Guidance

Inspecting education, skills and work activities in prisons and young offender institutions (EIF)

Handbook for inspecting education, skills and work activities in prisons and young offender institutions.

• From: Ofsted
• Published: 16 December 2019
• Last updated: 26 February 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Handbook for the inspection of education, skills and work activities in prisons and young offender institutions

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This handbook is a guide for inspectors on how to carry out inspections of education, skills and work activities in prisons and young offender institutions (YOIs). It is also available to prisons, YOIs and other organisations to inform them about inspection processes and procedures.

Published 16 December 2019
Last updated 26 February 2024 + show all updates

1. 26 February 2024

   See 'Summary of changes'.

2. 19 August 2022

   See 'Summary of changes' for details.

3. 31 March 2022

   See 'Summary of changes' for details.

4. 27 September 2021

   From 25 October 2021, this handbook will come back into force for inspections carried out with HMI Prisons and Ofsted will resume full inspections of prison education aligned with the EIF. The handbook has been revised to cover the impact and context of COVID-19 when making judgements (see paragraphs 20 to 33). Inspectors will apply the handbook with the expectation that the prison is planning to deliver the curriculum making the best use of opportunities permitted at each stage of the recovery, as determined by HMPPS.

5. 16 December 2019

   First published.