Following publication of the Education Select Committee’s report on the prison education system, The Bell Foundation’s latest blog considers the importance of language support in prisons and highlights some of the practical tools available.
Last month the prison education system was brought into sharp focus, with the publication of the final report from the House of Commons Education Committee. Following the inquiry, ‘Education: Are Prisoners Being Left behind?’, to which The Bell Foundation submitted evidence, the much-anticipated report has called for an ‘overhaul’ of the current system.
The report echoes the calls of many over recent years for widespread reform, most notably in the 2016 Coates Review. It highlights a lack of progress to date, and, in some areas, a worsening of the situation, an issue that has been compounded by the covid-19 pandemic.
