A poster, video, and research summary exploring a project that sought to use learner voice in a prison setting to improve teaching and learning offered to offender learners
The project focused on providing opportunities for students (inmates) to become Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) in classrooms and workshops to assist the tutor, help individual students in one-to-one and group settings, mentor and supoort learners, and enhance the classroom environment.
•The value to the student (inmate) of being a Learning Support Assistant helped the student to progress in furthering their qualifications, helped with re-categorisation decisions throughout their prison sentence, and helped with employability skills for future release back in society.
•LSAs supported the teachers and the class which was paramount in the lower level classes where more one-to-one support was required.
•All the Learning Support Assistants were participating to help students and tutors and not for monetary gain of the payment from the prison.
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