Wednesday Webinar: The Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime
In this webinar, we are joined by Lesley McAra and Susan McVie, Co-Directors of the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime.
Explore recent work by the Prisoner Learning Alliance.
Discover our newest publications, tune in to previous PLA webinars and more.
PLA Conference 2022: Valuing Prison Education, Valuing Prison Educators
Join us for the PLA Conference 2022: Valuing Prison Education, Valuing Prison Educators, on Wednesday 19 October at The Foundry, Vauxhall in London.
Upcoming Meeting: Essential Skills and Inclusion Network
Join us on 11 November, 3.00pm-5.00pm for an online meeting of the Essential Skills and Inclusion Network, a network of practitioners of English, Maths, ESOL, SEND and IT to prison learners.
Wednesday Webinar: ‘The Life Inside: A Memoir of Prison, Family and Philosophy’ with Andy West
In this webinar, Professor John Vorhaus is joined by Andy West, for a conversation about his book, The Life Inside.
Upcoming Webinar: Language barriers in the criminal justice system
Join us on 24th August, 5.00pm-6.00pm for a conversation with The Bell Foundation on language barriers in prisons and the wider criminal justice system.
Initial thoughts on the new education contracts
On 26th May, PLA members, and some eminent speakers gathered in London for our first face-to-face meeting in over two years. We met to discuss our hopes and aspirations for the new prison education contracts.
Not just another brick in the wall – Education Select Committee release report on prison education
Today, the Education Select Committee released their long awaited report on prison education. In this short blog, we look at their findings that focus on staff who support education delivery.
Recovery in prison education is too slow
Ofsted have just released their research on education recovery in prisons looking at how prisons are reintroducing activities following the pandemic lockdown. Recovery in prisons has been much slower than in the community and Ofsted found too little progress.
Missed opportunity – learners in prison need more support with reading
Failing to teach prisoners to read is a massive missed opportunity. Read more about what needs to change.
Wednesday Webinar: International Good Practice in Prison Education with Dr Cormac Behan
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.