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What is Evidence-Informed and Evidence-Based Practice, and why it matters
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Robin Moore, Head of Research at HM Inspectorate of Probation talks us through how the inspectorate supports use of evidence and research and offers some top tips.
Planters and Paving Slabs: A conservation volunteering day at HMP Send
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Chris Holmes from HMPPS Evidence & Insights Team and Andrea Hood, Volunteering Lead at MoJ Commercial, reflect on a day well spent at HMP Send.
Where do we start if we want to change the culture of a prison?
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Dr Rachel Gibson talks us through her recent work with Flora Fitzalan Howard, and Dr Helen Wakeling to better understand how to change prison culture.
Insights23 Festival Celebration
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An invitation from Nic Bellamy, Head of Insights Team, HMPPS Evidence and Insights to celebrate Insights23
Insights from Insights23: Women in Justice
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Heather Ross reflects on this event exploring the experiences of women working in justice and the support available for their development, and how HMPPS currently supports women in prison.
Insights from Insights23: Human Factors and the Probation Journey to Becoming a Learning Organisation
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Melanie Pearce (Head of Organisational Change, Probation Change), Laura Dunn (Head of Stakeholder Engagement, Probation Wales), and Claire Presley (Human Factors Programme Manager), reflect on sharing their learning and feedback through their online event at Insights23.
Insights from Insights23: Why we hosted “Become a Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO) Investigator for the day”
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Jennifer Drew reflects on a very popular event.
Insights from Insights23: Stepping through history at No.10 Downing Street
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Nic Bellamy, Head of Insights Team, HMPPS Evidence and Insights reflects on a visit inside No.10 Downing Street
Insights from Insights23: Meet with Chief Executive Pia Sinha at the Prison Reform Trust
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Susan Baron, HMPPS Insights lead for Collaboration with Digital and Data Science, shares her reflections on a thought -provoking morning at the Prison Reform Trust for Insights23.
Insights from Insights’23: Shakespeare UnBard at HMP Stafford
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A much-valued contributor to the Insights festival, Shakespeare UnBard sees theatre companies and people in prison working together to adapt and perform Shakespeare plays.
Richard Lakin visited Shakespeare UnBard at HMP Stafford as part of Insights 2023 and shares his experience watching the group rehearse for their upcoming production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, King Lear.