Head of Policy @PrisonersEd
London, England
Joined September 2018
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Francesca Cooney retweeted
They’re the ones that always flash past me on the motorway when I am doing 70!
Francesca Cooney retweeted
Our new Turning Pages Digital app is now live!
We have been working in partnership with Yalla Cooperative to digitise our Turning Pages reading manuals, following our successful win in the Prison Leavers Innovation Challenge: gov.uk/government/news/readi…
Lots of sensible recommendations in this - including support for secure in-cell tech so prisoners can study.
Gvmt being asked to come up with plan for this in next year....
We have published our report on adult prison education. Read it here:
committees.parliament.uk/pub…
Francesca Cooney retweeted
‘Trauma, Learning and Prisons’ 📚
Just 1 week to go to our panel discussion (part of the PLA Conference) at 6PM on Wednesday 29 September, with prison education and trauma experts. @OSTCharity @Mattheww2210 @MarcConway80
Book here:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/prisoner-…
Francesca Cooney retweeted
Fresh off the press: "Critical Reflections on Philosophy, Education, and Prison Sociology", a Special Issue of the Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, co-edited with @KirstineSzifris + @aislinnodonnell. Published this weekend, open access: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jper… (1/6)
Education is key to rehabilitation - but rarely gets the resource and attention needed in prisons - this is an important opportunity for scrutiny and, hopefully, reform!
In a joint commentary published today, Ofsted Chief Inspector @amanda_spielman and @HMIPrisonsnews Chief Inspector, Charlie Taylor discuss the impact of COVID-19 on prison education and announce the launch of our prison education review: ow.ly/MAQp50G7xpr
Looking forward to first session of evidence on prison education with @LongfordTrust @CoatesSally and @PrisonersEd this morning, discussing whether any progress since 2016 Coates report.....
Tomorrow Tuesday 20 April we are hearing from @CoatesSally at the start of our inquiry into #PrisonEducation.
Watch live from 10am: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Inde…
Read more: committees.parliament.uk/com…
Francesca Cooney retweeted
Fascinating @Prison_Learning webinar coming up on Wednesday - an insight into prison officer training programmes, led by two experts who develop & teach them. Get your ticket here 👇prisonerlearningalliance.org…
Francesca Cooney retweeted
"Another long-standing issue brought back into focus by the Covid-19 crisis is the unequal treatment of ethnic minorities in the prison system."
A distressing new report from @ZMTRUST, with crucial recommendations for @hmpps to build a fair system.
thezmt.org/2021/03/31/a-reco…
Francesca Cooney retweeted
Has has prison education changed? Just 2 days to go to our webinar with Rod Clark from @PrisonersEd
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A week to go until our webinar with @PrisonersEd Rod Clark as he looks back on 8 years as CEO.
See you Wednesday 3rd 📅 2pm 🕑 Sign up here for free!
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Francesca Cooney retweeted
We ask you to retweet and share the following. The PGA continue to call upon government to make the brave decision to give priority for prison workers and prisoners for C19 vaccinations. We are going through some of our darkest times, vaccines are the light at the tunnel end 1/2
Really delighted to be speaking to the inimitable Sara Lee from @MusicinPrisons this afternoon. A chance to see and hear some music and get into the Christmas spirit!
This afternoon our Artistic Director Sara will be hosting
@Prison_Learning's #WednesdayWebinar - all about #MusicinPrisons, supporting former prisoners & making music during lockdown - it's FREE!
Book here: bit.ly/PLAwebinar
Francesca Cooney retweeted
Without immediate action to reinstate education in prisons, people will return to their communities “deskilled, disillusioned and discouraged”, says @PrisonersEd Head of Policy, Francesca Cooney .
prisonerseducation.org.uk/20…
Challenge for Prisons Minister is communicating to public that while crime is devastating, many prisoners have also had very difficult lives says #RoryStewartonprisons talking to @Spark_Inside
#RoryStewartonprisons @Spark_Inside
'We need a well resourced, self confident prison service with strong identity, culture, values and leadership.'
Agreed!
#RoryStewartonprisons @Spark_Inside making case for voluntary sector coordinators working in prison- there are 15000 charities with prison in their job title!
#RoryStewartonprisons speaking at @Spark_Inside
we need to build the argument that better prison conditions and fewer prisoners will keep the public safer....
#rorystewartonprisons speaking at @Spark_Inside says the fact that prisoners are not able to go online is extraordinary. Failure to implement digital is failure of successive gvmts.
Raheel, founder of @Maslaha, speaking about Muslim prisoners being seen through the lens of risk and the impact of this at #Lammy3yearson @PrisonersEd event.
Dr Anthony Gunter @PrisonersEd event #Lammy3years on - white communities are policed with consent, black communities are not. We have to be honest and start from scratch.