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05 Feb 2018 | By nacro Nacro offers advice/top tips in SunEmployment ‘care leavers’ article
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24 Jan 2018 | By nacro Charity Commission launches new guidance
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22 Jan 2018 | By nacro Simon Clarke MP visits SWITCH for roundtable discussion
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17 Jan 2018 | By nacro DBS launch new online basic criminal records check service
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12 Jan 2018 | By nacro Alternative provision shouldn’t stop at 16 – adults need help, too
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15 Dec 2017 | By nacro Nacro advice for ex-offenders featured in The Sun as part of See Potential campaign
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30 Nov 2017 | By nacro Osmaston Family Project gains a new ‘Good’ Ofsted rating
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20 Nov 2017 | By nacro New report from Beyond Youth Custody
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20 Nov 2017 | By nacro Nacro 2018 wall calendars now available to order
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31 Aug 2017 | By nacro Amber Rudd MP visits Nacro’s SWITCH project
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31 Aug 2017 | By nacro Race, mental health and criminal justice: moving forward
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25 Aug 2017 | By nacro Nacro Boston education centre gains GCSE result recognition
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24 Aug 2017 | By nacro Nacro students outperform national average GCSE results for second year running
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24 Jul 2017 | By nacro Garden made by Nacro housing team gains silver prize at RHS Tatton Flower Show 2017
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30 Jun 2017 | By nacro Nacro response to NAO ‘Mental health in prisons’ report
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26 Jun 2017 | By nacro Leeds’ traineeship programme features on new Department of Education Amazing Apprenticeships website

Earlier this year, Nacro was approached by the Learning and Work Institute to take part in national research on the roll out and implementation of the Government’s traineeship programme.

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23 Jun 2017 | By nacro Social justice charity, Nacro, responds to the 2017 Queen’s speech

Nacro Chief Executive, Jacob Tas, said: “While the Queen’s speech inevitably focused on Brexit, the government must not take its eye off the ‘injustices’ in this country, which the Prime Minister rightly referred to. We respond below to specific proposals included in the Queen’s speech based upon our experience of supporting disadvantaged young people and adults…

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05 Jun 2017 | By nacro Nacro’s Beyond Youth Custody teams up with Youth Justice Board on resettlement strategy for youth custody leavers
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22 May 2017 | By nacro Nacro is featured in Eastenders
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26 Apr 2017 | By nacro Nacro celebrates 50 years of changing lives with a reception in the House of Commons

On the 19 April, with the kind permission of the Speaker of the House of Commons, we brought a year-long celebration of our 50th anniversary to a close with an evening reception at the Speaker’s House in the House of Commons. The celebrations throughout the year have been a great opportunity for us to reflect on…

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03 Apr 2017 | By nacro Lessons from Youth in Focus – Beyond Youth Custody parliamentary report launch

A full house gathered at the House of Lords last week to celebrate five years of Nacro’s research and policy programme, Beyond Youth Custody, and the Youth in Focus programme. Youth in Focus (YIF) is a Big Lottery Fund initiative which funded BYC and 15 voluntary sector projects across the country supporting young people leaving custody….

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24 Mar 2017 | By nacro Nacro included on new apprenticeship training provider register

Nacro Director of Education and Skills, Lisa Capper, said: “We are delighted that Nacro has been included within the new apprenticeship training provider register published by the Department for Education (DfE) and the Skills Finding Agency (SFA) earlier this month, which aims to ensure that apprenticeships are run only by the highest quality providers. “From May…

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22 Mar 2017 | By nacro Nacro awarded Investors in People Silver Accreditation
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15 Mar 2017 | By nacro Nacro launches groundbreaking employer-led project in Manchester

On the 16 March at Central Library in Manchester, leading social justice charity, Nacro, will deliver a large-scale employer event as the formal launch of its groundbreaking initiative, the Aeneid Project. The talents and skills of more than 10 million people in the UK who have convictions are often overlooked due to many employers deciding not to…

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08 Mar 2017 | By nacro Nacro views on Sentencing Council guidelines featured in The Independent and on LBC

Findings from Beyond Youth Custody (BYC), which brings together Nacro and three research and evaluation partners, were featured in an article in The Independent. The piece reported on the guidelines put forward by the Sentencing Council, which encourage judges to avoid criminalisation of young people, especially those from ethnic minorities, by examining their background in greater detail. It mentions the findings…

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07 Mar 2017 | By nacro A benefit cut too far – Nacro signs letter voicing concerns over supported housing

A joint letter signed by Nacro and other not-for-profit organisations voicing concern over supported housing was published in the Guardian. The content of the letter read as follows: As not-for-profit organisations working with some of the most vulnerable people in our society, we voice our deep concern at the government’s plans to radically change the way they pay for…

