Richard BoothJul 6, 20201 min readProject Presentation for Vienna!Back in April, the project team submitted a proposal to Europris, to deliver a presentation on our AR project for the ICT workshop in...
Richard BoothJul 5, 20202 min readHMPPS catch up meetingIt was great to catch up with Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) project partners as the lockdown process continues....
Richard BoothJun 26, 20201 min readUK Prisons to give YO tablet computers in-cellI have just been sent a great article (dated 22 June '20), with the announcement that Children in Young Offenders’ Institutions in...
Richard BoothJun 25, 20201 min readPrisoner Learning Alliance WebinarYesterday afternoon, Darryl and I had the privilege of giving a presentation of our Prison AR project for the Prisoner Learning Alliance,...
Richard BoothJun 19, 20201 min readZoom catch up meeting!It was great to see our project partners for a Zoom catch up meeting this morning. We will endeavour to schedule further meetings as we...
Richard BoothMay 21, 20202 min readProject awareness and dissemination eventsThis week has been great to disseminate the project in a number of ways and still more to come. The project Coordinator submitted a paper...
Richard BoothMay 14, 20201 min readProject continuation in Lockdown!As the prison institutions are on lockdown and people around the world, the project is still making progress. As project coordinator, I...
Richard BoothApr 27, 20202 min readWorking in isolationWell, it has been a very strange few weeks for all, working in isolation due to the current Covid-19 lockdown process. On the positive,...
Richard BoothMar 5, 20201 min readSupporting prison learners to prepare for life on the outsideVery interesting article and shows the potential benefits of our current Erasmus AR project to support young offender learners and prison...
Richard BoothMar 5, 20203 min readProject updates from Brussels!The Third Transnational Meeting in Brussels last week was fantastic. Not only did we as a project have a great day of meetings and...
Richard BoothFeb 24, 20202 min readTransnational Meeting Three!This week, the third transnational meeting takes place in Brussels with all the project partners. There is a lot to discuss and catch up...
Richard BoothFeb 14, 20201 min readNew UK Prison Pilots!With the recent news of the closure of HMP Hewell, who have been the pilot institution for the UK project work, we are very happy to have...
Richard BoothJan 22, 20201 min readBraila-Tichilesti Penitentiary Pilot!The project has a breakthrough with Braila-Tichilesti Penitentiary, they have agreed to take part in our project. Braila-Tichilesti...
Richard BoothJan 10, 20201 min read AR Resource activities for Romanian offender learnersThe project recently developed a series of AR resources to support activities on specific topics that were suggested by Craiova prison...
Richard BoothJan 9, 20201 min readNew GCSE English AR resources developed!A new batch of GCSE English resources have been developed on topics to support learners taking the qualification or even for those who...
Richard BoothJan 9, 20201 min readPrison Progress - Moving Forward for 2020Just before Christmas, HMPPS met with Richard from SCG to discuss the progress with a new prison for the pilot as HMP Hewell will be...
Richard BoothNov 25, 20191 min readShowcasing the Project!On Tuesday 19 November ’19, Richard presented the Young Offender Learning Project at the Shrewsbury Collges Group Teachers' Conference in...
Richard BoothNov 15, 20191 min readEx-Offenders and EmploymentThis past week, the project has met with both an ex-offender and Employer from RMF Construction. This activity was to interview and...
Richard BoothOct 18, 20191 min readAll change!Yesterday afternoon, I received the news that The Grange learning centre at HMP Hewell, the prison where the UK pilot commenced, is to...
Richard BoothOct 9, 20191 min readThe value of engaging with education in custodyTo assist with the AR resources for the prison pilots, we are organising filming 'vox pop' type with current and ex-offenders, to be...
