Prisoner Learning“Discrete Education”

HMP Swaleside Gymnasium

Nigel Hayward

HMP Swaleside is a Cat B training Prison holding 1100 offenders.

The Gymnasium has 10 PE Staff and a PPL of 61%.

The Gymnasium has excellent partnership links with the Education, Healthcare, RAPT – drug/alcohol rehabilitation and the Pathways unit.

The PE Officers deliver a range of Health and Fitness qualifications from level 1 Awards to level 3 NVQ’s.

Background

Learners on PE Vocational courses did not possess sufficient Functional Skills.

Learners wanting to complete PE Vocational qualifications but refusing to engage with Education department.

PE staff understanding learning difficulties, barriers to learning and motivation.

Initial Problem

We published and implemented a Gym learning pathway.

We liaised with the Education department and agreed a joint working protocol.

These set out clear guidelines to prisoners and staff what was required to deliver “Discrete Education” in the Gymnasium.

Pathways & Protocols

We invited the P.E.T. to attend HMP Swaleside for a prisoner and staff well being day.

Nina Champion (Head of Policy) visited and spoke to prisoners about their “learning journey” through the discrete education delivery.

Her findings impressed and we were invited to film a short documentary “embedded learning” to be shown at the P.E.T. conference this year.

Prisoners’ Education Trust

Identify candidates

Establish pathways and joint working protocols

Resources

Encourage progression

Reward achievement

Setting up “Discrete Education”

Nine tenths of education is encouragement.Anatole France

An Investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

Benjamin Franklin

Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.

George Washington Carver

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