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02 Mar 2017 | By nacro New housing service – Stody House, officially opened by Lord Mayor of Manchester

Stody House, our new housing service for ex-servicemen and women in Manchester was officially opened by the Lord Mayor Carl Austin-Behan. The service, which opened in January, is providing six veterans with a home and support with getting into employment, as well as cognitive psychological and social rehabilitation services and training opportunities to support the residents…

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17 Feb 2017 | By nacro Joint response to the Taylor Review and government response

In September 2015 Charlie Taylor was asked to lead a departmental review of the youth justice system for the Ministry of Justice – the Taylor Review. In order to feed young people’s views and experiences into the review Nacro, along with Clinks and Peer Power, organised two consultation events for young people who had been…

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14 Dec 2016 | By nacro Nacro joins anti-domestic violence and sexual assault campaign
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06 Dec 2016 | By nacro Youth Justice Convention 2016
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02 Dec 2016 | By nacro Nacro’s Blue Light Project featured on ITV News
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28 Nov 2016 | By nacro Is the criminal youth justice system retraumatising vulnerable young people?
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25 Nov 2016 | By nacro Nacro’s move to add Totton College to education services is ranked second largest not-for-profit merger
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21 Nov 2016 | By nacro Nacro learners raise over £200 for Cancer Research

On Tuesday 1st November Nacro learners and staff in Carlisle completed a 10k charity river walk to raise money for Cancer Research. Students were sponsored by family and friends and raised over £200 for the charity. The 16-19 year olds, who are studying English, maths and employability skills qualifications, planned the walk and voted for…

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16 Nov 2016 | By nacro Nacro Chief Executive, Jacob Tas, interview with Sky News on prison safety

Nacro Chief Executive, Jacob Tas, was interviewed live on Sky News yesterday evening regarding recent protests by prison officers in disputes over safety, as well as wider issues affecting the sector. Jacob highlighted the need for greater focus on stemming the flow of people being sent to prison, with greater efforts needed to prevent reoffending, so that individuals…

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15 Nov 2016 | By nacro Dover learners work towards the John Muir Award

Young people from our Dover education centre recently spent a day working towards the John Muir Discovery Award. The award encourages people to connect with, enjoy, and care for wild places. Dover learners really enjoyed the day, learning new skills and taking on board health and safety guidance.  They made parachute rope bracelets, used logs to build fences and learned…

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02 Nov 2016 | By nacro Nacro learners in Carlisle contribute to local art project

This month Nacro Carlisle learners  have been working with artist, Charlie Whinney, and Eden Rivers Trust, a charity which works to protect and conserve the river Eden, to design and create a wooden sculpture aimed at getting people in the local community to think positively about the river Eden following the devastating floods that hit…

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31 Oct 2016 | By nacro Supporting Professionalism in Admissions Guidance on fair admissions for students
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19 Sep 2016 | By nacro Playing catch-up: Nacro calls for action on young people left behind in the education system
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16 Sep 2016 | By Nacro Government pause in housing allowance cap welcome but rent reduction will hit charities hard, says Nacro
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25 Aug 2016 | By nacro On GCSE results day, Nacro reaches out to young people who want to choose a different educational path
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22 Jul 2016 | By Nacro The importance of unlocking family support to help young people leaving custody
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21 Jun 2016 | By Nacro The Patron’s Lunch – Nacro celebrates the Queen’s 90th birthday
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20 May 2016 | By Nacro Nacro presents to businesses on employing ex-offenders at See Potential event

On Monday the 16th May, Nacro was invited to present at the Department for Work and Pension’s ‘See Potential’ event in Cardiff at the Wales Millennium Centre.  Hosted by Liz Maher, President of the South Wales Chamber of Commerce, the audience of over 90 businesses and stakeholders heard from the Minister for Employment, Priti Patel,…

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21 Mar 2016 | By Nacro Nacro Broxbourne XS Project award wins and nominations

Nacro’s Broxbourne XS Project has recently received and been shortlisted for a number of awards. The project received the National Crimebeat award for its “outstanding contribution to helping reduce crime and creating a safer community”. Lee Dunbar, a coach at the project, was nominated for Youth Worker of the Year at the Broxbourne Youth Awards. Take…

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17 Mar 2016 | By nacro Nacro celebrates 50 years
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17 Mar 2016 | By Nacro Nacro announces review into vocational education
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15 Mar 2016 | By nacro New briefings explore measuring ‘effectiveness’ in resettlement of young people
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14 Mar 2016 | By Nacro Nacro welcomes CentreForum report on prison education
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11 Mar 2016 | By nacro Hearing from the experts – giving young people a voice in the Review of Youth Justice
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