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INDEX<br />

Paragraph<br />

Page<br />

Foreword<br />

1 Purpose of <strong>Learning</strong> and <strong>Skills</strong> 1<br />

2 Vision 1<br />

3 Values 2<br />

4 Structure 2<br />

5 The Working Environment 3<br />

6 <strong>Plan</strong>ning assumptions 3<br />

7 Objectives 4<br />

8 Service Delivery and Results 5<br />

9 People and Development 7<br />

10 Communications and External and Internal 7<br />

Relationships with Partners and Stakeholders<br />

11 Structures, Processes and Resources 8<br />

12 Conclusion<br />

Annex<br />

A Implementation <strong>Plan</strong> Year 1 10<br />

B Implementation <strong>Plan</strong> Year 2 17<br />

C Implementation <strong>Plan</strong> Year 3 19<br />

D <strong>Learning</strong> and <strong>Skills</strong> Organisation Chart 20


WORKING TOGETHER FOR CHANGE: LEARNING AND SKILLS STRATEGIC<br />

PLAN <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>13</strong><br />

Foreword<br />

<strong>Learning</strong> and skills are important elements in some of the Prison Service's key work -<br />

preparing offenders for their return to the community and reducing re-offending.<br />

Education and employment constitute two of the nine resettlement pathways; we<br />

know that where individual's educational abilities and employability have been<br />

enhanced during their time in custody, this has a direct bearing on the likelihood of<br />

further re-offending and the creation of further victims.<br />

I very much welcome this learning and skills strategic plan. It sets out clearly, for the<br />

first time in a long while, the key aims of our education and training services, together<br />

with a major improvement plan.<br />

It is essential that there are further improvements. This is required both to enhance<br />

the current level of service delivery, and to look at better means of delivery in the<br />

current financial climate.<br />

The targets set out in the plan are challenging; rightly so. Delivery will be closely<br />

monitored. Ministers, top management in the Service and external bodies will all<br />

take a close, continuing interest in the demonstration of sustained progress.<br />

Service delivery itself is challenging. Service users in custody are often reluctant to<br />

participate, and the working environment is more challenging and less predictable<br />

than that of a further education college or an industrial setting. We know that many<br />

prisoners under-achieved at school and a significant proportion have learning<br />

disabilities or communication difficulties. However the quality of teaching, training<br />

and commitment from our staff has regularly been praised by external scrutiny<br />

bodies; I am confident there is much to build on. Indeed, significant numbers of<br />

prisoners achieve high level qualifications during their time in prison.<br />

Partnership working is vital. Within the prisons setting, learning and skills staff must<br />

liaise more closely with offender management colleagues and those in probation and<br />

health services, as well as with a wider range of public, private and non-statutory<br />

sector bodies.<br />

This plan has been developed in consultation with staff in the Service, and with many<br />

of our partner organisations. Implementation will primarily be the responsibility of<br />

Heads of <strong>Learning</strong> & <strong>Skills</strong> in each establishment, supported by <strong>Learning</strong> & <strong>Skills</strong><br />

Branch in headquarters and local management. This plan must be owned and taken<br />

forward by everyone who has a role in the delivery of learning and skills to prisoners.<br />

I commend all those who have put this plan together.


The title "Working Together for Change" reflects the themes of commitment and<br />

partnership required to drive service improvement. We will be judged on our<br />

success not only in delivering this plan but also in improving service delivery. And<br />

the best measure of that is through making a difference to the skills and abilities of<br />

offenders while they are in our custody and equipping them as best we can for return<br />

to the community.<br />

Signed<br />

Robin Masefield<br />

Director General


1. Purpose of <strong>Learning</strong> and <strong>Skills</strong><br />

1.1. In broad terms learning and skills comprise any constructive activity<br />

that leads to an increase in skills and/or educational improvement.<br />

The aim in the majority of learning and skills activity is to promote<br />

learning leading to externally recognised accreditation. A core<br />

objective in learning and skills is to improve prisoners' potential to gain<br />

