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<p>Learning and skills at HMP Wormwood Scrubs has been delivered by a number of providers,
through contracts let by the Skills Funding Agency, during this period. For the academic
years 2010/11 and 2011/12, the Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) contract
for London was held by Kensington and Chelsea College. For the academic years 2012/13,
2013/14 and the first part of 2014/15, the OLASS contract was held by A4e Ltd. From
2 February 2015, The Manchester College has held the OLASS contract for London.</p><p>The
Skills Funding Agency introduced funding changes that base payment to providers on
learner achievement when new prison education contracts (OLASS4) commenced in August
2012. Prior to this, providers were paid on the basis of the teaching hours they were
programmed to deliver. Direct comparisons between OLASS funding prior to the 2012/13
academic year and now cannot be made.</p><p>The table below sets out OLASS initial
contract values for HMP Wormwood Scrubs from the 2012/13 academic year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Academic
Year</p></td><td><p>OLASS initial contract values for HMP Wormwood Scrubs</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£1,112,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£1,581,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£1,360,600</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><p>1) Figures rounded to nearest 000s</p><p>
</p><p>2) In 2012/13 the Agency did not include details of prison level allocations
within its contract documentation. The figure given is representative of the proportion
of funding available for use at the prison for adult OLASS programme.</p><p> </p><p>3)
In 2013/14 the Agency included details of prison level allocations within its contract
documentation. This sets out the value expected to be used for delivery of adult OLASS
programme at the prison.</p><p> </p><p>4) In 2014/15 the Agency has held 2 contracts
for delivery of adult OLASS. The first contract was for the period 1 August 2014 to
31 January 2015. The second is for the period 1 February 2015 to 31 July 2015. The
figure given is for the adult OLASS programme elements of these contracts for use
at the prison.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The overall value of the OLASS contract
for HMP Wormwood Scrubs changed, during the 2013/14 academic year and after January
2014, as set out in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Initial contract
for 2013/14 for HMP Wormwood Scrubs</p></td><td><p>£1,581,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Variation
1</p></td><td><p>£1,852,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Variation 2</p></td><td><p>£979,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p><p> </p><p>1) Figures rounded to nearest 000s</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Art, Design and Media Studies were taught at HMP Wormwood Scrubs
as part of the OLASS learning offer during the first part of the 1014/15 academic
year: there was no art, design and media department at the prison. Following an Ofsted
inspection and a curriculum review, a local decision was taken to withdraw provision
for art, design and media studies and to focus delivery more on maths and English.
We do not hold prison-level learner enrolment information centrally.</p><p> </p>
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