AoC new report: Prisoners are learning in “Victorian” classrooms with funding a “race to the bottom” – educators say
- Colleges are calling for proper funding for prison education programmes to provide prisoners with the education and training needed to prepare them for successful reintegration into society and the world of work.
- There continues to be a disconnect between the wider skills agenda, driven by the Department for Education and Number 10 and the Ministry of Justice which has its own separate plans for prison education.
The current funding model for prison education is leading to a “race to the bottom” while prisoners are being taught in unfit, antiquated classrooms, educators have said.
