Happy 50th to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act! Read the first in our series of blogs celebrating this ground-breaking law which recognised the need to give people the chance to move on from their pasts. #ROA50#SecondChances https://t.co/aYqfFjqXbz
🎉 We're thanking our staff and students at each of our education centres for their passion and commitment.
Because of their hard work, we've been able to maintain our Ofsted Good rating!
Here are some standout quotes from this year's report.
It's #LearningDisabilityWeek so we're celebrating our very own @TottonCollege and their dedication to supporting students with special educational needs within their Skills for Life department.
Find out more about our Skills for Life course: https://t.co/fQ6doYoBhZ
A group of 9-12 year old kids from a community centre in Cork met up with kids living in refugee accommodation nearby.
They made this track, & it’s gone viral; 📺 watch, & see why.
🔉 Sound up for💥The Spark, by the Kabin Crew & the Lisdoonvarna Crew 🇮🇪!
Sam Townend KC highlights the political attacks on lawyers in the UK and stresses that the Cab Rank Rule is “a shield for the Bar” and barristers should not be associated with clients or their causes. #WBC24
New Episode Alert- The Parole Board – A System Under Pressure. Join myself, @John_P_Turner and @jones_martinw in conversation for the Prison Lawyers Podcast episode 3:
https://t.co/htIIpLBVaL
🏡 We believe that everyone deserves a safe place to live, along with support that meets their needs.
👇 Testimonials from service users & their loved ones, like below, show that the right support enables people to build fulfilling lives for themselves: https://t.co/TRVfWXKAGv
👇 On 1st August, we are holding a recruitment event to promote our current job opportunities in South Yorkshire.
It is being held at our Sheffield education centre (70 Earl Street, S1 4PY) and will include two sessions. Contact Chloe on the details below. #SouthYorkshireJobs
Grateful to @WomensVoicesMCR for hosting my book launch along with the book of @zahid4Labour on Monday 24 July 4:30 pm @MancLibraries Central Library for @SAHM_UK .
Beyond honoured that @Yasmine_Dar the first female South Asian Lord Mayor of Manchester will be the chief guest 🙂
@Tanika_Gupta Hey Tanika.. a friend of mine is trying to create a Subah archive.. it would be great if you could spare some time about your involvement. For some it was life saving! Mxx
Latest figures indicate that low literacy levels are increasing across the prison estate.
The Bromley Briefings highlighted that 62% (up from 57%) of people in prison either can’t read or struggle to.
So what needs to be done?
Strongly recommend this series on @Parole_Board, having seen the first, riveting, episode at a preview screening.
Getting approval for access to parole hearings & permission from all those affected is a huge undertaking. It’s taken 5 years, in total.
Extraordinary that Parole Board members are now forbidden to hear the decisive professional judgements of professionals about whether individuals are safe to release
If you just watched the first episode of #Parole what did you think of the work of the @Parole_Board panels?
Were you aware of the the work of Parole Board before seeing the programme?
Has anything you watched made you change your opinion?
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