Prisoners have no lessons for two years due to Covid, report says

EDUCATION in prisons is in a “parlous state”, with teachers often left in empty classrooms because prisoners have not been escorted to their lessons, a head of Ofsted has warned. (Picture: PA)

Some prisoners have had no classroom lessons for two years because leaders are taking a “cautious” approach to Covid, a damning Ofsted report said.

The number of prisoners taking part in education or work is still “a lot lower” than before the pandemic, with some prisoners not stepping foot in a classroom since March 2020.