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A National Pilot
Shannon Trust and The Irish Prison Service
Association for Criminal Justice Research and
Development
29th September 2011
Agenda
1
The Work we do
2
Our Objectives
3
The Impact
4
Pilot Update
5
Q&A
Shannon Trust
The Work we do
The Shannon Trust Reading Plan (Toe by Toe)
1
A peer led programme where prisoners who can read teach prisoners
with poor reading skills, using the Toe by Toe reading manual
3
The Reading Plan runs 160 prisons & secure establishments in the UK
4
A team of 160 volunteers and 250 staff deliver The Reading Plan
2
Shannon Trust provdides resources and volunteer support to deliver
the Reading Plan in individual prisons
5
In 2010 approximately 6,000 learners and 1,500 peer mentors engaged
in the Reading Plan
Shannon Trust:
Supporting Prison-wide delivery of The Shannon Reading
Plan through resources, training & support
SMT
Shannon Trust provides:
• Trained local representatives (v)
• Learning resources
• Promotional material
• Ongoing support to prison staff
• Mentor training
• Facilitator training
Toe by Toe is:
• One to One
• 20 minutes a day
• 5 days a week
• Confidential
Education
Education
Manager
Workshops
HoLs
Learner
&
Mentor
Library
Officers /
Prison Staff
Wings
Learners
ST
Volunteer
Mentors
Facilitator
Agenda
1
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The Work we do
2
Our Objectives
3
The Impact
4
The Pilot
5
Q&A
Shannon Trust
Our Objectives
To engage every non-reading prisoner early in their sentence
To support prison staff run The Reading Plan in every prison & young
offenders’ institution
To promote the benefits of peer mentoring – engaging the disengaged
To help breakdown the barriers that prevent people in prison from learning
Irish Prison
Service
To deliver a national pilot that proves the benefits of the Reading Plan and
supports further development
Agenda
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1
The Work we do
2
Our Objectives
3
The Impact
4
The Pilot
5
Q&A
The Impact of Toe by Toe
Learners & Mentors Feedback
Learners
98%
92%
95%
93%
97%
• Reading skills improved
• Improved communication skills
• Improved self confidence
• Feel more positive about the
future
• Will go on to do more learning
Mentors
• Improved understanding of
others
100%
92%
96%
• Improved self confidence
• Improved self confidence
• Feel more positive about the
future
100%
100%
• Will go on to do more learning
The Impact on Reading Age
Initial Feedback
20 minutes a day
When
Toe by Toe is
delivered for:
Five days a week
Reading Ages increase by an average of
1 year for every month
Agenda
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1
What we do
2
Our Key Objectives
3
The Impact
4
The Pilot
5
Q&A
The IPS Pilot
Shannon
Trust
• Reading Plan pilot commenced in September 2010
• Pilot supported by two volunteers from Shannon Trust
• Pilot is active in five prisons: Limerick, Shelton Abbey, Midlands,
Wheatfields and Mountjoy
• Working with Education Departments to facilitate the Reading Plan
• Progress reports submitted to HQs
• Recognition of the Reading Plan in the Prison Service News - 08/2011
The Irish
prison
Service
• HQ management very supportive of
• Governors and SMTs meetings with Shannon Trust representatives
• Prison Service staff recognise and embrace the benefits of peer
mentored reading support
• Prisoners embracing the concept of “by prisoners for prisoners”
• Success is breeding success
Agenda
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The Work we do
2
Our Key Objectives
3
The Impact
4
The Pilot
5
Q&A
Q & A / Next Steps?
• Supporting a service-wide Reading Plan?
Shannon
Trust
• Developing a delivery model that works for the IPS & service deliverers?
The Irish
prison
Service
• Developing a mature Reading Plan in prisons?