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Prisons and Secure Accommodation: EducationNews

Prisons and Secure Accommodation: Education

This Parliamentary Written Question response sets out government figures and policy detail on prison education…
Expert Predictions: What Will EdTech Look Like In 2025?News

Expert Predictions: What Will EdTech Look Like In 2025?

This TechRound piece is a multi-expert prediction article exploring what EdTech is expected to look…
“Prison overcrowding is a serious problem, but our Ministry of Justice-certified tech could help a quarter of prisoners from going back to jail.”News

“Prison overcrowding is a serious problem, but our Ministry of Justice-certified tech could help a quarter of prisoners from going back to jail.”

This article examines how prison overcrowding in the UK is creating pressure for new solutions,…
Prison tech company wins “no brainer” Google Social Impact AwardNews

Prison tech company wins “no brainer” Google Social Impact Award

This article reports that a prison technology company has been awarded a Google Social Impact…
‘Innovation’ the watchword at the recently-held Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2024News

‘Innovation’ the watchword at the recently-held Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2024

This article reports on the Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2024, an event celebrating…
World Usability Day: “One inmate didn’t know how to use the cursor”News

World Usability Day: “One inmate didn’t know how to use the cursor”

This article highlights how severe digital exclusion remains inside UK prisons, using the example of…
Education Technology Day: A Call To Address Prison EducationNews

Education Technology Day: A Call To Address Prison Education

This article marks Education Technology Day by arguing that it should be used as a…
Addicted To Doomscrolling And Online Trivia? Prison-Style Education Might Be The AnswerNews

Addicted To Doomscrolling And Online Trivia? Prison-Style Education Might Be The Answer

This opinion piece uses the idea of “doomscrolling” to argue that the way we consume…
In jail and offline: Internet lack worsens UK’s prisons crisisNews

In jail and offline: Internet lack worsens UK’s prisons crisis

This article examines how the lack of internet access in UK prisons is worsening an…
The tech businesses remaking our digital worldNews

The tech businesses remaking our digital world

This article explores how a new wave of “tech for good” companies are reshaping the…
Prisoners embrace higher education: “I’m hoping it opens the door to a chance”News

Prisoners embrace higher education: “I’m hoping it opens the door to a chance”

This article explores how prisoners in England and Wales are increasingly engaging with higher education…
‘We must reduce numbers’News

‘We must reduce numbers’

This commentary examines the growing crisis of prison overcrowding and argues that simply building more…