The Learning Journey

Any organisation wanting to be part of the Offender Learning And Skills Service after August 2009 must apply to the Learning and Skills Council by 3 March 2008. After that it is too late. The service faces heavy demands on tight budgets.

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• Published: 17-02-2008

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THE “PRACTICE INTO POLICY” CONFERENCE (20/21 NOVEMBER) AT CENTRAL HALL WESTMINSTER HOSTED IMPORTANT SPEAKERS AND SHOWCASED RESETTLEMENT PROJECTS SPONSORED BY NOMS

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• Published: 11-12-2007

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By Dominic Murphy 4 October 2007 SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYMENT AND RESETTLEMENT OF EX-OFFENDERS 2ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 27TH SEPTEMBER 2007

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• Published: 04-10-2007

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Those who lived through the Carter Report, Blunkett's reponse and the creation of OLASS have seen rapid change. It seems: "you aint seen nothing yet"!

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• Published: 30-09-2007

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On Tuesday 15 May the annual Offenders’ Learning, Skills and Employability conference took place at Barbican, London. Phil Hope, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Skills took the opportunity to announce some important developments in government plans for reducing reoffending.

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• Published: 10-06-2007

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"There are valid institutional constraints on the Prison Service originating enterprise. Partnership with social enterprise can overcome these constraints. There are some path breaking success stories to learn from.

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• Published: 04-04-2007

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One major component of the new plan for reducing re-offending (13 Dec 06) is a Campus Model to help the participating organisations and other stakeholders to work together in a more joined–up way to reduce re-offending. This paper offers thoughts on how the path-finding regions might implement the Campus Model.

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• Published: 08-01-2007

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After a year of consultation and reflection the government has published "Reducing Re-Offending through Skills and Employment:Next Steps"on 13 December 2006. This is the new plan for resettlement intended to cut re-offending rates by some 15% by 2010.

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• Published: 20-12-2006

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Reporting a conference on motivating offenders to learn.

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• Published: 20-12-2006

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On Thursday 13th July Start-Up's 5th Prisoner Entrepreneurial Day was staged at HMP Wandsworth. It was a joy to watch offenders and ex-offenders get a big boost to their resettlement prospects. Ten candidates presented their ideas for a business start-up. They got offers of finance and mentoring support "on the out". Here is how a fellow inmate, reporting for Wanno Media Centre, described the day:

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• Published: 26-07-2006

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Forum on Prisoner Education goes bust!

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• Published: 28-05-2006

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Yesterday (3-5-6) more than 170 professionals gathered in London for the second annual conference: Offenders’ Learning, Skills and Employability 2006. It was hosted by Neil Stewart Associates and supported by the LSC, National Literacy Trust and Forum on Prisoner Education (FPE).

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• Published: 04-05-2006

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Mick Whitman, the originator of the Popular Firm Start enterprise skills course, has donated course materials. They are in the members library.

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• Published: 21-04-2006

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TLJ offers a survey containing some 35 links to source material including CDFIs, an exciting provider of funds to the disadvantaged.

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• Published: 23-01-2006

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Alun Michael (Minister of State for Industry and the Regions) and Baroness Scotland (Minister for Criminal Justice and Offender Management) were at HMP Askham Grange on 4th November to launch “Unlocking Potential: working for yourself”. It’s a booklet of good news case studies about ex-offenders going self-employed. But not all the news is good.

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• Published: 08-11-2005

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