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The PLA Conference

The PLA annual conferences brought together experts, including prison staff, the voluntary sector and policy makers, to discuss the opportunities and challenges of the current prison education climate, and how best to drive reform forward.

 

The 2022 PLA Conference – Valuing Prison Education, Valuing Prison Educators – took place at The Foundry in Vauxhall, London. On 19 October, 100 speakers and participants came together for a day of presentations, workshops, and networking – for our first in-person conference since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Take a look at the notes and slides from each session, here:

The PLA Conference 2022

The PLA Conference 2021 took place online, with two days of interactive presentations and insightful conversations. With over 20 speakers and 180 participants, we heard about prison education from many expert perspectives. Explore the Conference recordings and key resources here:

The PLA Conference 2021

In September 2020, we welcomed over 160 people to our virtual, half-day conference, New Directions: The future of prison education. Explore the various sessions, workshops and key ideas here:

The PLA Conference 2020

 

The PLA Awards

We also host the PLA Awards at our annual conference, which recognise those who have made an inspiring contribution to prison education. The winners are announced on the night of the conference. The categories are:

  • Outstanding Teacher
  • Outstanding Officer
  • Outstanding Peer Mentor, Orderly or Rep
  • Outstanding Individual (Librarian, governor, workshop instructor, volunteer)
  • Outstanding staff member or mentor in the youth estate

 

Our wing is blessed/fortunate/staggeringly lucky to have her running our reading group, and to have her as a librarian.

Nomination for Fiona Hodgson, Librarian and PLA Award Winner, HMP Birmingham

 

Outstanding Teacher

Mark Brewster – HMP/YOI Nottingham

Paul Dance – HMP Littlehey

Perry Emms – HMP/YOI Norwich

Linda McLoughlin – HMP/YOI Bronzefield

Andrea Thompson – HMP Brixton

Viktoria Tsaroucha – HMP Lowdham Grange (now at HMP/YOI Lincoln)

 

Outstanding Officer

Nathan Carby – HMP/YOI Isis

Steph Mythen – HMP/YOI Norwich

 

Outstanding Peer Mentor

Andrew – HMP Whitemoor

Ishmail – HMP Haverigg (now at HMP Kirkham)

Shauna – HMP/YOI Bronzefield

 

Outstanding Individual

Rachel Bailey – HMP Dartmoor

Tom Barker – HMP Ashfield

Sharon Campion – HMP Liverpool

Rowan Mackenzie – HMP Gartree

 

Young People’s Estate

Dionne Emmanuel – HMYOI Feltham

Rachna Moudgil – HMYOI Feltham

Supriya Tamang – HMYOI Feltham

 

Read more about the 2019 award winners here

Peer Mentor

Kevin – HMP Maidstone

Josh – HMP Ranby

Stephen – HMP Portland

 

Teacher

Stephen Rogers – Teacher, HMP Whitemoor

Lesley Bennetts – Art and Design tutor, HMP Swaleside

Andrew Morris – Student Support Services, HMP Ashfield

 

Officer

Ali Joubert and Jayne Bruce – Instructional Officers, HMP Huntercombe

John McCrae – Custodial Manager, HMP Onley

 

Young People’s Estate

Louiza Nener – Employability teacher, HMP/YOI Feltham

Nico Hughes – Sports tutor, HMYOI Werrington

Martin Crowther, Simon Crowther, Nic Goodinson, Steve Koleszar and Mark Wilkinson – Land-based activities team, HMP/YOI New Hall

 

Individual

Fiona Hodgson – Acting Library Manager, HMP Birmingham

Sharon Baker – Business Hub Manager, HMP Wymott

George Sainsbury – Librarian, HMP Lowdham Grange

 

Read more about the 2018 award winners here

Young People’s Estate

Anthony Sproston – HMYOI Werrington

Jack Peters – HMYOI Werrington

Daniel Rochester – HMYOI Werrington

Emmanuel – HMYOI Werrington

 

Teachers

Winner: Roxy Ball – HMP Ranby

Teresa Rumbelow – HMP Parc

Geoff Sykes – HMP Gartree

 

Officers

Winner: Wendy Price – HMP Drake Hall

Michaela Fennel-Hyden – HMP Stafford

Ronnie Spence – HMP Northumberland

 

Individuals

Winner: Governor Vicki Sampey – HMP Styal

Penny Nixon and Natalie Hylands

Simon Torrance

 

Peer Mentors

Winner: Oluseun – HMP Maidstone

Andrew – HMP Wandsworth

David – HMP Gartree

Teacher: Young People’s Estate

Emily Dewar Landridge – Feltham Young Offenders Institute, London

Sangeetha Navendren – Feltham Young Offenders Institute, London

 

Teacher: Adult Estate

Aleta Blackall – HMP Ford, Sussex

Mickie Griffiths – HMP Littlehey, Cambridgeshire

Cheryl Penn – HMP Usk, Bridgend

Ian Rampton – HMP Eastwood Park Women’s Prison, Gloucestershire.

Vilma Smith-Yates – HMP Wymott, Lancashire.

Sue Kane – HMP Low Newton Women’s prison

 

Officer

Trevor Latham – HMP Parc, Bridgend

Trudy Sketchley – HMP Swaleside

Emma Crow – Offender Supervisor specialist officer, HMP Frankland

 

Individual

Vicky Dickeson and Valerie Samual – librarians, HMP Swansea

Pierro Izzolino – St Giles Trust Coordinator, HMP Huntercombe

Michaela Taylor – Learning and Skills Manager, HMP Warren Hill

Dr Ruth Armstrong and Dr Amy Ludlow – Cambridge University and founders of ‘Learning Together’

 

Peer Mentor

Habib – HMP Swaleside, Kent

Paul – HMP Rochester, Kent

Tien – HMP Huntercombe, Oxfordshire

Nicholas – HMP Parc, Bridgend

Samuel – HMP Thameside, London

Teacher/Education Staff

Janet Bowen – Maths teacher, HMP Low Moss

Liza-Ann McAllister (Maths and English teacher) and Amanda Leadbitter (Hospitality) – HMP Low Newton

Inigo Garrido – Prison Teacher, HMP Shotts

 

Officer

Officer Dodkin – HMP Isle of Wight – Albany

Officer Clive Vincent – HMP Erlestoke.

 

Prisoner Peer Mentor

Marcus – Peer Mentor, HMP Swaleside

Leon – Peer Mentor, HMYOI Aylesbury

Craig – HMP Shotts

 

Individual

Sharon Von Holtz – HMP Grendon, Open University Co-ordinator

Hazel Lynn – HMP Glenochil, Learning Centre Manager:

Jenny Hunter – HMP Shotts, Health Improvement Practitioner

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