HMP/YOI Winchester
is a busy Category B/C Local prison housing both sentenced and remand prisoners
from the age of 18. The Education Department delivers relevant short
courses that help prepare learners for employment upon release in three
different Education areas in the prison.
Courses include:
English and Maths Functional Skills (Entry 1 to Level 2), ESOL, ICT, Art,
Cookery, Employability Skills, and Barbering. We also work closely with our
prison colleagues to provide embedded Employability skills in the prison
workshops for Carpentry, Recycling, Textiles and Enterprise Services.
The
Education department runs morning and afternoon lessons, Monday to Thursday,
and Friday mornings. Lessons start at 8:15am and 1:45pm respectively and tutors
are expected to be in the department at least 15 minutes before the start of
the lesson. Morning lessons last 3.25 hours (until 11:30) and afternoon lessons
are 2.75 hours (until 16:30).