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New approaches to the design and delivery of
offenders learning and skills The place of
e-learning 27 October 2005 Presented by Jon
Gamble Director of Adult Learning
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The LSC and OffendersLearning and Skills

• Rationale for the transfers
• Home Office and DfES aspirations
• LSC core values and priorities
• A new, integrated service for offenders
• in the community
• in custody
• The learning journey
• a mainstream offer
• a relevant curriculum

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The Scale of the Challengethe learners

• 77,000 offenders in custody
• 200,000 offenders in the community
• 138 prisons in England
• Of all prisoners screened on reception
• 50 are at or below level 1 in reading
• 66 are at or below level 1 in numeracy
• 80 are at or below level 1 in writing
• 39 of offenders currently engaged in learning
• Just over 3 hours spent in learning per week

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The Scale of the Challengethe learners
               
Table shows key differences between prisoners
and general population
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The Scale of the Challenge the current
e-learning situation
Source Directory of Offender Education (2005),
published by the Forum for Prisoner Education
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The Scale of the Challengeaddressing the issues

• Security requirements
• Capital investment
• Relevant materials
• Developing learning skills
• Developing delivery skills
• The role of UfI/learndirect

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Meeting the Challenge

• Understanding the concept of learning
  technologies
• Develop prison specific solutions
• Senior management buy-in (trust)
• Weighing the benefits
• Knowing what works
• ICT skills as part of the core employability
  offer
• Promoting the mainstream
• Develop our experts (expertise) and champions
• Making it happen (urgency and ambition)

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How will we know if we are succeeding?

• Increase in learning outcomes
• Increased chances of sustained employment
• Measurable reduction in re-offending
• Partnership working
• maximising partners strengths
• based on clear accountabilities
• A step change in the quality of provision
• Value for money
• Progression to other learning