An inspection of Cookham Wood YOI in Kent, which holds 15- to 18-year-olds, found that difficulties in getting young people out of cells to attend the wide range of group-based services available led to a "significant waste" of resources, undermining education and therapy work.
The report found that Cookham Wood had "many redeeming features," including some enthusiastic staff with the vast majority of teaching, learning and assessment deemed to be "good" and boys found to be achieving "very well".
However, the report noted that a lack of escort officers resulted in difficulties getting boys to group lessons.
Between April and June 2017, about 40 per cent of planned groups, such as art therapy and managing emotions and resilience groups, had been cancelled.
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