The PLA closes after 11 years
The Prisoner Learning Alliance (PLA) has closed, after 11 years of working to improve prison education.
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The Prisoner Learning Alliance (PLA) has closed, after 11 years of working to improve prison education.
Celebrating the work of the Prisoner Learning Alliance This month members of the PLA came together to mark the closure of the PLA and to reflect on the impact of the alliance since its foundation in 2012. Alexandra Marks, founding Chair of the PLA, shared her recollections of the daunting task of bringing so many […]
A letter from Tom Schuller, Chair of the PLA Steering Committee, regarding the closure of the network.
The PLA has published a new resource – created by prison educators and prison learners – to support those working in prisons to offer a good range of high-quality formal and informal learning.
On Hidden Heroes Day 2023, Charlotte Baker-Macdonald celebrates colleagues in Learning and Skills at HMP Dovegate; one of the most difficult – and important – areas of the prison.
Ade is a functional skills English teacher at HMP Pentonville. She writes how having ADHD helps her to support her neurodiverse learners.
In this webinar, we are joined by Faye Claridge for a conversation about gardening for wellbeing in prisons.
Former police officer Sharon Davidson tells us what it’s like to work as an Open University tutor in prisons – her most ‘inspiring’ role yet.
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.
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