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Specific Needs. Provision of education by staff who are trauma aware. Courses that address gender specific needs of women in custody. All teachers are subject specific qualified. The Learning Centre offers a range of subjects: Art, Cookery, English, Creative Writing, Numeracy, IT skills, Music, Literacy support, Open University support. SQA certificates are available for all students. Partnership projects are also in place with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow School of Art, and Artlink. Establishment Profile: HMP Dumfries HMP Dumfries provides custodial facilities for all male admissions from the South West of Scotland Courts. The prison also accommodates short and long term convicted men who require to be kept separate from the rest of the population due to their offence. The contract capacity of HMP Dumfries is 173 people. Long term places remain constant at approximately 100, and local male short term and remand places stay at around approximately 75 Learners: Males, remand and convicted Learning Centre Operational Hours: Mon – Fri 08.30 – 12.00; and 13.45 – 16.00. Prisoner Learning Hours delivered over the last 3 years: 2013/14 – 18,942 2014/15 – 18,987 2015/16 – 18,532 Total number of certifications of accredited courses over the last 3 years: 2013/14 – 300 SQA + 3 other accredited courses 2014/15 – 259 SQA 2015/16 - 127 SQA + 9 other accredited courses Literacies Levels (of those undertaking Screening in the last 3 years) Total Number of Learners Completing Literacy Screenings Number of Literacy Learners at Level 4 and Below Percentage of Literacy Learners at Level 4 and Below Number of Literacy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 Percentage of Literacy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 2013-14 130 105 81% 54 42% 2014-15 114 72 63% 29 25% 2015-16 84 69 82% 43 51% Total Number of Learners Completing Numeracy Screenings Number of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 and Below Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 and Below Number of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 2013-14 129 108 84% 65 50% 2014-15 112 78 70% 35 31% 2015-16 85 67 79% 40 47% Classrooms: 2 general classrooms holding 8 prisoners each including 1PC and printer; 1 art/craft room holding 8 prisoners; 1 IT room which can hold 8 prisoners; IT resources include 8 networked personal computers and 1 networked printer. There is no Promethean Board.

Specific Needs. Provision of education by staff As Barlinnie serves mainly a transient population, there is a need to tailor learning opportunities to men who are trauma awarein prison for very short periods of time. Courses that address gender specific needs There is also a requirement for provision of women Learning for men in custodythe Day Care Unit, which requires an understanding of mental health issues. All teachers In addition Distance and Higher Learning support are subject specific qualified. The Learning Centre offers a range of subjects: Art, Cookery, English, Creative Writing, Numeracy, IT skills, Music, Literacy support, Open University support. SQA certificates are available required for all students. Partnership projects are also in place with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow School of Art, and Artlinklong term population. Establishment Profile: HMP Dumfries Castle Huntly HMP Dumfries provides custodial facilities Castle Huntly, an open prison, focuses on providing core skill and life skill training and transitional/through-care for all male admissions from the South West men working towards a structured reintegration into society. It holds low supervision adult males serving 18 months and over, including life sentence prisoners, who have been assessed as suitable to serve part of Scotland Courtstheir sentence in open conditions. It also holds a small number of men convicted of sexual offences. The prison also accommodates short and long term convicted current population of Castle Huntly is 284, all men who require are eligible to be kept separate from the rest of the population due to their offenceaccess Learning. The contract capacity of HMP Dumfries is 173 people. Long term places remain constant at approximately 100, and local male short term and remand places stay at around approximately 75 Learners: MalesAdult males who are approaching release who have been assessed as being suitable for open conditions and, remand as such, have reached the highest level of progression in the Scottish Prison Service as they prepare for life in the community. Activity focuses on enhanced personal responsibility, job readiness and convicted positive citizenship. Learning Centre Operational Hours: Mon – Fri 08.30 – 12.00; 13.00 – 16.00 & 19.00 – 20.30 Tuesday and 13.45 – 16.00Thursday. Prisoner Learning Hours delivered over the last 3 years: 2013/14 – 18,942 20,106 2014/15 – 18,987 25,890 2015/16 – 18,532 22,950 Total number of certifications of accredited courses over the last 3 years: 2013/14 – 300 183 SQA + 3 44 other accredited courses 2014/15 – 259 SQA 2015/16 - 127 264 SQA + 9 130 other accredited courses 2015/16 – 261 SQA + 548 other accredited courses Literacies Levels (of those undertaking Screening in the last 3 years) Total Number of Learners Completing Literacy Screenings Number of Literacy Learners at Level 4 and Below Percentage of Literacy Learners at Level 4 and Below Number of Literacy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 Percentage of Literacy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 2013-14 130 105 81273 136 50% 54 4257 21% 2014-15 114 72 63304 141 46% 29 2557 19% 2015-16 84 69 82249 142 57% 43 5154 22% Total Number of Learners Completing Numeracy Screenings Number of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 and Below Percentage of Numeracy Learners s at Level 4 and Below Number of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 2013-14 129 108 84272 165 61% 65 5038 14% 2014-15 112 78 70304 202 66% 35 3157 19% 2015-16 85 67 79246 135 55% 40 4734 14% Classrooms: 2 general classrooms holding 8 prisoners each including 1PC The Learning Centre is located within the Links Centre, which also contains the social work, and printer; addiction services. The Learning Centre has two dedicated but flexible IT spaces which comprise of: 1 art/craft general room holding 8 prisoners; which holds up to 10 men 1 training kitchen which holds up to 6 men 1 IT room which can hold 8 prisoners; IT resources include 8 networked personal computers suite with 12 PCs and 1 networked printer; A further classroom with 8 PCs (located in the open plan skills base and a Promethean Board. There is no Promethean Boarda dedicated and additional rooms can be made available by the Purchaser as and when required. The staff base/office is a facility shared with other members of the learning and skills team – Jobcentre+.

