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Viktoria always wanted to be a teacher. She tells us how – after 25 years’ teaching English in Greece – she found her niche as an ESOL tutor in UK prisons.
Diana writes how volunteering in a prison led to a new role supporting people in prison to access distance learning opportunities.
While a lorry driver, Nigel decided to enroll on a course in car repairs, to make sure he could handle mechanical problems on the road. He writes how this was the catalyst for his love of learning, and the beginning of a journey to support those who find learning difficult.
Emily tells us how she came to be an Outreach Tutor at a Category B male prison after studying Education at university and volunteering at a jail – with the support of a well-connected tutor.
Esther shares how she went from primary school teacher to Reading Strategy Lead for five prisons in the North West of England.
We recently joined prison educators from across the Midlands for a day of networking at HMP Dovegate.
The PLA’s new report on professional development for prison educators looks at how we can train, support, and develop the prison teacher workforce.
Today, the Education Select Committee released their long awaited report on prison education. In this short blog, we look at their findings that focus on staff who support education delivery.
[This survey is no longer available to complete. Become a member of PLA (free to individuals) to receive our evaluation of the findings in an upcoming email.] We are delighted to announce that we have collaborated with University and College Union (UCU) to create a survey to be completed by prison teachers and others providing […]
Paul Dance is a Creative Writing teacher at HMP Littlehey, and a 2019 winner of a PLA Outstanding Teacher award. In this webinar, he speaks with Charlie Weinberg, Executive Director of Safe Ground.
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