Projects
Our Peer Monitoring Service provides tailored support to individuals who may find it difficult to engage fully in education or regime. Peer mentors work directly on the wings, reaching out to those who are reluctant to attend, offering a more personal and interactive approach.
Support is also available within classrooms, where peer mentors assist both learners and staff to create a more positive and inclusive learning environment. In addition, safe spaces are provided when time-out is needed, ensuring individuals have the opportunity to reflect and re-engage at their own pace.
Our aim is to promote reflection, build confidence, and encourage progression in both education and work, helping more individuals to engage positively with the regime.
At HMP Holme House, the Peer Monitoring Service plays a vital role in supporting individuals who may struggle to engage with education and the wider regime. Peer mentors work directly on the wings, reaching those who are less likely to participate, offering encouragement and a more personal, interactive approach.
This support also extends into the classroom, where peer mentors assist learners and teachers to create an inclusive and supportive environment. In addition, safe spaces are available for those who need time out, helping individuals to reflect and return with a positive mindset.
Our focus is on reflection, personal growth, and progression into education and work, ensuring that more individuals take part in and benefit from the regime.
At Polmont we deliver a variety of projects, 121 sessions, youth clubs and social action projects all developed in conjunction with the young people of Polmont using a participatory approach. We use Youth Work methodologies and the national occupational standards of Youth work to ensure the young people are getting the best possible youth service. These sessions provide young people with fun, engaging and informative activities to enhance their skills, experiences, and knowledge. Our aim is to encourage young people to engage and improve behaviour with the regime and other departments through effective engagement and positive relationships.
At Feltham, we aim to support the development of young people skills and knowledge to enable them to find their voice and actively participate in accessing provisions to support their progression and success on release we do this during our curriculum and one to one sessions . Additionally we deliver support and facilitate the youth council, aiming to bring the young people together collectively to make positive changes withing the establishment, focusing on developing their voice and active participation. We also deliver youth club’s where the young people are able to mix and socialise with peers taking part in team building and confidence boosting activities.
At HMP & YOI Styal we support and manage the young adult’s hub alongside prison colleagues. We plan activities with the young women we work with and deliver issue-based courses to support individuals to learn new skills, increase confidence and self-esteem, support relationship building and encourage positive participation across the Hub.
At Wetherby we work with the young people from the moment they enter the establishment and throughout their whole journey. We provide support in 1:1’s, group settings and youth clubs developing their skills and providing them with tools to help transition or reintegrate back into the community.
Enrichment sessions take place across different areas of the establishment, from creative and cultural workshops to group discussions and structured activities that promote teamwork and personal growth. These opportunities allow participants to reflect, express themselves, and build the resilience needed for education, work, and life beyond custody.