The Ministry of Justice’s consultation on secure schools

Clinks has responded to the Ministry of Justice’s draft guidance on applying to open secure schools and have focused our response on the draft quality indicators included in the guidance that will form part of the monitoring and accountability structures. We make a series of recommendations, including: national training standards to be introduced, rooted in an understanding of children’s psychosocial development and the importance of relationships; the quality indicators draw upon HM Inspectorate of Prisons indicators for adult male prisons, particularly Expectation 80 states that “prisoners’ needs are met by coordinated rehabilitation services”; and an additional quality indicator is introduced around meeting the needs of specific groups of children and young people.