We can help with background, quotes and case studies, and can help arrange interviews with our members of staff as well as with people with lived experience of prison.
PET has been featured across national and local media, and also has a monthly column in the prison newspaper Inside Time.
For any media enquiries, please email press@prisonerseducation.org.uk or call 07824 189 661 on Monday to Thursday or 07968 493 098 on Friday and out of office hours.
Movers and Shakers: Edition 500 – announcing PET’s new trustees, FE Week, 16 June
Who’s Moving: Prisoners’ Education Trust, RNIB and more – announcing PET’s new trustees, Civil Society, 9 June
Movers and Shakers: Edition 499 – announcing PET’s new trustees, FE Week, 9 June
Incentivising progression from custody to community, Russell Webster, 29 May
Put education at the heart of prison reform, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, 2 April
Government failures caused prison capacity crisis, say MPs, Inside Time, 18 March
Amid all the noise about the UK’s ‘two-tier’ justice system, there is silence on class, The Observer, 16 March
Prisons face ‘total gridlock’ in 2026 amid failure to increase capacity – MPs, The Independent, 14 March
Apprenticeship scheme for prisoners proves a flop, Inside Time, 5 March
Apprenticeships behind bars follows open jail failure, FE Week, 17 February
The same old story on prison education, Russell Webster, 3 October
Young offenders denied legal right to education, FE Week, 2 October
Children in youth offender institutions in England denied access to education, report finds, The Guardian, 2 October
Prisons ‘lack resources’ for inmates to learn their way to liberty, FE Week, 27 September
Unlocking potential in the prison system, inTuition, 22 September
Getting prison education right, Russell Webster, 4 September
Charity calls for review of prison education, Inside Time, September
Prison Education – Every bit as difficult, challenging, rewarding and essential as you thought, Teachers Talk Radio, 16 August
Young women’s education in prison, Russell Webster, 25 July
Life after prison: Battling homelessness and unemployment, City A.M., 25 July
Letter: Prison education is key to cutting costs and offences, The Financial Times, 19 July
Letter: Prison education should focus more on behaviour, The Financial Times, 28 May
The often overlooked population within our prisons, Community Living, 4 April
Learning behind bars: the state of prison education, THE – Times Higher Education, 3 April
People with lived experience enhance prison education, Russell Webster, 2 April
Education is at the heart of prison reform, The Guardian, 21 March
Prison Education unlocked: The system that’s failing its learners, FE Week, 27 February
Who’s Moving – announcing PET’s new Chair, Civil Society, 19 February
What works in prison education?, Russell Webster, 13 February
Movers and Shakers: Edition 451 – announcing PET’s new Chair, FE Week, 12 February
Apprenticeships: ‘Ground-breaking’ prison pilot flops, FE Week, 26 January
Voters back increased investment to train prisoners for future employment ahead of Autumn Statement, FE News, 21 November
Times letters: Pop-up prison cells – a letter from PET CEO Jon Collins, The Times, 17 October
Prison Education latest: green shoots but…, Russell Webster, 6 October
Head of Fundraising and External Affairs Cassie Edmiston interviewed about the importance of prison education in prison, United Christian Broadcasters (UCB), 6 July
Prisoners train as eBay entrepreneurs, Inside Time, 26 April
MoJ to ramp up HMP Academies in prisons, FE Week, 27 March
What life is like learning welding, landscaping and sports coaching behind bars, Teesside Live, 8 January
‘I missed my daughter’s childhood because I was in prison but now I’ve made my family proud again’, Wales Online, 7 January
Free courses given to prisoners to aide re-entry into society, Business Leader, 3 January
David Perry transforms his life from dealer to property investment, South Wales Argus, 3 January
Five free initiatives to get jobseekers back to work, The Sun, 15 December
Open Study College partners with Prisoners’ Education Trust to make learning accessible for all, FE News, 7 December
How Prisoners Education Trust is offering a vital second chance in Yorkshire: Alan Billings, Yorkshire Post, 5 December
Sixth form and FE college quality hits new high, FE Week, 25 November
Bristol dad using TikTok to deter others from crime and addiction after 22 years in prison, Bristol Live, 17 November
Prison education: Ministers to tackle ‘disastrously overlooked’ issue of prisoners with SEND, FE Week, 30 September
Government announces UK’s first net-zero ‘smart prison’, MailOnline, 16 August
Prison education: undervalued and under-resourced, Independent Monitor, July
We give imprisoned people laptops to close the digital skills gap, MinuteHack, 19 July
The Government Must Take Immediate Action On Prison Education, Russell Webster, 6 June
CEO Jon Collins interviewed about about the need for funding for prison education, Good Morning Britain, 31 May
CEO Jon Collins interviewed about the importance of prison education, Talk TV, 21 May
MPs call for 10 year investment for ‘clunky, chaotic’ prison education, The Justice Gap, 19 May
‘Chaotic’ prison education system in need of overhaul, FE News, 17 May
MPs call for overhaul of prisoner education assessments and in-cell laptops for learning, FE Week, 17 May
Moving Prison Education Up The Agenda, Russell Webster, 8 April
Movers and Shakers: Edition 384 – announcing PET’s new trustees, FE Week, 28 March
Here are 5 ways ministers can improve prison education now, FE Week, 26 March
Inspectors find ‘enormous and enduring’ failures in prison education, FE Week, 22 March
Movers and Shakers: Edition 383 – announcing PET’s new trustees, FE Week, 21 March
Who’s Moving – announcing PET’s new trustees, Civil Society, 21 March
Cooking, cushion covers and coffee roasting: A different sort of prison education, New Statesman, 11 February
Give prisoners a right to apprenticeships, say MPs, New Statesman, 15 December
The new white paper is far too vague about prison education, FE Week, 12 December
Government’s prisons strategy ‘flies in face of evidence and makes no sense’, The Justice Gap, 8 December
Government promises prison education service is coming – but when? FE Week, 7 December
Interview: Jon Collins, Chief Executive, Prisoners’ Education Trust, FE Week, 26 October
Provide prisoners with laptops, Chancellor is urged, Inside Time, 24 October
Government plans for adult education must permeate the prison wall, FE News, 21 October
Give every prisoner in-cell access to the internet, charity tells chancellor, FE Week, 20 October
The 2021 Spending Review Is A Chance To Fund A Proper Recovery In Prisons, Russell Webster, 20 October
The Reader: Prison education system needs proper funding, Evening Standard, 28 September
Prison education: Too many reviews, too little action, FE Week, 18 September
Education charity warns on regime reform, Inside Time, 16 August
Inescapable truths about our outdated prisons – a letter from PET CEO Jon Collins, The Guardian, 12 August
Access to education in prisons should be prioritised as restrictions ease, charity says, Left Foot Forward, 4 June
Give prisoners laptops and tablets in their cells to access education, ministers told, iNews, 20 April.
