New approaches to the design and delivery of offenders’ learning and skills The place of e-learning 27 October 2005 Presented by Jon Gamble Director of Adult Learning

The LSC and Offenders’ Learning and Skills Rationale for the transfers –Home Office and DfES aspirations –LSC core values and priorities A new, integrated service for offenders –in the community –in custody The learning journey –a mainstream offer –a relevant curriculum

Qualifications and Curriculum Skills for Life Funding Principles Quality Partnership Working THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR IMPROVING OFFENDER LEARNING AND SKILLS Open, Distance E-Learning Equality And Diversity Workforce Development Data Collection & Transfer of Information Planning And Contracting IAG and Supporting Learning Providers

Qualifications and Curriculum Skills for Life Funding Principles Quality Partnership Working OPEN, DISTANCE AND E LEARNING Measuring Success Equality And Diversity Workforce Development Data Collection & Transfer of Information Planning And Contracting IAG and Supporting Learning Providers

The Scale of the Challenge: the learners 77,000 offenders in custody 200,000 offenders in the community 138 prisons in England Of all prisoners screened on reception –50% are at or below level 1 in reading –66% are at or below level 1 in numeracy –80% are at or below level 1 in writing 39% of offenders currently engaged in learning Just over 3 hours spent in learning per week

The Scale of the Challenge: the learners Table – shows key differences between prisoners and general population

The Scale of the Challenge: the current ‘e-learning situation’ *Source: Directory of Offender Education (2005), published by the Forum for Prisoner Education

The Scale of the Challenge: addressing the issues Security requirements Capital investment Relevant materials Developing learning skills Developing delivery skills The role of UfI/learndirect

Meeting the Challenge Understanding the concept of ‘learning technologies’ Develop ‘prison specific’ solutions Senior management buy-in (trust) Weighing the benefits Knowing what works ICT skills as part of the core employability offer Promoting the mainstream Develop our ‘experts’ (expertise) and champions Making it happen – (urgency and ambition)

How will we know if we are succeeding? Increase in learning outcomes Increased chances of sustained employment Measurable reduction in re-offending Partnership working –maximising partners’ strengths –based on clear accountabilities A step change in the quality of provision Value for money Progression to other learning