Prisons after lockdown: restrictions, regimes and recovery
The first of three blogs about how prisons are recovering from the pandemic and what this means for prison learners.
We feature the latest news about our work and share views from our staff and other prison education experts.
PET launches new Course Prospectus for 2021-22
Based on feedback from learners, prison and education staff, and the expert advice team here at PET, we’ve improved and refreshed our prospectus and now offer over 120 courses to people in prison.
Children’s education in prison: “Woefully lacking and poorly delivered”
Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) in England are taking too long to recover from the pandemic, according to the Independent Monitoring Boards (IMBs) Annual Report.
ABF The Soldiers’ Charity help veterans in prison look to the future
In a challenging year, veterans studying in prison have been able to look to the future thanks to support from ABF The Soldiers’ Charity.
Life Beyond: bringing the thrill of space exploration to prisons
The University of Edinburgh’s Life Beyond project inspires learners in prison to explore and produce designs of settlements beyond Earth.
New PET CEO: “Education must be a priority in every prison”
Jon Collins talks the challenges prison education is facing, digital learning, and how people in prison can help shape the charity’s future.
Seasons in the sun: CEO Rod Clark reflects on leaving PET
After eight years as CEO, Rod Clark reflects on leaving Prisoners’ Education Trust and the positive future he foresees for the organisation.
Evaluating the Personal, Interpersonal and Contextual dimensions of growth through Learning Together
Learning Together began in 2014 as an action research initiative. Through our research, we aimed to develop a valid questionnaire that could be reliably used to evaluate the experiences and growth of students – based both in prisons and at universities – as they participate in Learning Together.
Report on the achievements of Welsh Prisons Project published
PET’s Welsh Prisons Project has pioneered many of the changes we have made to improve our support for learners in recent times.
Celebrating learners’ successes: a new animation from PET
Working with learners, PET’s Welsh Prison Project have made an animation about the successes and achievements of people studying in prison.