Jon Collins: Standing up for prisoners’ right to learn, Tes, 16 April.
Call to give every prisoner access to digital learning, Tes, 16 April.
How prison education changed in lockdown, Tes, 1 April.
Distance learning courses reduce reoffending, Inside Time, 25 January.
Who’s Moving: Anthony Nolan, Teenage Cancer Trust, Save the Children, and more – announcing PET’s new CEO, Civil Society, 25 January.
Movers and Shakers: Edition 340 – announcing PET’s new CEO, FE Week, 25 January.
Prison Education Is About More Than Finding Work, Russell Webster, 22 January.
Give prisoners internet access to cut reoffending, says report, E&T, 18 January.
Education In Custody: Are Prisoners Being Left Behind?, Russell Webster, 17 December
inTuition Taster: Breaking Down Barriers, Society for Education and Training, Winter 2020
Prison education must be reinstated, says charity, Tes, 20 October
Change Your Story podcast series: Episode 5: Studying Behind Bars, Adult Learners’ Week, September
How museums can help prisoners connect with their loved ones during Covid-19, Museums Association, 4 September
In Conversation: Prisoners’ Education Trust CEO Rod Clark, The Leaders Council, September
Vital support: the pivotal role third sector organisations play in delivering further education, inTuition, Autumn
Locked down, locked out of education, Russell Webster, 7 July
Locked-up and locked-down: how prison education has fared during Covid-19, FE Week, 6 July
Prisoners’ Education Trust calls for children in prison to have access to education, Children & Young People Now, 2 July
Young prisoners ‘spending 22 hours a day in cells’ due to pandemic, charities warn, Children & Young People Now, 26 June
Inmates share inspirational prison education stories in powerful new book, The Big Issue, 9 June
Transforming lives through learning, Independent Monitor, March
‘Education in prison changed my life, every prisoner deserves the same opportunity’, Metro.co.uk, 26 February
Prison reform and pressures of social media, NCS Youth Rising podcast, 21 February
Movers and Shakers: Edition 293 – announcing PET’s new trustees, FE Week, 14 October
Who’s Moving – announcing PET’s new trustees, Civil Society, 7 October
‘Unacceptable’ that prisoners can’t get an education, says charity, The Big Issue, 10 July
Prisoners show the importance of education with postcard art exhibition, The Big Issue, 5 July
Too many prisoners may still fall through the education net, FE Week, 20 May
Science programme first at Durham’s women’s prison, The Northern Echo, 14 May
Prison education? It’s much calmer than an FE college…, FE Week, 13 May
Key to prison education handed to governors, The Guardian, 26 March
‘Prison education can unlock youngsters’ potential’, Tes, 14 March
‘Where’s the public outcry over prison education?’ – a blog by PET Alumnus David Breakspear, Tes, 11 December
Experts get lessons in jail education – from insiders, South Wales Evening Post, 19 November
The life-changing effect of prison arts programmes (featuring two PET alumni), Drugstore Culture, 25 September
PET Chief Executive Rod Clark makes the case for education to be a key part of the government’s programme to improve prisons, BBC Radio London, 17 August
HMP Haverigg prisoners embracing education as rehabilitation courses ‘deliver’, The Mail (previously known as the North-West Evening Mail), 24 July
‘The value of prison education is compelling’, Tes, 17 July
Distance learning helps prisoners into work, Tes, 12 July
Students will no longer have to declare criminal convictions on Ucas applications, iNews, 30 May
Ucas will no longer ask aspiring students about their criminal history, HuffPost UK, 30 May
Ucas to remove criminal convictions disclosure from application process, Study International, 30 May
Ucas drops need for university applicants to declare convictions, The Guardian, 29 May
Our response to the Ministry of Justice’s new Education and Employment Strategy, The Big Issue, 24 May
PET chief executive Rod Clark responds to the Ministry of Justice’s Education and Employment Strategy, Good Morning Britain on ITV, 24 May
Prisoners can now study yachting, Latin and even raising GOATS in new jail lessons, MailOnline, 6 May
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