Welcome to our new website
Our new site is clearer, quicker and more accessible – a hub for supporters, prison staff, and alumni alike.
We feature the latest news about our work and share views from our staff and other prison education experts.
Most popular courses revealed
Read a rundown of 2018’s ten most popular courses and hear from some of our learners.
“Thank you for your brilliant support”
In this blog, our Head of Fundraising Cassie rounds up a terrific year of fundraising challenges and campaigns and makes clear just how important your support is.
An interview with PET’s new and outgoing chairs
Elisabeth Davies has been named as the new Chair of Prisoners’ Education Trust, taking over the position from Alexandra Marks CBE. In this interview, the new and outgoing Chairs discuss the successes of the last six years and what the future holds for the charity.
Alexander Maconochie – a forgotten penal reformer?
In a speech first delivered at the PET Carol Concert, the charity’s President John Samuels QC offers his personal reflections on an important but little-known figure in the history of prison reform.
Should prison education be different for women?
Women make up about 5% of England and Wales’ prison population. Do they have different needs or wants in terms of education? And are we catering to these needs enough? Head of Policy Francesca Cooney takes a look.
“I want education closer to the heart of prisons”: An interview with the MoJ’s Deputy Director of Education
We talk to Linda Kennedy, the senior civil servant responsible for some of the most significant changes to come to prison learning in decades.
Introducing PET’s new Head of Policy
Francesca Cooney joined PET as Head of Policy in September. Here she tells us about the challenges facing prison education and her priorities over the coming months.
“Our wing is staggeringly lucky to have her”: PLA Award winners announced
From sports tutors to librarians, the winners of this year’s Prison Learning Alliance Awards all go the extra mile to promote prison learning.
Royal Parks Half Marathon 2018: Meet our amazing runners
Find out why they’re running in support of PET and how you can donate.