employment and to promote resettlement in the community on release.<br />

1.2. Not all learning and skills activities currently fall within the remit of the<br />

formal learning and skills structure in establishments. One of the<br />

objectives in the strategic plan will be to rationalize and coordinate all<br />

learning and skills activity under the remit of establishment Heads of<br />

<strong>Learning</strong> and <strong>Skills</strong>.<br />

1.3 The core objectives of learning and skills are:<br />

> To ensure that all prisoners' educational needs are assessed<br />

and that appropriate learning and skills opportunities and activity<br />

is a key element in a positive regime;<br />

> To prepare prisoners for release and resettlement by providing<br />

the essential skills needed to participate fully in behavioural and<br />

therapeutic programmes and to engage more fully in a wider<br />

range of education and training activity;<br />

> To develop a greater sense of self-worth through participation<br />

and achievement by making learning and skills a core element<br />

of individual sentence plans ; and<br />

> To promote and provide a wide range of quality assured<br />

externally accredited courses that offer positive and exciting<br />

learning experiences for prisoners and improve future<br />

employment chances.<br />

2. Vision<br />

2.1. <strong>Learning</strong> and <strong>Skills</strong> staff support the NIPS corporate vision to be<br />

recognized as a model of good practice in dealing with prisoners and<br />

to be valued and respected for our service to the community. In<br />

particular the vision of learning and skills staff is to be recognized by<br />

prisoners, external education providers, Inspectorates and employers<br />

as a model of good practice and service provision that increases<br />

prisoners sense of self worth, skill and education levels and reduces<br />

reoffending through improved employment opportunities on release.


3. Values<br />

3.1 The values adopted by <strong>Learning</strong> and <strong>Skills</strong> build on the NIPS<br />

corporate values and have been modified to reflect our business role<br />

and objectives.<br />

> Recognizing that the Service requires the commitment of us all;<br />

> Leading well and behaving with integrity; Upholding prisoners'<br />

human rights and working with them as individuals to develop<br />

a sense of self-worth and potential through education and<br />

training;<br />

> Accepting personal responsibility and accountability for<br />

service delivery;<br />

> Working together to develop a corporate approach to learning<br />

and skills services building strong partnerships with internal<br />

and external stakeholders;<br />

> Working to develop high levels of professional competence and<br />

expertise;<br />

> Promoting, marketing and encouraging participation from<br />

prisoners and staff in learning and skills services; and<br />

> Demonstrating a commitment to fairness, equality and respect<br />

for each other and those we are in contact with that presents a<br />

positive image of the Service<br />

4. Structure<br />

4.1. <strong>Learning</strong> and <strong>Skills</strong> has undergone numerous structural changes<br />

and revisions over the years. Following a review of L&S services in<br />

2006 the provision of education and training has been brought<br />

together under a Head of <strong>Learning</strong> and <strong>Skills</strong> (HOLS) based at each<br />

of the 3 Establishments. Change has not been limited to<br />

Establishments and at Headquarters the provision of L&S now has<br />

its own discrete L&S Branch that includes a specialist <strong>Learning</strong> and<br />

<strong>Skills</strong> Advisor and will also include an Employability Advisor.<br />

4.2. The emphasis on services is moving from the traditional provision of<br />

training in construction industry skills to focus on developing skills<br />

that reflect the employment market. There is also an increasing<br />

recognition of the importance of addressing the specific needs of<br />

women prisoners, as a distinct group. In education the focus is<br />

increasingly on developing essential skills; reflecting the general low<br />

level of educational attainment amongst prisoners. The focus on


essential skills links directly to recent developments in offender<br />

management and the need for a coherent and structured sentence<br />

plan that meets the needs of individual prisoners.<br />

4.3. The organisation chart at Annex D sets out the structure of<br />

<strong>Learning</strong> and <strong>Skills</strong> at Headquarters and in Establishments on the<br />

appointment of local Heads of <strong>Learning</strong> and <strong>Skills</strong>.<br />

5. The Working Environment<br />

5.1. The strategic plan is set in the context of major changes and<br />

planned improvements to the built environment within which<br />

learning and skills services will be delivered.<br />

5.2. L&S services are developing to meet the needs of lifers in the<br />

recently opened Braid House and in preparation for the completion<br />

of a new learning and skills centre in Maghaberry due to open in<br />

late <strong>2010</strong>. In Hydebank Wood plans are being developed to improve<br />

