It is with great sadness that we report the death of Lady Elizabeth Andrew, founding member and patron of Prisoners’ Education Trust, who passed away on 13 January 2018, leaving an extraordinary legacy to for PET.
As of the end of March 2018, all careers advisers in England will lose their jobs. We explain why this matters and how we are responding.
People in prison now have the chance to turn their minds to Youth Justice, Human Resources and even Beginners Chinese thanks to a host of new subjects on offer in PET’s 2018 curriculum.
Writer and education specialist Dr Lewis Owens took on an epic ten-day run to raise much-needed funds for Prisoners’ Education Trust.
The Chair of the Prisoner Learning Alliance today wrote to the new Prisons Minister Rory Stewart OBE MP. He called for an explanation of why the contracts to provide careers advice for prisoners have been terminated without any apparent replacement service in place.
As the Prisoner Learning Alliance (PLA) moves into an exciting new phase, opening up membership to organisations and individuals and electing a new steering committee, we are proud to announce the appointment of a new Chair, Professor Tom Schuller (MA, PGCE, DrPhil).
PET joined children and their fathers at HMP Parc to produce an animated film showing the positive impact of education inside.
As the Prisoner Learning Alliance prepares to launch a new membership structure in 2018, we re-visit some of its key successes.
Richard Ward, a senior official from the Ministry of Justice outlines the upcoming changes to education in prisons, at the PLA Conference.
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