This step-by-step guide for effective relational practice in prisons codifies Unlocked’s unique approach to developing outstanding prison officers and makes it available to anyone for the first time. Read more 👇

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Natasha underlined the importance of giving prison officers access to high-quality training resources to support them to build transformative relationships with those in their care, ultimately improving outcomes and reducing reoffending.

This training manual enables staff to take their professional development into their own hands, supporting them to create a safer and more rehabilitative environment on the landings, ultimately improving outcomes and reducing reoffending. Find out more unlockedgrads.org.uk/news-item/in...

We are delighted that we can now share our uniquely successful model with anyone for the first time, ensuring all prison officers have access to the best development opportunities to improve their practice and build transformative relationships with those in their care.

They explained how this step-by-step guide for effective relational practice has the potential to transform training for a workforce that is so often forgotten, working with some of the hardest to reach people in some of the toughest public sector environments.

During the event, we heard from the co-authors of the book, @natashaporter.bsky.social and Harry Fletcher-Wood, as well as others including Jenny Louis - Governor of HMP Belmarsh - and Charlie Taylor - HM Chief Inspector of Prisons - who outlined the role this book could play in our prisons.

We look forward to launching the book with colleagues and partners from across the sector next month.

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By making this resource available to all for the first time, our aim is to not only empower prison officers to take their development into their own hands, but to also provide a blueprint for other public sector staff to support some of the hardest to reach populations.

This book presents Unlocked’s award-winning training model developed over the past decade. It is built on the same instructional coaching principles that have revolutionised teacher training, offering a practical, step-by-step guide for anyone looking to hone their “jailcraft.”

Prison officers are the agents of change in prisons. Their ability to build relationships with some of the most complex and vulnerable people can transform outcomes for prisoners. Learning how to do this effectively must sit at the heart of professional development.

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We will also be publishing the accompanying training manual, widening access to our uniquely successful approach to prison officer training in order to drive system-wide reform. ‘Leading Prison Landings: The Unlocked Guide to Jailcraft’ will be available later this year.

We were thrilled to read so many Committee members and expert witnesses highlighting the success of our unique approach to recruiting, training and developing outstanding prison officers which is supporting staff to transform the lives of the prisoners in their care.

Our MPOs play a vital role in our programme, working with our participants on the frontline of some of the toughest prisons in the country, supporting them to have the greatest possible impact, transforming prisoners' lives and breaking cycles of reoffending.

Here's what one group of prisoners had to say about the Unlocked participants in their prison and the impact they’ve had 👇

Those with lived experience of the justice system play a vital role on our programme from curriculum design through to recruitment and training. We also spend a lot of time speaking to prisoners to understand the impact that our participants are having.

We exist to break cycles of reoffending, and we believe that the way in which you do that is through prison officers. Prison officers are the agents of change in prisons, able to build transformative relationships with prisoners, changing the lives of those in their care.

We must focus on how we train and support prison officers to ensure they have the right tools to support prisoners into education and work programmes, ultimately improving outcomes and reducing reoffending.

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