Improving The Value Of Prison Education

Half of men in prison and up to 70 percent of women have no qualifications at all, whilst two thirds of prisoners have literacy levels below that expected of 11 year olds.

And now a one-day national conference, hosted by the School of Education and Social Science at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), is to explore and identify some of the most significant challenges to the process of improving education in prisons.

The free conference, to take place on 2 December and entitled: ‘Inside-Out: what are the challenges to the effective assessment of learning and skills provision in HM Prisons and Youth Offending Institutions?’ is expected to attract delegates from the Prison Service as well as Further and Higher education providers.

The keynote speaker, Lisa Nandy MP, has stated that the conference is timely, in light of the recent Government’s review on Offender Learning, which makes recommendations to ensure that prison education programmes can be better tailored to social needs. “Through the Hayes Review, the Government wants prison education schemes to improve inmates' chances of gaining job skills while they serve their time,” she explained. “The Government also want the schemes to provide value for money and believe that effective education in prisons is the key to reforming the criminal justice system.”

Dr Hough added: “There is a lot of pressure to implement educational reform within the criminal justice system and this conference also represents the platform to launch our new toolkit development programme*, created to support managers and staff involved with the provision of learning and skills in prisons and youth offending institutions.

“The Government review is looking at current courses to see where they offer good value for money. Our toolkit will help conference delegates meet those Government aims.”

The overall objective of the conference is to produce recommendations that will be used to develop future research and professional development activities that will inform policy and practice, in partnership with HMP and other interested parties.

The conference will take place on Friday, 2 December within UCLan’s Brook Building, 9.30am – 3.30pm. If you would like to attend this free conference, please contact David Howard on 01772 892250 or email dhoward1@uclan.ac.uk


	Improving The Value Of Prison Education Half of men in prison and up to 70 percent of women have no qualifications at all, whilst two thirds of prisoners have literacy levels below that expected of 11 year olds. And now a one-day national conference, hosted by the School of Education and Social Science at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), is to explore and identify some of the most significant challenges to the process of improving education in prisons. The free conference, to take place on 2 December and entitled: ‘Inside-Out: what are the challenges to the effective assessment of learning and skills provision in HM Prisons and Youth Offending Institutions?’ is expected to attract delegates from the Prison Service as well as Further and Higher education providers. related New Diploma Heralds Launch Of Europe's First Fire Door Inspection Scheme Nottinghamshire Prison Staff To Serve Time In Higher Education Who Will You Meet At Counter Terror Expo 2012 11.4 Million CoRE Project Set For Lift Off HMP Styal - Recycling Food Waste Improved Rehabilitation Vital To Tackle Sickness Absence And Benefit Culture CTX 2012 Show Preview Serco Launches Pilot At HMP Doncaster To Reduce Reoffending With Turning Point And Catch22 Hollesley Bay A4e And Mitie Yarls Wood Video Conferencing share this page The keynote address will be delivered by Lisa Nandy, MP for Wigan, while the event has been organised by UCLan’s Dr Christine Hough, a former OFSTED inspector and now module leader on the University’s BA(Hons) Children, Schools and Families. The keynote speaker, Lisa Nandy MP, has stated that the conference is timely, in light of the recent Government’s review on Offender Learning, which makes recommendations to ensure that prison education programmes can be better tailored to social needs. “Through the Hayes Review, the Government wants prison education schemes to improve inmates' chances of gaining job skills while they serve their time,” she explained. “The Government also want the schemes to provide value for money and believe that effective education in prisons is the key to reforming the criminal justice system.” Dr Hough added: “There is a lot of pressure to implement educational reform within the criminal justice system and this conference also represents the platform to launch our new toolkit development programme*, created to support managers and staff involved with the provision of learning and skills in prisons and youth offending institutions. “The Government review is looking at current courses to see where they offer good value for money. Our toolkit will help conference delegates meet those Government aims.” The overall objective of the conference is to produce recommendations that will be used to develop future research and professional development activities that will inform policy and practice, in partnership with HMP and other interested parties. The conference will take place on Friday, 2 December within UCLan’s Brook Building, 9.30am – 3.30pm. If you would like to attend this free conference, please contact David Howard on 01772 892250 or email dhoward1@uclan.ac.uk Name:

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