Questions in the Sky
In this blog, Angus Jackson talks about his experience as a university student participating in Learning Together module ‘Writing Together’.
We feature the latest news about our work and share views from our staff and other prison education experts.
Have your say on our future
We are thinking about our plans for the future – how we can help more people and offer better support – and we need your help.
PET calls for urgent action on education during prison lockdown
Without immediate action to reinstate education in prisons, people will return to their communities “deskilled, disillusioned and discouraged”.
Breaking down barriers between prisoners and prison staff
Matteo Cassini from Justice Defenders talks about breaking down barriers between prisoners and prison staff through legal education in Kenya and Uganda.
PET CEO Rod Clark to step down after over seven years
Rod Clark is stepping down as Chief Executive of Prisoners’ Education Trust after seven and a half years in the role.
In conversation with Shadow Justice Secretary David Lammy
Watch the Shadow Justice Secretary join our expert panel for an online discussion on education, race and criminal justice.
Prison-university partnerships in lockdown
Three prison university partnerships come together to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on their role in prisons, and what the future may hold for their work.
Postcards from prison: helping keep families connected
The This Small Change project is asking museums and galleries to offer postcards to prisoners, to help alleviate the conditions they are facing during lockdown.
Our letter to the CEO of HMPPS on the recovery from lockdown
We have written to Dr Jo Farrar, seeking assurance that prisons are doing all they can to restore educational opportunities as they emerge from lockdown.
Reaching for the stars in prison
Charles Cockell, from Edinburgh University, discusses the successful Life Beyond project established through a partnership between Fife College and the Scottish Prison Service. Life Beyond challenges prisoners to think about science in a creative way.