Vendredi 11 Septembre 2015 - Leeds, Royaume-Uni
The Aspirational Prison: Achieving Excellence through Engagement and Progression
Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, will discuss the importance of aspiration at the Prisoner Learning Alliance's second Annual Conference at Leeds Beckett University on Friday 11th September.
This free all day event is aimed at prison staff, teachers, education managers, Heads of Learning and Skills and organisations delivering learning programmes in prisons. You will benefit from specialist workshops to spread best practice and ideas to engage prisoners with learning and help them to progress with their education and career goals. Voir l'article...
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Par Faïssa Moustapha. Les élus du Conseil régional d'Ile-de-France ont approuvé le 10 juillet un appel à projets portant sur la formation des personnes détenues en 2016.
Les organismes intéressés par le dispositif doivent se rendre sur la plateforme des aides régionales.
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By Michael Stratford. The Obama administration’s plan to open up Pell Grants to some incarcerated students, which will be announced formally on Friday, is already drawing criticism from some Republicans. Read more...
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By Beckie Supiano. The Obama administration is expected to announce on Friday that it will allow some prisoners, all of whom have been barred from receiving federal Pell Grants since 1994, to receive them under a limited pilot program. The change is small in scope, but it sends a strong signal. More...