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Our Director of External Engagement, Helen Berresford, said: “Yesterday’s #SpendingReview justice announcements included: £3.4 billion to build more prisons Make permanent previous additional £155 million per year for probation £200 million per year by 2024/25 to increase prison leavers’ access to housing, jobs & treatment support £75 million a year by 2024-25 to expand the use…

In response to the 2021 Spending Review, our Director of Education & Skills, Lisa Capper MBE, said: “Today’s funding package for post-16 education and skills is a welcome start, but only makes up a fraction of the underfunding of the further education system over the last decade. Instead, we need an improved funding package that…

Menopause, in simple terms, is a natural part of being a woman. The most important thing to say is that menopause is normal. It isn’t something to be ashamed of or scared of. For many years it has often been dismissed as just another one of those ‘women’s things’ like periods and childbirth that were…

On the last week of September, it was National Inclusion Week – a week to recognise and celebrate inclusion in the workplace and education settings and this year’s theme was unity. As we also mark the start of Black History Month and Jed Khaliq, a teaching and learning tutor in our Sheffield education centre, wrote…

Our Education & Skills Centre in Carlisle has won Post-16 Provider of the Year for Cumbria in the 2021 Golden Apple Awards, in association with Cumbria University. We are thrilled with the result for the team and for the young people they have worked with over the last year! Lisa Capper MBE, Principal, said: “This…

Government data released today shows a shocking rise in homelessness among those leaving prison. The number of people homeless or threatened by homelessness on departure from custody has increased by 62% compared to last year. This amounts to 5,610 households per year. Campbell Robb, Chief Executive, Nacro said: “These figures show an urgent need for the government…

To mark the end of a challenging school year, Nacro learners in Newcastle decided to organise a football game, with all welcome to play. James, a construction student, was appointed as the group leader and he allocated tasks to his peers. After three weeks of preparation the learners had sourced a sponsor from Cramlington Town…

At our reducing reoffending event at the end of May, the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice – Robert Buckland – announced an increase in the discharge grant for the first time since 1995, from £46 to £76. Rebranded as the “one-off subsistence payment”, this is money given on release to prison leavers…

On Friday 23rd July 2021, a selection of learners from the Nacro Sheffield Education Centre were specially invited by their tutors to attend Lightwater Valley Theme Park in Ripon, North Yorkshire. Jed Khaliq, Teaching & Learning Tutor said, “The idea stemmed from having numerous discussions with staff who felt that despite the various challenges faced…

Nacro Education is pleased to report some outstanding achievements by its students this GCSE results day. This year, following the cancellation of exams, grades were awarded through a process of teacher assessed grades (TAGs), against a national standard and approved and awarded by the exam boards. Young people had to work very hard this year…