the learning and skills accommodation for women prisoners in Ash<br />

House and to make significant renovations to the main learning and<br />

skills accommodation. Long-term plans for a new prison for<br />

sentenced prisoners offer exciting opportunities to participate in the<br />

design process for bespoke fit for purpose facilities.<br />

5.3. These changes will present a major challenge to staff to maintain<br />

current services and develop new learning and skills opportunities<br />

as the estate evolves.<br />

6. <strong>Plan</strong>ning Assumptions<br />

6.1. The following assumptions underpin the strategic plan:<br />

> The offender population will not fall below current levels and is<br />

likely to increase;<br />

> <strong>Learning</strong> & <strong>Skills</strong> (L&S) services will be delivered in a tight<br />

financial environment as NIPS is required to make ongoing<br />

savings through greater efficiency;<br />

> That the devolution of policing and justice will lead to<br />

significantly increased levels of detailed scrutiny and<br />

accountability to improve service delivery;


That L&S will position itself as a service provider supporting<br />

behavioural programmes by focusing more on essential skills<br />

and on providing accredited training in areas likely to improve<br />

prisoners employment potential and reduce offending;<br />

> That L&S will build on recent quality improvement processes<br />

Improving Quality: Raising Standards (IQRS) by setting<br />

challenging targets to improve standards;<br />

> That L&S will work to improve service delivery and widen<br />

participation by developing effective working partnerships with<br />

key internal and external stakeholders;<br />

> That current difficulties outside the direct control of L&S staff in<br />

relation to prisoner attendance and staff redeployments are<br />

resolved to ensure that services are able to run regularly and<br />

on time;<br />

> That L&S will plan to deliver services tailored to the needs of<br />

individual prisoners including those with learning disabilities<br />

and/or specific learning and communication difficulties;<br />

> That the structure of L&S is fit for purpose and that there are<br />

clear lines of responsibility and accountability for service<br />

delivery and standards of performance;<br />

> That L&S staff will have the opportunity to take advantage of<br />

relevant professional development opportunities and that this<br />

will be reflected in a corporate professional development plan;<br />

> That Nl prisons will remain a volatile and challenging working<br />

environment;<br />

> That currently projected changes to the built environment and<br />

prison population provide a realistic context for developing the<br />

service.<br />

7. Objectives<br />

7.1. The strategic plan sets out the key objectives for L&S across the 4<br />

broad areas of the NIPS Corporate <strong>Plan</strong> with some minor<br />

modifications:<br />

> Service delivery and results;<br />

> People and development;


Communications and external and internal relationships with<br />

partners and stakeholders;<br />

> Structure, processes and resources.<br />

8. Service Delivery and Results<br />

8.1. There will be a full review of current L&S service provision to test<br />

the ongoing relevance and benefits of each service against the<br />

following criteria:<br />

> Does the service meet the needs of prisoners by developing a<br />

sense of self worth and by improving educational and skills<br />

attainment through externally recognised and accredited<br />

qualifications;<br />

> Is the service viable when measured against attendance,<br />

capacity and accreditation levels but also reflecting the need to<br />

provide a broad range of relevant services to meet the distinct<br />

needs of different groups of prisoners including e.g. women<br />

prisoners, juveniles and prisoners with a learning disability<br />

and/or a learning and communication difficulty;<br />

> Are the skills and qualifications provided likely to lead to<br />

opportunities for employment, training or further education on<br />

release;<br />

> Does the service support more effective offender management<br />

by offering L&S opportunities directly linked to sentence and<br />

resettlement planning ensuring that education assessments<br />

are linked to sentence planning and intervention programmes<br />

and education levels are matched against the learning skills<br />

required to participate fully in offender behavior programmes.<br />

8.2. Each Establishment will develop a plan to address<br />

recommendations made in Inspection reports from the 4 inspection<br />

bodies (ETI, CJINI, HMCI and 1MB) or arising from a report by the<br />

Prison Ombudsman where these relate to the provision and delivery<br />

of learning and skills services.<br />

8.3. An annual evaluation of the Improving Quality and Raising<br />

Standards process will form the basis of a continuous improvement<br />

plan to be developed at each Establishment for approval by the<br />

Governor and L&S Branch.


