ABF The Soldiers’ Charity gives veterans in prison a fresh start
30 veterans in prison have been offered a fresh start through learning thanks to generous support from ABF The Soldiers’ Charity.
We feature the latest news about our work and share views from our staff and other prison education experts.
The Open University at 50: “We recognise the need to play to our strengths”
This year the OU turns 50, and to celebrate we asked Ruth McFarlane to share just a snapshot of some of the brilliant opportunities that the OU offer across the secure estate.
The Taylor Family Foundation: helping PET transform young prisoners’ lives
Since 2010, The Taylor Family Foundation has supported PET with £85,000 of funding, giving nearly 200 young prisoners in the South of England the chance to transform their lives through education.
Help us mark our 30th birthday in style
For 30 years, we’ve been helping prisoners change their lives through education. In this blog, our Head of Fundraising Cassie outlines all the ways you can get involved and help us mark this significant birthday.
“What if I couldn’t cope if I found out what someone had done?”
As part of a partnership between Lincoln College and HMP Lincoln, Leasha Pridmore, a student studying Art and Design Foundation, has spent a semester running art workshops in the prison.
Welcome to our new website
Our new site is clearer, quicker and more accessible – a hub for supporters, prison staff, and alumni alike.
Most popular courses revealed
Read a rundown of 2018’s ten most popular courses and hear from some of our learners.
New prison education contracts create challenges and opportunities
In April, we’ll see the biggest changes in prison education for many years. As with all major change, this brings risks and challenges, but it also brings real opportunity.
Learning from our learners
We want to learn from the men and women who we fund – to gain perspectives that are honest, personal and rooted in reality. So recently we held workshops in three prisons to find out their perspectives.
“Prison leavers help make our universities diverse and inclusive”
The PUPiL widening participation event in November 2018 highlighted the positive effects that university-prison partnerships can have, with speakers from Unlock and the University of Westminster.