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21 Jan 2021 | By nacro Nacro response to the new Department for Education ‘Skills for Jobs’ White Paper

In response to the new Education White Paper, Lisa Capper, Director of Education & Skills, commented: “For many young people, traditional educational pathways just don’t work, so we are pleased that the role of independent training providers is recognised in today’s announcement in delivering apprenticeships, but importantly also through their valuable role in delivering Study…

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18 Jan 2021 | By nacro Nacro Remote Education Offer January 2021

Nacro work with learners aged 14-16 yrs, 16-19 yrs, and adult learners across 14 Centres.   What will we be offering ? Nacro remote education will be offering a blended approach of live remote lessons, personalised reviews via video or phone call, and hard-copy workbooks and packs. We will be teaching the same curriculum as…

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15 Jan 2021 | By nacro COVID-19 VACCINE: Nacro calls for prisons not to be forgotten

The latest official monthly statistics1 show a sharp increase of 65% in Covid-19 infections in prisons across the country, and a 51% rise in deaths related to the disease. Leading social justice charity Nacro is calling on the government to ensure that all staff working in prisons are treated as a priority for vaccination. In…

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13 Jan 2021 | By nacro Supporting prisoners released during the holidays

We know through our work in prisons and our campaigning that being released from prison during the holidays or on Fridays can make the already complicated release process more difficult. With many key services closed, those released during these times may struggle to sort out housing, funds and health support. It can feel like a race against the clock….

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06 Jan 2021 | By nacro Longton learners raise funds and get work experience on market stall

Last month – and before the national lockdown – learners and staff at our Longton Education & Skills Centre held a stall at a local market, providing learners with vital work experience and raising money to put towards an activity or event for them in 2021. In the lead up to the stall, learners pitched…

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06 Jan 2021 | By nacro Nacro Education & Skills Centres 2021 LOCKDOWN UPDATE

The Prime Minister has announced a national lockdown as of midnight on 5th January. As a DfE registered local provider of post-16 education and skills, we are committed to ensuring that there is a good offer of face-to-face learning where required and a remote offer including hard copy packs, online learning and regular communication with…

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14 Dec 2020 | By nacro Launch of Women In Safe Homes fund for Nacro BASS partnership with Resonance Ltd

Nacro will be working in partnership with Resonance Ltd – a social impact investment company working with social enterprises and charities – to provide homes to women in London through our Bail Accommodation and Support Service (BASS). Nacro BASS helps people who are homeless but have been granted bail by the courts or are being…

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02 Dec 2020 | By nacro Cooking programmes for our housing service users

Nacro has recently started to work with Bags of Taste, a not-for-profit organisation which aims to change the everyday diets of people who are either in, or who face food poverty. They promote the regular cooking of healthy, tasty, home-cooked food, away from dependence on highly-processed and takeaway foods, aiming to improve diets and finances. …

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01 Dec 2020 | By nacro Investing in yet more prison places is not the way to cut crime – Nacro CEO Campbell Robb in The Guardian

With the dismaying announcement that the government plans to fund 18,000 more prison places by 2026, we are forced to ask, once again, why crime prevention fails to get the same emphasis as punishment. Last Wednesday, the chancellor announced more than £4bn in capital funding – spread over four years – largely dedicated to funding…

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27 Nov 2020 | By nacro More school leavers without good English and maths skills harms progress to further education and jobs

In the Government’s spending review this week, Chancellor Rishi Sunak committed to further funding for skills training, with the national skills fund allocated £2.5 billion1 over five years. Yet the latest Government statistics on education and training, released yesterday, show that 34% of pupils – more than 200,000 people – in England left school at 16…

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