8.4. Action <strong>Plan</strong>s will be developed to widen participation and improve<br />

the delivery of L&S to remand, female, foreign nationals and<br />

juvenile prisoners for approval by Governors and L&S Branch.<br />

8.5. An investigation will be conducted into the costs and benefits of<br />

developing positive factors that encourage prisoners to attend<br />

education and training classes.<br />

8.6. Management information collated and reported through PRISM will<br />

be developed to improve the accuracy and completeness of<br />

attendance records and to provide a reliable basis against which to<br />

assess performance and evaluate outcomes against costs.<br />

8.7. Widening participation in and the delivery of Essential <strong>Skills</strong> will be<br />

given the highest priority; and<br />

8.8. Each Establishment will develop an annual Business <strong>Plan</strong> and an<br />

associated Risk Register detailing in priority order how the strategic<br />

plan is to be delivered and resourced.<br />

8.9. A multi-agency steering group (MASG) has been working to develop<br />

and improve the delivery of appropriate L&S services to offenders in<br />

custody and in the community who have a learning disability and/or<br />

learning or communication difficulties. This represents a<br />

considerable challenge to NIPS because of the potentially high<br />

proportion of such offenders in custody and the scale of the work<br />

involved. The core issues were agreed at a "Round Table"<br />

consultation event at Hillsborough chaired by the Minister, Paul<br />

Goggins in June 2009. This has provided the template for change.<br />

Implementing the recommendations from a MASG report to<br />

Ministers to be completed around July <strong>2010</strong> will be a key element in<br />

year 1 of the strategic plan. The recommendations will focus on the<br />

4 areas of:<br />

> Screening of prisoners on committal;<br />

> Staff training;<br />

> Appropriate interventions; and<br />

> Inter-agency information sharing protocols.


9. People and Development<br />

9.1. A strategic professional development plan will be created based on<br />

agreed business needs drawn from annual business plans and staff<br />

Personal Development <strong>Plan</strong>s (PDP).<br />

9.2. Every member of staff in L&S based in establishments will have a<br />

PDP signed off by the Establishment Head of <strong>Learning</strong> and <strong>Skills</strong>.<br />

9.3. The strategic professional plan will include opportunities for staff to<br />

develop new and relevant skills and to maintain the service delivery<br />

standards required in the wider L&S environment including FE<br />

colleges where these skills directly relate to prisoner needs and<br />

approved NIPS objectives.<br />

9.4. Each Establishment will produce an annual evaluation report on<br />

learning and development activity including an assessment of how<br />

training has improved performance and service delivery.<br />

9.5. A corporate recognition process will be developed to acknowledge<br />

achievement at team and individual level.<br />

10. Communications and External and Internal Relationships with Partners<br />

and Stakeholders<br />

10.1. A corporate L&S communication policy will be developed focused<br />

on core objectives and strengthening relationships between<br />

establishments and with partners and stakeholders.<br />

10.2. A cross-cutting group will be established at each prison bringing<br />

together representatives from key internal and external partners<br />

and stakeholders (see year 1 implementation plan) where there is<br />

a clear inter-dependence for effective service delivery. The group<br />

will be chaired by the Head of L&S at each establishment and will<br />

focus on improving coordination and service delivery.<br />

10.3 A corporate marketing strategy will be developed to promote<br />

wider participation in L&S.<br />

10.4. Establishment Heads of <strong>Learning</strong> and <strong>Skills</strong> will participate fully as<br />

members of the Governors' senior management team.<br />

10.5. An employability strategy will be developed linking L&S services<br />

to employment market trends and opportunities.


10.6. As the IT Strategy is implemented greater use will be made of IT<br />

as an educational source and archive to record, share and report<br />

on L&S services and outcomes. Information will be recorded and<br />

shared on education assessments, referrals from and to partner<br />

bodies (internal and external) for interventions and to<br />

systematically record a prisoners L&S progression against agreed<br />

sentences plans.<br />

10.7. An engagement strategy with prisoners' families will be developed<br />

to promote interest and uptake of L&S services and to encourage<br />

families to actively support involvement in education and training.<br />

11. Structures, processes and resources<br />

11.1. L&S Branch will lead a corporate approach to resource planning<br />

and allocation ensuring that resource needs align with business<br />

needs and are supported by detailed business plans.<br />

11.2. A revised sale of goods policy will be introduced ensuring<br />

effective governance arrangements are in place and regulating<br />

the arrangements for the sale of goods to internal and external<br />

customers.<br />

11.3. Discussions will be initiated with senior management on how<br />

resources allocated to L&S can be protected to ensure effective<br />

and reliable service delivery and attendance.<br />

12. Conclusion<br />

12.1. The absence of a corporate strategic planning process has been a<br />

significant impediment to service growth and delivery. The<br />

absence of corporate L&S objectives and associated performance<br />

measures has made it difficult to both recognize our successes or<br />

to hold us to account for service failures both at individual<br />

establishment level to the Governor and at a corporate level.<br />

12.2. Effective corporate governance requires clear lines of delegation<br />

and accountability. The strategic plan assigns roles and<br />

responsibilities against specified objectives and provides the<br />

means to measure success. Most importantly it establishes and<br />

facilitates a partnership approach to L&S service delivery that is<br />

currently absent.


