating’ prison education cuts will fuel reoffending, warns chief inspector

Many prisoners return to causing 'mayhem' in their community after their release

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Prison education

No improvement for education of young offenders

Most institutions are stuck in a 'vicious cycle' of isolation and frustration

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Prison education

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....

Jessica Hill
Jon Collins
Prison education

‘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'...

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor