Four months in, how are you finding the Dynamic Purchasing System?

Clinks, National Criminal Justice Arts Alliance (NCJAA) and Prisoner Learning Alliance want to hear your experiences of the new commissioning tool for specialist or short-term education services in prisons: the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). Responses will be collated and fed back anonymously to Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service to support the development of prison education commissioning.

Dear reader,

Women’s networking forum

Today's edition of the Women's criminal justice network bulletin gave the wrong date for the next 'Women's networking forum' event. The event will be held on the 18th June in London at a price of £15.

Our networking forums provide support, information and networking opportunities to those working with women in contact with the criminal justice system.

These specialist quarterly ebulletins keep you updated on relevant developments for organisations working to support women in contact with the criminal justice system.

In this edition...

Clinks training: working and volunteering in prison

16th May, Leeds, £75 members, £150 non-members

Are you new to working in prison? Do you want to work in prison but not sure where to begin? This one day course aims to raise awareness of the prison environment and enable voluntary sector staff and volunteers to have meaningful and professional engagement with prisons. The day combines theory, individual reflection and practical guidance as well as the opportunity to share experiences with others.

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In this week's edition...

An introduction to arts in prisons
21st May 2019 | London | £75

Book now for a one-day training course that will explore some of the questions to consider before embarking on artistic and creative work in prisons.