12.3. Partnership involves collaboration in a joint venture where we<br />

work collectively to achieve shared objectives. Success will<br />

depend on the strength of our partnerships with prison staff and a<br />

wide range of internal (e.g. Offender Management/Resettlement<br />

staff, Prison Psychology, Prison Healthcare, prisoners) and<br />

external groups (e.g. Niacro Jobtrack, Extern, Duke of Edinburgh<br />

Award Scheme, FE Colleges, voluntary sector groups).<br />

12.4. Implementing the objectives in the strategic plan will strengthen<br />

corporate governance by establishing service level agreements,<br />

regularizing financial planning, monitoring, evaluating and<br />

reporting of performance and by holding us all to account for the<br />

delivery of assigned responsibilities.<br />

12.5. Implementation <strong>Plan</strong>s are attached setting out the objectives, lead<br />

responsibility for delivery, partners, deadlines and performance<br />

targets for each year of the strategic plan. The plan will role<br />

forward adding a new final year as the first year concludes. It will<br />

evolve as its implementation is monitored and evaluated.<br />

Consequently new objectives and performance targets will arise<br />

and old targets will be revised. This is the norm in an effective<br />

planning process. Staff and relevant partners will be consulted<br />

and their views taken into account as the plan progresses.<br />

25 March <strong>2010</strong>


<strong>Learning</strong> and <strong>Skills</strong> Strategy <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>13</strong>: - Implementation <strong>Plan</strong><br />

