Prisons and offender learning

The Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper was published on 20 October. While the primary focus of the White Paper is on England, several of the proposals, particularly in relation to research funding and international students, have UK-wide implications.

UCU response to the inquiry into 'Skills for the future: apprenticeships and training' by the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee.

UCU report from 2022 summarising research findings which we submitted to the Ofsted review of prison education.

UCU's response to the UK government's prisons strategy white paper.

Evidence to the UK Parliament's Education Committee 2021 prison education inquiry.

A report for UCU by Professor Rosie Meek and Dr Gwen O'Connor at Royal Holloway University

Ahead of the general election on 8 June, UCU produced its manifesto outlining a number of key areas for investment and reform in post-school education and invited political parties of all stripes to work with us in developing a vision for well-resourced and accessible lifelong learning across the UK.