Prisons after lockdown: restrictions, regimes and recovery
The first of three blogs about how prisons are recovering from the pandemic and what this means for prison learners.
We feature the latest news about our work and share views from our staff and other prison education experts.
PET launches new Course Prospectus for 2021-22
Based on feedback from learners, prison and education staff, and the expert advice team here at PET, we’ve improved and refreshed our prospectus and now offer over 120 courses to people in prison.
Children’s education in prison: “Woefully lacking and poorly delivered”
Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) in England are taking too long to recover from the pandemic, according to the Independent Monitoring Boards (IMBs) Annual Report.
Evaluating the Personal, Interpersonal and Contextual dimensions of growth through Learning Together
Learning Together began in 2014 as an action research initiative. Through our research, we aimed to develop a valid questionnaire that could be reliably used to evaluate the experiences and growth of students – based both in prisons and at universities – as they participate in Learning Together.
Report on the achievements of Welsh Prisons Project published
PET’s Welsh Prisons Project has pioneered many of the changes we have made to improve our support for learners in recent times.
Celebrating learners’ successes: a new animation from PET
Working with learners, PET’s Welsh Prison Project have made an animation about the successes and achievements of people studying in prison.
Digital innovation catalyses learning – even amid Covid-19 restrictions
A collaboration between Learning Together, Coracle Inside and HMPPS is yielding exciting developments in the provision of digital learning.
Digital innovation catalyses learning – a case study
A new connected short course delivered at HMP Hull is supported by chromebooks through Learning Together’s partnership with Coracle Inside.
Making the case for prison education: PET responds to parliamentary inquiry
Seven changes that would make a real difference to prison learners and help to unlock their potential. Our suggestions to the Education Select Committee’s inquiry.
A Day With History
Despite the suspension of face-to-face education during lockdown, HMP Pentonville has found ways of keeping educational partnerships running and creating learning opportunities for people in prison.