ANNEX A<br />

Yeari: <strong>2010</strong>-11<br />

Objective Lead Role Partners Stakeholders Performance<br />

Measures<br />

1. Review of current HOLS Prison Staff Prisoners • L&S services<br />

services against L&S Branch Families align with and<br />

performance Jobtrack Employers support<br />

criteria OMG FE Colleges sentence<br />

PAF Accreditation planning and<br />

Psychology Bodies included in a<br />

DEL service level<br />

Duke of agreement<br />

Edinburgh's<br />

Award<br />

between L&S<br />

and OMG;<br />

• Education<br />

assessments<br />

completed to<br />

meet offender<br />

management<br />

and sentence<br />

planning<br />

deadlines;<br />

• 90% of courses<br />

leading to<br />

externally<br />

recognized<br />

accreditations;<br />

• Service is cost<br />

effective and<br />

can be<br />

delivered within<br />

existing<br />

resources,<br />

enrolment is<br />

80% of<br />

capacity and<br />

average<br />

attendance<br />

levels of 60%<br />

against<br />

enrolment<br />

achieved;<br />

• ES (literacy<br />

and numeracy)<br />

enrollments<br />

increase 10%<br />

above 2009<br />

10


Objective<br />

Lead Role<br />

Year 1:<strong>2010</strong>-11<br />

Partners Stakeholders Performance<br />

Measures<br />

levels;<br />

• ES average<br />

attendance<br />

increase 20%<br />

against 2009<br />

levels;<br />

• Embedded ES<br />

included by<br />

year end in<br />

35% of all<br />

recreational<br />

educational<br />

and training<br />

courses;<br />

• Current DEL<br />

funded FE<br />

College ES<br />

provision is<br />

maintained in<br />

Magilligan and<br />

increased in<br />

Maghaberry<br />

and HBW;<br />

• Prisoner and<br />

employer<br />

satisfaction<br />

levels with<br />

accreditation<br />

type and level<br />

measured<br />

annually;<br />

• 25% of<br />

prisoners who<br />

complete the<br />

Jobtrack<br />

Programme<br />

gain<br />

employment or<br />

training places<br />

on release;<br />

statistics<br />

maintained on<br />

post release<br />

employment<br />

levels to inform<br />

future targets;<br />

> A programme


Year 1:<strong>2010</strong>-11<br />

Objective Lead Role Partners Stakeholders Performance<br />

Measures<br />

of ES and<br />

cognitive thinking<br />

courses developed<br />

in consultation with<br />

OMU by September<br />

<strong>2010</strong> to maximize<br />

prisoners capacity to<br />

participate fully in<br />

behavioural and<br />

therapeutic<br />

programmes; •<br />

Review completed<br />

(October <strong>2010</strong>).<br />

2. Implement<br />

recommendations from<br />

MASG on <strong>Learning</strong><br />

Disability and <strong>Learning</strong><br />

and Communications<br />

Difficulties<br />

L&S Branch<br />

HOLS Prison<br />

Staff Multi-<br />

Agency Steering<br />

Group on<br />

<strong>Learning</strong><br />

Disability and<br />

<strong>Learning</strong> and<br />

Communication<br />

Difficulties<br />

<strong>Learning</strong> and<br />

<strong>Skills</strong> Forum<br />

Information<br />

Sharing Sub-<br />

Group<br />

Prisoners<br />

Families<br />

• MASG Report to<br />

PSMB and Ministers<br />

(Sept <strong>2010</strong>); •<br />

Implement new<br />

screening, training,<br />

interventions and<br />

information sharing<br />

arrangements<br />

(March 2011).<br />

3. Each Establishment<br />

develops a <strong>2010</strong>-11<br />

Business <strong>Plan</strong> based<br />

on the <strong>Strategic</strong> <strong>Plan</strong><br />

HOLS<br />

L&S Branch<br />

Prison staff<br />

PAF FE<br />

Colleges<br />

Jobtrack<br />

Duke of<br />

Edinburgh's<br />

Award<br />

Prisoners<br />

Employers<br />

FE Colleges<br />

Inspection<br />

Bodies<br />

• Consultation on<br />

draft business plans<br />

(July-Aug<strong>2010</strong>): •<br />

Business <strong>Plan</strong>s<br />

approved and<br />

resources allocated<br />

on priority basis<br />

(Sept <strong>2010</strong>); •<br />

Quarterly<br />

monitoring of<br />

implementation in<br />

June,<br />

12


Year: <strong>2010</strong>-11<br />

Objective Lead Role Partners Stakeholders Performance<br />

Measures<br />

September,<br />

December and<br />

March.<br />

4. Improving Quality and<br />

Raising Standards<br />

