EAP in Prisons: working together to map out alternatives

by Diana Scott
Deputy Head of Pre-sessional Programmes, Durham University

I’m writing to all who share the mission of helping students respond effectively to their academic demands. You know who you are!

I want to flag up a category of HE student you may not have reached yet.  There are multiple initiatives to bring higher education into prisons (see https://www.prisonerseducation.org.uk/pupil). A popular model involves delivering a UG/PG module inside prison to a ‘mixed’ class of prisoners and run-of-the-mill university students.

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