Independent report
Unlocking potential: a review of education in prison
Dame Sally Coates’ report and recommendations following her review of education in prison.
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In September 2015 the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice asked Dame Sally Coates to lead a review of education in prison and make recommendations as to how it could be improved.
This report from Dame Sally includes sets out recommendations relating to:
- the current accountability framework for delivering education
- the capacity of the workforce
- the learning needs of different types of prisoners
- the ability of prisoners to access higher level learning
- the potential for IT to support education
- services available to support prisoners to get employment and/or continue their education on release.
Updates to this page
Published 18 May 2016