HOLS L&S<br />

Branch<br />

PAF FE<br />

Colleges<br />

Accreditation<br />

Bodies<br />

Prison Staff<br />

Prisoners<br />

Inspection<br />

Bodies<br />

• Review and<br />

revise initial<br />

standards and<br />

targets (April <strong>2010</strong>);<br />

• Develop 3-year<br />

continuous<br />

improvement plan<br />

(July-Sept <strong>2010</strong>)<br />

5. Introduce revised sale<br />

of goods policy<br />

L&S Branch<br />

HOLS NIPS<br />

Finance Branch<br />

Prison Staff<br />

Prisoners<br />

Families<br />

Approved<br />

charities<br />

• Policy<br />

implemented (April<br />

<strong>2010</strong>); •<br />

Accounting<br />

arrangements in<br />

place to check<br />

invoices against<br />

payments on a<br />

quarterly basis<br />

(June, Sept, Dec<br />

and March)<br />

6. Action <strong>Plan</strong>s to<br />

widen participation<br />

HOLS<br />

L&S Branch<br />

Prison Staff<br />

PAF Duke of<br />

Edinburgh's<br />

Award FE<br />

Colleges<br />

Prisoners<br />

Families<br />

• Specific action<br />

plans developed<br />

for sentenced,<br />

remands, female<br />

and juvenile<br />

prisoners to market<br />

services, promote<br />

involvement and<br />

present benefits<br />

(Sept <strong>2010</strong>); •<br />

Joint JJC and<br />

HBW action plan<br />

agreed to improve<br />

cooperation,<br />

<strong>13</strong>


Year 1:<strong>2010</strong>-11<br />

Objective Lead Role Partners Stakeholders Performance<br />

Measures<br />

planning,<br />

service delivery.<br />

Information sharing<br />

and research on<br />

what works (April<br />

<strong>2010</strong>); • Identify<br />

the costs and<br />

benefits of<br />

introducing<br />

common financial<br />

incentives for all<br />

prisoners attending<br />

L&S courses<br />

(June-Sept <strong>2010</strong>).<br />

7. Establishment Crosscutting<br />

L&S Steering<br />

Groups<br />

HOLS<br />

L&S Branch<br />

PAF Prison<br />

Staff Prison<br />

Healthcare<br />

Psychology<br />

Jobtrack<br />

Extern Duke<br />

of<br />

Edinburgh's<br />

Award OMG<br />

Prisoners<br />

Families FE<br />

Colleges<br />

Accreditation<br />

Bodies<br />

• HOLS included<br />

in Governor's senior<br />

management team<br />

(April <strong>2010</strong>); • TOR<br />

agreed by group at<br />

first meeting (July-<br />

Aug<strong>2010</strong>); •<br />

Action plan<br />

developed to<br />

improve<br />

cooperation,<br />

coordination and<br />

service delivery<br />

(Sept <strong>2010</strong>); •<br />

Steering Group<br />

meets monthly to<br />

review progress and<br />

evaluate outcomes.<br />

8. Employability<br />

Strategy<br />

L&S Branch<br />

HOLS<br />

Cross-cutting<br />

L&S Steering<br />

Groups Prison<br />

Staff<br />

Prisoners<br />

Families<br />

Employers<br />

DEL<br />

Employability<br />

Advisor recruited<br />

in L&S Branch


Year 1:<strong>2010</strong>-11<br />

Objective Lead Role Partners Stakeholders Performance<br />

Measures<br />

DEL Career<br />

Advice Service<br />

FE Colleges<br />

Accreditation<br />

Bodies<br />

(Dec <strong>2010</strong>); •<br />

Consultation on<br />

draft Employability<br />

Strategy (Dec <strong>2010</strong>-<br />

Feb 2011): •<br />

Strategy introduced<br />

(March 2011).<br />

9. Implementation of IT<br />

Strategy<br />

L&S Branch<br />

HOLS IT<br />

Support<br />

Prison Staff<br />

Prisoners<br />

• IT Steering<br />

Group will continue<br />

to oversee the<br />

implementation of<br />

the 5-year IT<br />

Strategy supported<br />

by IT coordinators<br />

at each<br />

Establishment; •<br />

Quarterly progress<br />

reports will be<br />

prepared and<br />

circulated by the<br />

Chairperson of the<br />

IT Steering Group<br />

(June, Sept, Dec<br />

and March)<br />

10. Review PRISM<br />

accuracy and report<br />

formats<br />

HOLS<br />

L&S Branch<br />

Prison Staff<br />

PAF FE<br />

Colleges DEL<br />

• Identify and<br />

address causes of<br />

inaccurate reporting<br />

(April-May <strong>2010</strong>); •<br />

Develop and<br />

implement revised<br />

reporting formats<br />

(July <strong>2010</strong>) • 6-<br />

monthly review of<br />

PRISM<br />

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Year 1:<strong>2010</strong>-11<br />

