A decade of declining quality of education in young offender institutions: the systemic shortcomings that fail children
A joint thematic review of education in young offender institutions carried out by Ofsted and HMI Prisons.
The joint report draws on Ofsted and HMI Prisons’ 32 full inspection reports, and five reports following independent reviews of progress, across a 10-year period from June 2014 to March 2024. It also draws on comments from surveys of young offenders in custody, comments from leaders at education providers, YOI leaders and managers, and inspectors’ comments and findings.
The review sets out a bleak picture of steadily declining educational opportunities and quality, reduced work experience and work opportunities, and sharply reduced time out of cell for children. In the worst case, in one setting some children had only half an hour out of their locked cells per day.
Read the report: A decade of declining quality of education in young offender institutions: the systemic shortcomings that fail children – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)