Prisons and offender learning

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.

The government recently commissioned a review of prison education, which reported in May 2016. This short briefing summarises key recommendations in the final report and sets out UCU's main concerns.

This short briefing gives an overview of legislation announced in the Queen's Speech on 18 May 2016.

UCU's vision for a stable and effectively resourced prison education system.

The sectors in which UCU members work are littered with the corpses of failed attempts at institutionalisation and regulation (or de-regulation) of professional requirements and recognition.