Specific Needs. Provision of education by staff who are trauma aware. Courses that address gender specific To meet the needs of women a number of different population groups with a wide variety of abilities – focus on higher level learning and lifelong learning for long term population (OU support is coordinated by the LS Manager) and on short term learning opportunities including employability and positive destinations for the STPs. Small group literacy support is offered throughout the week during last sessions of the day. Low Xxxx is a community facing prison and interacts with the local and wider community in custodya variety of different ways. All teachers are subject specific qualified. The To this end, the Learning Centre offers a range has led on many community based initiatives drawing the local community and the prison together in meaningful and powerful ways i.e. Holocaust Memorial Day with Bishopbriggs Academy, 16 Days of subjects: Art, Cookery, English, Creative Writing, Numeracy, IT skills, Music, Literacy support, Open University support. SQA certificates are available for all students. Partnership projects are also in place Action with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow School of Art, and ArtlinkEast Dunbartonshire Council. Establishment Profile: HMP Dumfries Perth HMP Dumfries provides custodial facilities for all male admissions Perth has a design capacity of 633 individuals, of which approximately 480 are eligible to access learning. HMP Perth holds a wide range of prisoners from Angus, City of Dundee, Perth and Kinross and the South West northern part of Scotland CourtsFife as well as others from out with these areas. The prison also accommodates holds, short term, long term and remand prisoners with some sex offenders /vulnerable. Learners: Learners s are adult males, including individuals who are serving sentences of short term up to life imprisonment, short and long term convicted men who require to be kept separate from the rest of the population due to their offencesex offenders/vulnerable prisoners as well as prisoners on Remand. The contract capacity of HMP Dumfries is 173 people. Long term places remain constant at approximately 100, and local male short term and remand places stay at around approximately 75 Learners: Males, remand and convicted Learning Centre Operational Hours: Mon Mon-Fri 08.45 – Fri 08.30 – 12.00; 12.15 and 13.45 – 16.00. 13.30 -16.45 Prisoner Learning Hours delivered over the last 3 years: · 2013/14 – 18,942 27,158 · 2014/15 – 18,987 27,096 · 2015/16 – 18,532 21,586 Total number of certifications of accredited SQA courses over the last 3 years: · 2013/14 – 300 393 SQA · 2014/15 – 358 SQA + 3 68 other accredited courses 2014/15 · 2015/16 – 259 SQA 2015/16 - 127 307 SQA + 9 715 other accredited courses Literacies Levels (of those undertaking Screening in the last 3 years) Total Number of Learners Completing Literacy Screenings Number of Literacy Learners at Level 4 Xxxxx 0 and Below Percentage of Literacy Learners at Level 4 Xxxxx 0 and Below Number of Literacy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 Percentage of Literacy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 2013-14 130 105 81458 264 58% 54 42146 32% 2014-15 114 72 63519 269 52% 29 25153 29% 2015-16 84 69 82384 198 52% 43 51106 27% Total Number of Learners Completing Numeracy Screenings Number of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 Xxxxx 0 and Below Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 Xxxxx 0 and Below Number of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 2013-14 129 108 84421 365 87% 65 50167 40% 2014-15 112 78 70458 409 89% 35 31184 40% 2015-16 85 67 79354 285 81% 40 47131 37% Classrooms: 2 general classrooms holding 8 prisoners each including 1PC · 4 x Classrooms · ICT Room · Art/Pottery Room · Teaching Kitchen used to facilitate Life Skills, Introduction to Hospitality and printerPositive Futures Library The prison library provides a range of books and learning mediums to support as far as practicable, library services commensurate with those available in the community. The Library service is facilitated in partnership with Culture Perth & Kinross who provide the Librarian and associated skills set. The Library works in partnership with learning services and is a recognised resource and location for developing adult literacies provision. Activities and Work that provide potential for contextualised Learning Opportunities: Painting and Decorating; 1 art/craft room holding 8 prisonersIndustrial Cleaning; 1 IT room which can hold 8 prisonersGrounds Maintenance; IT resources include 8 networked personal computers Hairdressing; VT Bricklaying; Physical Education; Bike Shed and 1 networked printerTextiles. There Joiners and Wood Machine were deemed unsuitable due to noise levels, however this may be reviewed if required. At present, catering training or REHIS certification is no Promethean Boardcarried out in the teaching Kitchen as the Main Kitchen does not wish us to distract from food production.

