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11 May 2022 | By nacro Nacro response to HMP Bronzefield report on homelessness after prison

An inspection report of HMP Bronzefield has found that nearly two-thirds of women released from the prison do not have safe and long-term accommodation to go to. Campbell Robb, Nacro CEO, said: “The idea that there are women who are reluctant to leave prison due to a lack of safe housing is a heart-breaking failure….

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05 May 2022 | By nacro A-dapt partnership with Nacro brings Webby Award win

A-dapt and Nacro have won a Webby Award in the Virtual & Remote Science & Education category. We teamed together to create a Soft Skills Interview Training programme, with our learners piloting the software. Interactive films show learners what to say in interviews and how to prepare. Learners then test the skills they have learnt…

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28 Apr 2022 | By nacro Nacro response to Level 2 attainment and remand statistics

EDUCATION Today’s Level 2 and 3 attainment statistics for young people aged 16-25 show that the number of 19-year-olds reaching Level 2 attainment (the equivalent of 5 good GCSEs) has fallen for the sixth consecutive year. We continue to call on the Government to introduce a range of targeted support to help disadvantaged young people…

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13 Apr 2022 | By nacro Professor Nick Hardwick CBE appointed as chair of trustees & Amanda Dickens as new trustee

Professor Nick Hardwick CBE is taking on the role of Chair of the Board of Trustees with us. Professor Hardwick has led charities working with homeless people and refugees and is a former Chief Inspector of Prisons, Chair of the Parole Board and Chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission. He is now Professor of…

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06 Apr 2022 | By nacro New housing partnership with Braintree District Council

We are working in partnership with Braintree District Council to provide housing in the local area. The funding was received from the Next Steps Accommodation Programme, a government scheme to provide help to rough sleepers. We will own and manage the accommodation and the funding will help towards the cost of an additional staff member…

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10 Mar 2022 | By nacro National Careers Week: Andrew’s Story

Written by Andrew Ruscoe, ex-Nacro learner I was born and raised in Wrexham. As a youngster between the ages of 18 and 24, I was I extremely hard to handle and easily lead by the wrong crowds. I got into drinking excessively, experimenting with drugs, and I was fighting a lot which lead me to…

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08 Mar 2022 | By nacro International Women’s Day: Launch of our Menopause Guidance

As part of International Women’s Day 2022, we are very excited to be launching our Menopause Guidance for our staff! This collaborative piece of work has been driven by our HR team and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) committee, to ensure that staff across Nacro are supported with the menopause. Read staff member Katia’s story…

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02 Mar 2022 | By Tarik Ussienbai Education Explained | What are Levels 1 and 2?

The current education qualification system can be quite confusing. There are a number of different qualifications as well as awarding bodies and can be hard to keep track of what each one means.  The U.K has an educational framework that can help those understand the U.K’s educational levels better. On this page, we will be…

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17 Feb 2022 | By nacro Nacro wins £35 million Ministry of Justice accommodation contract

We are delighted to announce we have been commissioned to run the new CAS-2 service for people on bail or released from prison under licence conditions for the next five years. CAS-2 is the new name for the Bail Accommodation and Support Service (BASS), which Nacro has been delivering since June 2018 on behalf of…

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14 Feb 2022 | By nacro Nacro SWITCH Event: Celebrating 11 years of supporting women

On Thursday 10th February, our women’s SWITCH service held an event to celebrate 11 years of helping women overcome health, social, financial, educational and housing challenges and build better futures for them and their families. There, we heard from women we’ve supported and staff members, who spoke about the importance of the service and the…

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