Have your say on prison education
The Education Select Committee are running an inquiry – are prisoners being left behind? Find out more and get involved here.
We feature the latest news about our work and prison education.
Wednesday Webinar: Good Practice in Prison Education in Scotland and Northern Ireland
We were delighted to recently host a webinar with Jim King, Head of Education at the Scottish Prison Service, and David Seffen, Head of Prison Programmes at Belfast Metropolitan College.
Looking ahead: New priorities for the Prisoner Learning Alliance
Following input from PLA members and discussions with our steering committee, we are pleased to announce our new key work streams.
Prisoner Learning Alliance submits evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights
In September this year, the Prisoner Learning Alliance submitted evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ inquiry into black people, racism and human rights.
Wednesday Webinar: Creative Writing in Prisons
Paul Dance is a Creative Writing teacher at HMP Littlehey, and a 2019 winner of a PLA Outstanding Teacher award. In this webinar, he speaks with Charlie Weinberg, Executive Director of Safe Ground.
“Having their own laptop gives them responsibility, and gives them a link to the outside world”
At our latest webinar, Dr Emma Palmer spoke about her evaluation on digital technology in prisons. Here, we take a look at some of the key points.
“Prisons need to follow what other educational institutions have been doing”
This article explores ideas heard at the final panel of Prisoner Learning Alliance’s 2020 conference, bringing together different voices in prison education to discuss some of the challenges and innovations we might see in the future.
How is HMPPS supporting the delivery of education during lockdown?
Sarah Fitzgerald, Head of Education Quality at HMPPS, kicked off this year’s PLA conference with an update on how HMPPS is supporting education during lockdown. We provide an overview of Sarah’s key points.
Wednesday Webinar: Supporting prisoner rehabilitation through creative arts
Sarah Hartley, Operational Lead for Families at Novus, speaks to Fiona Curran, director of art at Koestler Arts, about supporting rehabilitation through creative arts and family engagement.
PLA conference – New Directions: The Future of Prison Education
We are delighted to invite you to PLA’s upcoming, virtual half-day webinar on Tuesday 8th September, where we will explore what we want prison education to look like during this period of change and in the future.