Monitoring the DPS
The DPS (Dynamic Purchasing System) is the process individual prisons use to buy education services. How is it working? The Prisoner Learning Alliance has been working with Clinks to find out.
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Monitoring Outcomes for People Leaving Prison
New figures on working after leaving prison released today.
Getting a job after being released is often key to stopping people committing crimes and resettling successfully. Read our new blog that looks at the latest employment figures for people six weeks after leaving prisons and makes the case for collecting education data too.
Unlocking Potential – three years on
We have launched our new briefing, reviewing progress on the ground-breaking Coates Report, which reviewed prison education. It shows that while there has been some progress there is still a long way to go.
Making the Case for Digital Technology to the Minister for Prisons
In this blog, Ruth McFarlane, co-chair of the Digital Technology Task and Finish Group, talks about her recent meeting with the Minister for Prisons to discuss developing digital technology, together with the PLA chair and PLA Member Prisoners’ Education Trust.