Resettlement provision for children and young ... - Ministry of Justice
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‘IT. I have a really good teacher <strong>and</strong> I have learned a lot <strong>and</strong> enjoy it. I hope to work in<br />
web design.’<br />
‘Health <strong>and</strong> safety is useful to get a job; education is useful in general. I’m dyslexic so<br />
could not read or write, but education has helped me with this. I’ve enjoyed cooking,<br />
art, all <strong>of</strong> education.’<br />
6.16 Other activities several <strong>young</strong> people said they enjoyed were the gym as they could ‘work out<br />
<strong>and</strong> lose lots <strong>of</strong> anger’ <strong>and</strong> cooking.<br />
6.17 Comments from <strong>young</strong> people who did not feel they had benefited from education in the<br />
establishment were <strong>of</strong>ten related to the quality <strong>of</strong> the lessons or workshops. Some <strong>young</strong><br />
people described classes as being noisy or disrupted <strong>and</strong> said they struggled to learn<br />
anything. Others said they did not feel challenged <strong>and</strong> reported being bored in class:<br />
‘Teachers do not get the boys to pay attention to their work <strong>and</strong> so we don’t learn<br />
anything.’<br />
‘Its gaol, nothing is really exciting or challenging. It’s difficult to concentrate when the<br />
classrooms are out <strong>of</strong> control <strong>and</strong> distracting.’<br />
‘I think the workshops [are helpful] but education I don't think would help anyone due<br />
to the stuff they teach you <strong>and</strong> you’re in class with people who don't take education<br />
seriously.’<br />
6.18 Forty-seven (77%) <strong>young</strong> people reported that they had achieved or were working towards a<br />
certificate, qualification or accreditation in custody at the time <strong>of</strong> being interviewed. These<br />
included GCSEs, levels 1–4 in various subjects, health <strong>and</strong> safety certificates, NVQs such as<br />
catering or cleaning (BICS), diplomas such as horticulture or IT <strong>and</strong> Duke <strong>of</strong> Edinburgh<br />
Awards. Of the 47, 29 (62%) felt that the certificates, qualifications or accreditations they had<br />
achieved would help them get a job or college placement on release. For example, one <strong>young</strong><br />
person said:<br />
‘I was a gym orderly, I taught people how to use the equipment properly. I gained an<br />
AQA, NOCN <strong>and</strong> did a fitness instruction course.’<br />
6.19 According to heads <strong>of</strong> learning <strong>and</strong> skills nearly all <strong>young</strong> people were leaving custody with at<br />
least one accreditation, which they felt were useful <strong>and</strong> relevant <strong>and</strong> linked to realistic<br />
employment opportunities.<br />
Careers advice/pre-release courses<br />
6.20 Careers advice services, Connexions, Prospects or Careers Wales were available at all<br />
fieldwork sites. Staffing levels varied, with one head <strong>of</strong> learning <strong>and</strong> skills reporting they had<br />
two full-time Connexions advisors, while another only had one <strong>for</strong> 3.5 days a week. One<br />
establishment had an in<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>and</strong> guidance (IAG) worker <strong>and</strong> eight learning support<br />
assistants who had been trained to Level 2 IAG status. Three heads <strong>of</strong> resettlement reported<br />
that they delivered careers advice during a <strong>young</strong> person’s induction period via, <strong>for</strong> example,<br />
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