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<p>Prior to 2019, the education contract was managed through the Department for Education
and funded by Education, Skills and Funding Agency. Data for that period are therefore
not held.</p><p>Attendance levels for the period 2019 to date are shown below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Attendance Rates</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Contract
Year </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sessions</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>1,999,227</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>8685</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>593,414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022
(to date)</p></td><td><p>982,050</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>It should be noted
the data reflects attendance in education classrooms. Education delivery is increasingly
taking place in workshops, wings and in cell. Attendance data for these elements are
not available.</p><p>The assessment tables below highlight the assessment scores in
Mathematics and English between 2019 and 2022, which inform how prisoners are allocated
appropriate education courses based on their needs, and ability.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>LEVEL
1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>LEVEL 3</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>English
Assessment 2019</p></td><td><p>Maths Assessment 2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31.06%</p></td><td><p>34.16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>English
Assessment 2020</p></td><td><p>Maths Assessment 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>33.58%</p></td><td><p>38.50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>English
Assessment 2021</p></td><td><p>Maths Assessment 2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29.72%</p></td><td><p>35.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>English
Assessment 2022</p></td><td><p>Maths Assessment 2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26.98%</p></td><td><p>32.79%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Since the conclusion of the National Framework for Prison Regimes and Services
in May 2022, we are securing increasing numbers of learners back in the classroom
and increasing participation in rehabilitative activities.</p><p>As set out in the
Prisons Strategy White Paper, we are committed to improving education in prisons and
we are delivering a Prisoner Education Service to raise prisoners’ levels of numeracy,
literacy, skills and qualifications, with the aim of helping them secure jobs upon
release and drive down re-offending.</p>
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