Figures revealed in Parliament show that the LSC contractors were providing just 11.38 average hours learning a week at Stoke Heath, Shropshire; 12.46 at Warren Hill, Suffolk; and 14.03 at Brinsford, Wolverhampton.
The LSC also provided just 14.74 average weekly hours per learner at Huntercombe, Oxfordshire. This comes despite the LSC spending £2.25m on education at Huntercombe, more than at any other YOI.
A Youth Justice Board spokeswoman said the LSC was contracted to provide 15 hours of teacher time per learner, but this did not necessarily translate into 15 hours of learning, as it could include lesson preparation. She said that the LSC's new contract, coming into force on 1 August, would stipulate 15 hours of learning and skills provision for each young person.
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