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Young Offender Institutions: Teachers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that teachers in young offenders institutes receive adequate (a) training and (b) support to help them address potentially challenging behaviour by offenders in those

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Ministry of Justice
Tabled
12 Nov 2024
Target answer date
14 Nov 2024
Answer
18 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that teachers in young offenders institutes receive adequate (a) training and (b) support to help them address potentially challenging behaviour by offenders in those

  2. 14 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    All teachers in Young Offender Institutions (YOIs) have access to training and continuing professional development led by education providers, based on individual need. Teachers in YOI education departments utilise the behaviour management strategies set ...

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