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Declining standards in young offender institutions

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Sir Martyn Oliver, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills, and Charlie Taylor, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, have expressed their deep concern at declining standards in young offender institutions.

  • Over the past decade, young offender institutions (YOIs) have seen a reduction in the quality and quantity of education.
  • YOIs are struggling to manage challenging behaviour, which is seeing children increasingly kept in isolation.
  • Some children are allowed as little as half an hour a day outside their cell.

    • Young offender institutions house children and young people who have committed a criminal offence. They play a vital role in helping to turn around the lives of these children and young people. They are meant to offer at least 15 hours of education a week.

    A joint review by Ofsted and His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP), published today, shows that educational opportunities for children in YOIs have been steadily declining for the last decade.

    Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver said:

    I am deeply concerned by these findings. The children in these institutions are entitled to a high-quality education that supports them to turn their lives around. The system is failing them.

    I am especially concerned that children are spending extended periods in isolation, further compromising their opportunity to become successful and productive citizens upon their release.

    HMIP’s Chief Inspector, Charlie Taylor said:

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