Celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride in the Prison Service
Gavin Rowe, Equalities Officer spoke to us about beginning his career in the Prison Service as a member of the LGBTQ+ community, his experiences within his role and his aspirations...
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Openly LGBTI+ in the prison service: celebrating pride
...Probation network HMPPS has a thriving Pride in Prisons and Probation (PiPP) network, which I am currently the national lead for. We are here to support LGBTI+ colleagues and welcome...
The skills you need to be a Community Payback supervisor
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Personal stories, Probation, Uncategorized, Ways of working
Community Payback (CP) supervisors play a key part in supporting people on probation to do unpaid work to improve local communities and get their lives back on track. If you're...
Programme Facilitator: Core Skills and Job Insights
We spoke with two programme facilitators, Simone and Craig. The programme facilitator role involves working with groups of offenders completing mandatory courses as part of their probation conditions. Simone joined...
Ken's career journey
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Black History Month, Career progression, Culture, Personal stories
Throughout October we will be covering Black History Month, sharing stories from those inside the HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). We spoke to HMP Whitemoor’s Kenneth 'Ken' Tangie about...
How one-to-one conversations are helping make prisons safer
The key worker scheme is being rolled out across the entire closed male estate, with prison officers managing around 5-6 offenders on a one-to-one basis. The scheme allows prison officers...
Introducing the use of PAVA spray in prisons
...need to ensure that prison officers receive incredibly robust and thorough training, with proper processes in place, to maximise its potential of helping to: keep prison officers safe improve staff...
Psychologists in the prison service: finding the real story inside
...deliver a range of services across a number of prisons. We also asked him to take a look back at an interview he did 7 years ago talking about his...
“I love working as a Community Payback supervisor.”
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Personal stories, Probation, Ways of working
...people on probation to do unpaid work to improve local communities and get their lives back on track. It’s varied, meaningful work with job security, a great pension and employee...
From fitting cars to steering prison wings - Jack’s journey
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operational support grade, OSG, Personal stories
...be myself. We are the first faces they will see. The public may not know what the difference is between an OSG and a prison officer. When we give a...