1. Teesside Reform Prisons
HMP Holme House &
HMP Kirklevington Grange
NOMS & MoJ Grant Engagement Event
26th July 2016

2. Kirklevington Grange Grant Opportunities:
Invite proposals to undertake research on developing:
employability skills and
franchise activities
to support employment on release
Prisoners who leave Kirklevington Grange with new skills relevant to the employment market will be in a better position to desist from further criminal activity by gaining employment to support themselves and their families.
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3. Holme House Grant Opportunity:
Undertake research to pilot, develop and test a proof of concept for a programme of self-employment training and support
The aim would be to:
develop a portable model that can be carried and continued by the individual to another prison
utilise a wide range of delivery tools including digital delivery
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4. Holme House & Kirklevington
Grant Opportunity:
Invite proposals to undertake research on:
“What makes a successful Prison?”
The aim is to:
improve services within Holme House & Kirklevington
support the development of prisoners skills and learning
to research how prisoner facilities & the environment can be developed
to look at how staff could work differently
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5. Holme House & Kirklevington
Grant Opportunity:
To undertake research on “the sense of being community owned prisons”
The aim is to:
involve local people in running our Prisons
obtain learning from health, schools and other public bodies to achieve something ground breaking
explore how local people can influence the public sector reform programme
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