The popular PLA Wednesday Webinars are informal, informative and interactive Zoom events. Chaired by a member of the Prisoner Learning Alliance Steering Committee, each 1-hour afternoon webinar includes a presentation by prison education experts on a topical sector issue, and an audience Q&A.
Tune in to the audio recordings of previous Wednesday Webinars through the PLA SoundCloud.
If you would like to participate in a webinar as a chair or speaker, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please get in touch here.
We recently hosted a PLA Wednesday Webinar in conversation with Dr Cormac Behan, author of UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning publication, Prison Education: A literature review.
50% of people in prison cannot read, or struggle to. Shannon Trust inspires and trains prisoners who can read to teach prisoners who can’t. In conversation with CEO of Shannon Trust, Ian Merrill, at our recent webinar attendees discussed basic literacy amongst people in prison, and the approach to this issue in the criminal justice system. ‘Learning to read can be […]
Developing the prison curriculum is a priority for the PLA, following consultation with our members. This webinar looks at how educators can engage and reengage prison learners as lockdown eases. In this webinar we consider the implications of potential changes to the prison regime, the impacts of lockdown on education progression, and the […]
In this webinar we are joined by Natasha Porter, CEO and Founder of Unlocked Graduates, and Maria, a prison officer graduate of the programme, to learn about the role of officers in promoting prison education. Prison officers should be central to prison education. They get access to every prisoner: prisoners who don’t opt in […]
In this webinar we explored how the prison sector should adapt – during and following lockdown – to support its education staff. In conversation with Marianne Quick, Bargaining and Negotiations Official (Prisons and Sustainability) at the University and College Union, we discovered how she and her colleagues have been advocating for prison educators throughout lockdown. […]
In this webinar we’re learning about how coaching supports people living and working in prison. The futures of people affected by the criminal justice system are determined by their potential, not their past. In conversation with Spark Inside’s Head of Programmes, Dr Karen Graham, and one of Spark Inside’s life coaches, Dorottya Szuk, […]
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