HMP & YOI
PARC PRISON
The Further Education Team
Teresa Allison Peter Richard Jodie
The philosophy of HMP Parc
is to rehabilitate offenders
and equip them to
re-integrate into mainstream
society on release.
Further Education
Distance Learning
SEPTEMBER 2015 – 5 members of staff
150+ learners
OCTOBER 2010 – 1 member of staff
10-20 learners
Facilitate Change…….
Engage
Individual
learning
Information
and Guidance
Participation
and
attainment
Further Education
Entrepreneurial
Skills
FE and
Distance
Learning
Develop
Confidence
and Skills
Vision
Aspirations
Employment
Education
Studies
FURTHER EDUCATION
• A dedicated and committed professional team
who offer one to one advice.
• Main objective is to supply the individual with
qualifications and the tools of self worth to
enhance their future career aspiration.
• Communicate and link with colleges enabling
individuals to complete their courses, which in
the past they have had to disregard due to their
change of circumstances.
Expand and Further Develop
• Introduced an educational and training project
committed to supporting offenders through
their learning journey in prison and post release
ie Turn Around Project
• To begin laying down the ground work and
building a good rapport with the offender
‘inside the gates’ and supporting and
encouraging the offender ‘outside the gates.
• Link in with both internal and external trainings
agencies such as colleges and other training
providers.
COLLEGE PROCESS
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Initial Process
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Advertise through establishment (induction wing)
General Application or CMS to Education
Liaise with the Offender and OS/OM
Complete internal application form
• Contact College
• Gather information from prospectus and course tutors/advisors
Information • Communicate consistently with learner regarding courses and
and guidance
up dating the internal application form
Application
• Complete college application
• Application sent to college
• College informed and made aware of the application
• College invited to attend the establishment in to interview candidate
COLLEGE OPEN DAY
College
Support
• A successful Open/Advice day was held in April
• This has proven to be a very successful project for both
parties concerned that has yielded excellent results. Two
young offenders aged eighteen and nineteen respectively
have attended formal interviews and were offered
conditional college places to study A Levels in Business
Studies, Law, German and an electrical engineering course.
• Ten young and adult offenders started the initial
application process following discussions with the college
staff.
• Support through the NUS is sought and an
additional meeting was arranged to put support in
place for offender prior and post release
• Student Well Being Officer/Inclusivity Coorindator
Student Representation
BARRIERS
New Project
Risk Assessment
Location
Start Dates
Offenders
offence
College
perception
enrolling ex
offenders
FUTURE???
COLLEGE AND HIGHER
EDUCATION APPLICATIONS
SUPPORT THROUGH THE
PRISON GATE
COLLEGE WING
VIRTUAL CAMPUS
LANGUAGE LAB
RESTRICTED INTERNET ACCESS
ICT INTERACTIVE COURSES
PERSONAL LAPTOPS