Objective Lead Role Partners Stakeholders Performance<br />

Measures<br />

accuracy (Sept<br />

and March).<br />

11. Corporate approach<br />

to financial planning<br />

and budgeting<br />

L&S Branch<br />

HOLS Prison<br />

Staff NIPS<br />

Finance Branch<br />

PAF<br />

FE Colleges<br />

DEL<br />

• Process of<br />

quarterly monitoring<br />

of expenditure<br />

against budgets and<br />

forecast introduced<br />

(June, Sept, Dec and<br />

March); • Financial<br />

plans and bids for<br />

next financial year<br />

submitted to L&S<br />

Branch and<br />

Governors for<br />

approval (December<br />

<strong>2010</strong>); • L&S<br />

budget bids agreed<br />

(January 2011).<br />

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ANNEX B<br />

Year 2: 2011-12<br />

Objective Lead Role Partners Stakeholders Performance<br />

Measures<br />

1. Family L&S Branch HOLS Prisoners • Questionnaire<br />

Engagement Prison Family Extern issued to<br />

Strategy Officers Niacro survey views of<br />

Prison staff<br />

family visitors<br />

Resettlement<br />

on L&S<br />

Branch<br />

services (May<br />

Quakers 2011);<br />

Centre<br />

• Action <strong>Plan</strong><br />

Duke of<br />

introduced to<br />

Edinburgh's<br />

Award<br />

widen family<br />

participation<br />

and support for<br />

L&S delivery<br />

(June-Sept<br />

2011).<br />

2. Professional staff HOLS PSC Prisoners • Professional<br />

development plan L&S Branch PAF Development<br />

in place FE Colleges Prison Staff <strong>Plan</strong> approved<br />

CAL<br />

L&S staff<br />

by L&S Branch<br />

and Governors<br />

(June 2011);<br />

• Evaluation<br />

process<br />

implemented<br />

(August 2011);<br />

• End year<br />

evaluation<br />

report<br />

completed<br />

(March 2011).<br />

3. Corporate L&S Branch HOLS : L&S Staff • Consultation<br />

Recognition and Prison Staff PAF document<br />

Reward Scheme NIPS FE Colleges issued<br />

Personnel<br />

proposing<br />

process,<br />

performance<br />

standards and<br />

awards criteria<br />

(October 2011);<br />

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Year 2: 2011-12<br />

Objective Lead Role Partners Stakeholders Performance<br />

Measures<br />

Agreed policy<br />

introduced (March<br />

2011);<br />

•<br />

4. Corporate<br />

Communication<br />

Policy<br />

L&S Branch<br />

HOLS<br />

PAF Prison<br />

Staff OMG<br />

Psychology<br />

Prison<br />

Healthcare<br />

PBNI<br />

Jobtrack<br />

Prisoners FE<br />

Colleges DEL<br />

Accreditation<br />

Bodies<br />

Families Duke<br />

of Edinburgh's<br />

Award<br />

• Policy drafted<br />

for consultation<br />

(June 2011); •<br />

Agreed policy<br />

introduced (Sept 1<br />

2011).<br />

5. L&S Staff and<br />

Budgets Ring<br />

fenced<br />

L&S Branch<br />

HOLS Prison<br />

Staff NIPS<br />

Personnel<br />

PAF FE<br />

Colleges DEL<br />

• Consultation on<br />

potential<br />

arrangements to<br />

introduced ringfenced<br />

budgets and<br />

staffing (April 2011);<br />

• Report on<br />

agreed process<br />

issued and<br />

implemented (Aug-<br />

Sept 2011).<br />

6. Fundamental Review<br />

of L&S Service<br />

Provision<br />

Arrangements<br />

L&S Branch<br />

HOLS L&S<br />

Staff Prison<br />

Staff NIPS<br />

Senior<br />

Management<br />

Cross-cutting<br />

Steering<br />

Groups<br />

FE Colleges<br />

DEL<br />

Prisoners<br />

• Consultation on<br />

options for future<br />

shape of L&S<br />

services (June 2011)<br />

• Conference to<br />

consider option for<br />

future service<br />

delivery (October<br />

2011); • Way<br />

Forward proposals<br />

issued (Jan-March<br />

2012).<br />

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ANNEXC<br />

Year 3: 2012-<strong>13</strong><br />

Objective Lead Role Partners Stakeholders Performance<br />

Measures<br />

1. Way Forward L&S Branch HOLS FE Colleges • L&S model<br />

Proposals L&S Staff implemented<br />

Introduced Prison Staff DEL (September<br />

NIPS Senior<br />

Management Prisoners<br />

2012)<br />

Cross-cutting<br />

Steering<br />

Groups<br />

Nipsa<br />

POA<br />

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Robin Masefield<br />

Director General<br />

I<br />

Director Operation<br />

Colin McConnell<br />

_L<br />

D/Director of Operations<br />

Alan Craig<br />

Pat Maguire<br />

Governor Maghaberry<br />

_L<br />

Tom Woods<br />

Governor Magilligan<br />

Gary Alcock<br />

A/Governor Hydebank<br />

Head of <strong>Learning</strong> &<br />

<strong>Skills</strong> Branch HQ<br />

Governor for<br />

<strong>Learning</strong> & <strong>Skills</strong><br />

Governor for<br />

<strong>Learning</strong> & <strong>Skills</strong><br />

Governor for<br />

<strong>Learning</strong> & <strong>Skills</strong><br />

Head of <strong>Learning</strong> &<br />

<strong>Skills</strong><br />

Head of <strong>Learning</strong> &<br />

<strong>Skills</strong><br />

Head of <strong>Learning</strong> &<br />

<strong>Skills</strong><br />

Teachers Instructors Teachers<br />

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Instructors<br />

Teachers<br />

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Instructors

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