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.
We feature the latest news about our work and share views from our staff and other prison education experts.
Minister welcomes MoJ research showing PET learners more likely to find work
Prisons Minister Rory Stewart has welcomed new research published by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) today showing people in prison who have accessed distance learning through Prisoners’ Education Trust (PET) are more likely to find work after release.
UCAS bans the box, promoting fair chances in higher education
UCAS will no longer require people to disclose a past conviction when applying for most university courses, in a decision that was called for by PET, Unlock and the Longford Trust.
PLA calls for new Prisons Minister to explain the termination of contracts to provide careers advice to prisoners
The Chair of the Prisoner Learning Alliance today wrote to the new Prisons Minister Rory Stewart OBE MP. He called for an explanation of why the contracts to provide careers advice for prisoners have been terminated without any apparent replacement service in place.