Home Page This statement sets out our plans to secure real and lasting improvement in prisoners’ learning and skills – both in prison and in the crucial period after their release. This will be achieved through a new strategic partnership between the Department for Education and Employment (DfEE) and the Prison Service, working with all the key agencies. "Focusing on prisoners' learning needs is not a substitute for preventative measures of the kind the Government is putting in place to tackle social exclusion, and to help vulnerable young people and adults gain from education, training and work: it is an essential component of our agenda to build citizenship and employability. Nor is investment in education and training for prisoners a soft option or a reward for poor behaviour... Front Cover The new partnership which this statement launches will improve prisoners’ learning and skills. We will actively promote the ambitious agenda set out here." Foreword Tessa Blackstone, Minister of State, DfEE and Paul Boateng, Minister of State, Home Office Contents The challenge The starting point The partnership's aim and objectives Building capacity Assessment of learning needs Curriculum and qualifications Incentives to learn Resettlement Inspection and quality standards Funding The new partnership model Immediate action Printed version

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