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Limited provision of education undermines positive practice at Parc YOI, inspectors find

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A limited curriculum and weaknesses in the quality of teaching is undermining positive practice at Parc Young Offender Institution (YOI), inspectors have found.
Parc YOI has consistently been rated as the best YOI in the country. Picture: HMI Prisons
Parc YOI has consistently been rated as the best YOI in the country. Picture: HMI Prisons

An unannounced visit to the YOI in October last year by HMI Prisons found that “purposeful activity had deteriorated and was now not sufficiently good. However, the quality of outcomes in safety, care and resettlement had been sustained, and remained good, a significant achievement.”

Inspectors found that lacking provision of education had contributed to the decline in the quality of "purposeful activity".

According to the report, a limited curriculum and weaknesses in the quality of teaching meant that the provision of education had declined to "adequate", it had previously been rated as "good".

There were “inconsistencies in the deployment of education staff, and shortcomings in the quality of teaching and assessment” alongside “no reading strategy” and slow action from partnership arrangements and key stakeholders to support the successful transition of education providers.

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