Philosophy In Prison

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@CoxheadMike @KirstineSzifris @aislinnodonnell Congratulations!!!!

Read this. Thank you @francescrook theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

People should be able to take GCSEs & A-levels in every prison – they open the door to college, university & work. But it's not possible to sit exams in many prisons. So we must make sure that every learner can complete assignments & take exams too. tes.com/news/gcses-cal…

Last month, our Reading Group Roundup column for Inside Time focussed on Book Talk, the remote reading group initiative we started during lockdown. Have a read here: prisonreadinggroups.org.uk/may-2021-readi…

“Every prison has to have a library. Not so every school.” Very disappointed to hear @bbcnickrobinson use this headline for a piece promoting school libraries on @BBCr4today this morning. I suspect (hope) it was used to grab attention. However, it is a dangerous statement. 1/8

"The slow development of these hard conversations brings respect, tolerance, even understanding, in a context that is liberating just because it is limited and constrained." Professor M. M. McCabe FBA (@mmmccabe1) on the teaching philosophy in prison: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/podcasts/10-mi…

I'm really proud of this feature in tomorrow's @tes: I talk to the experts about the impact Covid has had on prison education and find lack of access to tech plus policymakers’ failure to prioritise inmates’ needs means prison educators have been facing an uphill struggle

Studying can be a lifeline for people in prison. Help us give more people the opportunity to make tomorrow better than today: prisonerseducation.org.uk/get-involved/d…

This week's @BigIssue is dedicated to prisons, highlighting the huge challenges of the past year as well as lots of the inspiring work going on. Well done @BigIssue @PauldMcNamee @giveabookorg @manwithbooks @Shannon_Trust

"Broad and flexible adult education builds community, strengthens mental health, and helps people lead fulfilling lives." We’ve signed this open letter on the importance of adult education and lifelong learning 👇 centenarycommission.org/letter-to-the-… @AdultEd100

Last year we helped over 1000 people to start distance learning courses in prison. But which courses were the most popular? Find out here! prisonerseducation.org.uk/2021/02/2020s-…

Copies of our 2020 Annual Review ready to be posted off to PRG partners and friends! We're very excited to share it with you all online next week. It's been good to reflect on all the positives achieved in 2020, despite the obstacles. [Cover art by Lawrence Mathias 🙌]

It's great to hear from prisons how our family gifts make a difference 📚"Thank you for taking the time to do something for my boys, thank you for providing the books also. (One of) my sons was showing him his book about the planets – he had it all bookmarked and everything!"🌍

@rebell_justice Good to hear your voice again.

"Her wings are cut and then she is blamed for not knowing how to fly.” - Simone de Beauvoir - #womeninprison #womensart #womeninjustice #womensrights #TheView

@mmmccabe1 @Thomas_Kupka @StevenFrench4 @wayouttvchannel @coracleinside @PrisonRadioUK Also major shout out to @Prison_Learning and @PrisonersEd who are doing the most amazing work.

@Thomas_Kupka @StevenFrench4 @PhiloPrison We @PhiloPrison have been building remote work ( tricky for tech and security reasons) and there is a huge amount that could be done — we have been hugely helped by @wayouttvchannel @coracleinside and @PrisonRadioUK.

Proud that our Philosophy series will launch on @wayouttvchannel next Friday. Many thanks to all our brilliant contributors, Louisa our editor and to Jezz at WayOut — we hope everyone will enjoy these videos!