New report highlights critical role of prison education
A new report published by the Social Market Foundation has highlighted the crucial role that programmes of education have in rehabilitating offenders in order to…
Prison Education and Offender Learning
Celebrating 30 years of prison education
As leading prison education provider Novus marks its 30th anniversary, Managing Director Peter Cox reflects on three decades of delivering programmes to hard-to-reach learners –…
How apprenticeships are offering prisoners a new start
National Apprenticeship Week takes place this week (5-11th February) and it is only the second time prisoners have been included. Entrepreneur James Tweed urges all…
An Estimated 49,000 Vacancies Fell in the Last Quarter | FE Soundbite Edition 729
Welcome to FE Soundbite Edition 729, January 20th 2024: An Estimated 49,000 Vacancies Fell in the Last Quarter This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal…
Tackling the skills gap and prison overcrowding in one go
There is a potential workforce of 85,000 people sitting in our prisons. With the right organisation and incentives for business, we could be filling many…
A New Year
In this article, Heather makes some suggestions for where she sees policy focus should be in 2024. A new year – and as we now…
Transforming prison education
Prisoners who get a job on release are less likely to reoffend. That’s why HMPPS is transforming prison education to give prisoners the skills for…
Digital exclusion in prisons is a catastrophe in waiting
With Friday October 13th marking the International Day of Education in Prison, the founder of digital learning company Coracle has said that we must act…
How Digital Literacy Can Impact Prisoner Rehabilitation
A big challenge for prison education is making sure learners aren’t left behind during their time in prison. Government research shows that it is most…
Lessons from T Levels: Why links with employers must be at the heart of prison education
As students prepare to receive their A-level, T-level and other vocational results on Thursday, Novus’ Amina Bodhania reflects on how employer engagement should also be…