The UK’s first secure school, Oasis Restore, may have been a long-time coming – initially announced in 2016, it is opening four years later than intended – but it really does represent a major shift in the youth secure estate.
There are the changes to the setting itself: bars across the windows, the slamming of heavy doors and prison officer-style uniforms have all been consigned to the dustbin of history to ensure Oasis Restore looks very different to its predecessors – young offender institutions (YOI) or secure training centres (STC). In their place are tech-based security measures that remove the need for trauma-inducing jangling keys, calming décor and natural light, and staff who wear casual clothes.
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