Prisoner Learning Alliance
@Prison_Learning
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A network of organisations and individuals with expertise in prison education. The PLA closed in December 2023.
Joined May 2019
The PLA has now closed. Thanks to everyone who has supported the network over the past 11 years. Information about resources and other networks can be found here ⬇️
pla.prisonerseducation.org.uk
The Prisoner Learning Alliance (PLA) has closed, after 11 years of working to improve prison education.
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Now taking bookings for the final PLA event. See link for details:🎉 https://t.co/5bjip8L1kp
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Join us to reflect on the network's lasting impact on prison education policy and practice.
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📢 Last Call! 🏃♀️ 💨 There are just a few spots left for this Friday's 'Essential Skills and Inclusion Network' online event 15:00 -17:00. Claim your free ticket for this online event 🎫 https://t.co/oooW2eO4Ir
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'A network of practitioners of English, Maths, SEND and IT to prison learners’ convened by Rachel Öner and the Prisoner Learning Alliance
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We're thrilled to have won an award at today's #InspireJusticeAwards 🥳 We're so proud of the 1,045 people we've helped start courses in prison so far this year 📚
The WINNER of the Voluntary Contribution to Community Safety and Justice is Prisoners’ Education Trust (PET) @PrisonersEd! 👏 #InspireJusticeAwards
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The WINNER of the Voluntary Contribution to Community Safety and Justice is Prisoners’ Education Trust (PET) @PrisonersEd! 👏 #InspireJusticeAwards
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Yesterday, we launched our guide for developing the curriculum in prisons. Created by PLA members, this resource will help you to: 💭create space for reflection & discussion 🛠️focus on the practicalities of developing & delivering a prison curriculum https://t.co/ah6I3TH8Qw
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The PLA has published a new resource – created by prison educators and prison learners – to support those working in prisons to offer a good range of high-quality formal and informal learning.
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3/3 It takes the user through the process of designing a curriculum - from beginning to end. And its flexibility makes it helpful to newcomers & seasoned educators. Please share the guide with your colleagues and let us know what you think!
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2/3 The guide encourages each prison to draw together key staff & partner organisations to review & develop the curriculum best suited to: 🧑🎓their learners 🧭the local context 🏡a good life beyond prison
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🧵1/3 Today we launch our guide for developing the curriculum in prisons. Created to support those working in prison to shape their curriculum into one that: ✅is high quality ✅has informal & formal learning ✅has range, depth & different levels 👉 https://t.co/4taoJgs8lt
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I had a letter in @thetimes today highlighting the risks to prison education that will result from cramming more cells into already overcrowded and under-resourced prisons. https://t.co/BRdAOXtZbL
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Last week, @MoJGovUK published new statistics on education in prison in England during 2022-23. Our CEO @jonbcollins finds the good news and the bad news in his blog for @russwebt 👇
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Jon Collins of the Prisoners' Education Trust reviews the statistics for 2022/3 and finds good and bad news.
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🍎Today is #WorldTeachersDay2023! ✍️It's the perfect opportunity to share Charlotte's blog from #HiddenHeroes day last week - a celebration of the work of educators at @HMPDovegate. 👏We're sending a big THANK YOU to prison teachers today & every day! https://t.co/AGPVkxoVr2
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On Hidden Heroes Day 2023, Charlotte Baker-Macdonald celebrates colleagues in Learning and Skills at HMP Dovegate; one of the most difficult - and important - areas of the prison.
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📅01 November | 13:00-14:30 GMT 📚Prison Education Research: Taking the next steps Want to learn more about prison education research? Sign up for this free online seminar, from @CrimSocHull👇 https://t.co/iV1ICL67zz
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Prison Education Research: Taking the next steps
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We're looking for a new member of the team to join us from late October to late December to support the work of the Prisoner Learning Alliance (@Prison_Learning). Apply here 👇 #CharityJob #Vacancy #NowHiring
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On #HiddenHeroesDay, we want to say a huge thank you to all the people working tirelessly in prisons to help learners make a positive change. In this @Prison_Learning blog, @HMPDovegate's Assistant Director shines a light on that vital work.
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On Hidden Heroes Day 2023, Charlotte Baker-Macdonald celebrates colleagues in Learning and Skills at HMP Dovegate; one of the most difficult - and important - areas of the prison.
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Today is #HiddenHeroesDay - a chance to thank those who work in custodial & community justice settings Charlotte's blog celebrates Learning & Skills colleagues at @HMPDovegate - one of the most important & challenging areas of the prison Read it here👉 https://t.co/aTlefKVrWN
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🆕Before becoming a functional skills English tutor at HMP Pentonville, Ade was a science communicator, a research scientist, and a musician. 🧠In this blog, she writes how having ADHD helps her to support her neurodiverse learners. https://t.co/toaVFcmQEl
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This is typically excellent by @ShipleyWrites. And good to see the benefits of using ROTL to access education recognised. Many, many more people could be accessing mainstream education via ROTL, building up the skills and qualifications they need to thrive when released.
The Mail wrote some absolute nonsense about prisoners working on ROTL yesterday. This is why they’re wrong. By me @spectator
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We recently highlighted the impact of staff shortages on access to prison education: 🔓Learners can't be safely unlocked or moved around the prison to attend education, skills & work 🤝Staff are too busy to build positive relationships with prisoners https://t.co/WdabeCbgYQ
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The PLA has responded to a recent MoJ inquiry into the prison workforce, highlighting the impact of prison officer shortages on education.
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In this interview, @PRTuk CEO Pia Sinha suggests that last week's escape is 'indicative of the state of the prison service'. Overcrowding + understaffing = limited regimes + increased risks https://t.co/xCQ4gqtSsc
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We spoke to Pia Sinha, former governor of several prisons and now CEO of the Prisons Reform Trust.
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