Welcoming two new trustees
Our two new trustees include a trained counsellor and a corporate director with experience in the housing, care and support sector.
We feature the latest news about our work and share views from our staff and other prison education experts.
PET’s response to the Education Select Committee report
Prisoners’ Education Trust is calling for investment in digital technology for learners in response to the Education Select Committee report.
Prisoners’ Education Trust appoints three new trustees
The new trustees include a former prison governor, a further education college vice principal, and the founder of a fundraising challenge.
PET’s response to the Prisons Strategy White Paper
Prisoners’ Education Trust (PET) is calling for urgent funding for education in response to the Prisons Strategy White Paper.
Government research: impact of prison education goes beyond finding work
New government research shows the positive impact of education for people supported by Prisoners’ Education Trust goes beyond finding work.
Prisoners’ Education Trust appoints new chief executive
Prisoners’ Education Trust has appointed Jon Collins as its new chief executive, as people in prison enter their tenth month in lockdown.
PET calls for urgent action on education during prison lockdown
Without immediate action to reinstate education in prisons, people will return to their communities “deskilled, disillusioned and discouraged”.
PET calls for education to be reinstated in children’s prisons
PET’s Chief Executive responds to the new report on the issue of separation of children in Young Offenders’ Institutions.
Prisoners’ Education Trust appoints five new trustees
Prisoners’ Education Trust has appointed five new trustees, including a charity campaigner, a former Ministry of Justice senior official, and the 2019 FE Leader of the Year.
PET appoints new Chair
Elisabeth Davies, a specialist in public policy, has been named as the new Chair of Prisoners’ Education Trust, taking over the position from Alexandra Marks CBE.