Posted on 18th Feb
Years 9 and 10 pupils from the Magnus Church of England Academy in Newark met prisoners and learned about the consequences of anti-social behaviour at a Prison Me No Way workshop.
The charity provides bespoke sessions in educational facilities, providing real-life learning experiences for young people to raise awareness of risky decision making, and prevent them becoming involved in crime and anti-social behaviour.
The workshop focused on choices and explored how a decision you make can impact not only your life, but those of family and friends.
Students got to meet serving prisoners, heard their stories, and asked them questions as well as seeing a to-scale prison cell.
Newark and Sherwood District Council funded the programme, which is being rolled out to other schools.
Coun Paul Taylor, portfolio holder for Public Protection and Community Relations, said the was committed to tackling anti-social behaviour.
“It is great that we’ve been able to fund these Prison Me No Way workshops as they enable pupils to explore consequences in a safe, fun and protected environment,” he said.
“It was brilliant to see that the Magnus Church of England Academy enjoyed their workshop, which included some incredibly insightful questions and reflections from the students. I look forward to the continuation of the programme to schools across the district.”
John Trevatt, head of History and PSHE at Magnus, added: “All the students at Magnus Academy engaged well in the workshops over the two days.
“Speaking to students in year 9 and 10, they enjoyed the workshops and benefitted from engaging with the speakers, who brought personal life experiences to the students and welcomed them to ask questions so they could learn the consequences of their choices.”
