Young Offender Institutions: Education

Mr. Malins
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what educational opportunities are available for young offenders aged (a) 16 to 18 and (b) 18 to 21 years old in young offender institutions.

Mr. Hanson
The educational opportunities available to offenders in young offender institutions (YOIs) is specified by the Learning and Skills Council in both an offenders' learning journey for under 18s and an offenders' learnings journey for adults. For under 18s this includes literacy, language and numeracy, information and communications technology (ICT), continuity of mainstream education, vocational training in a range of subjects and physical education. For adults, the specified curriculum includes literacy, language and numeracy, ICT and work-related learning.