Specific Needs. Provision of education by staff who are trauma aware. Courses that address gender specific Ability to meet the needs of women a number of different population groups with a wide variety of abilities – focus on higher level learning and lifelong learning for long term population and on short term learning opportunities for the mainstream population. Prisoner Group Numbers Opportunities Convicted Men, plus Protection/Vulnerable Each session is capped at 30 learners There are 9 L/C sessions per week AM & PM Mon – Thursday and AM on Friday. There are occasions when Family Learning is facilitated on Fri Pm’s. Session will normally average 5 or 6 different learning activities. In-Hall sessions (normally 1-2-1) are delivered on Fri PM’s due to regime building closure. There is currently 1 session (of the 9) dedicated to Protection/Vulnerable prisoners, this is Wed PM, where access is given to all areas of the LC. Vocational work parties 3 - 4 L/C sessions per week Embedded literacy / numeracy opportunities are currently delivered in custody. All teachers are subject specific qualified. The Learning Centre offers a range of subjects: ArtBike Shed, CookeryTextiles (Protection), English, Creative Writing, Numeracy, IT skills, Music, Literacy support, Open University support. SQA certificates are available Painter & Decorators with VT Main Kitchen assistance provided for all students. Partnership projects are also REHIS catering Hygiene and certification in place with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow School of Art, and Artlinkour teaching kitchen. Establishment Profile: HMP Dumfries & YOI Polmont HMP Dumfries & YOI Polmont is the national facility in Scotland for convicted and remand young men and women. In addition to this population the establishment also provides custodial facilities for all male admissions from the South West of Scotland Courtscare to Adult women prisoners. The prison also accommodates YOI provides accommodation for young men and women (aged 16-21 years) and women over 21 on remand and serving both short and long term convicted men who require sentences. HMP & YOI Polmont has a design capacity of 763 individuals, however the Operating Capacity has been reduced to be kept separate 607. The recent average population has been in the region of 500 individuals. Learners: The approx. breakdown of this population mix is (as of Jan 2017): Main Stream Young Males (16-23) - 50% Protection Young Males (16- 23) - 10% Remand Young Men (16-23) - 20% Women (Inc. all Population types*) - 20% *The population of young women (16-21) was in single figures. The provision of learning within the establishment flows from the rest Vision for Young People in Custody which seeks to ‘use the time a young person spends in custody to enable them to prepare for a positive future’. Polmont’s ‘learning environment’ sees every part of a young person’s life and experience within the population due establishment as an opportunity to their offencelearn. The contract capacity of HMP Dumfries is 173 peopleThis approach also support the strategy for women offenders. Long term places remain constant at approximately 100, and local male short term and remand places stay at around approximately 75 Learners: Males, remand and convicted Learning Centre Operational Hours: Mon Mon-Fri 08.15 – Fri 08.30 – 12.00; 11.45 and 13.45 – 16.00. 13.30 -16.00 Prisoner Learning Hours delivered over the last 3 years: 2013/14 – 18,942 42,958 2014/15 – 18,987 36,868 2015/16 – 18,532 31,703 Total number of certifications of accredited courses over the last 3 years: 2013/14 – 300 498 SQA 2014/15 – 385 SQA 2015/16 – 394 SQA + 3 other accredited courses 2014/15 – 259 SQA 2015/16 - 127 SQA + 9 81 other accredited courses Literacies Levels (of those undertaking Screening in the last 3 years) Total Number of Learners Completing Literacy Screenings Number of Literacy Learners at Level 4 and Below Percentage Number of Literacy Learners at Level 4 and Below Number of Literacy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 Percentage of Literacy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 2013-14 130 105 81451 276 61% 54 190 42% 2014-15 114 72 63369 210 57% 29 25146 40% 2015-16 84 69 82398 262 66% 43 201 51% Total Number of Learners Completing Numeracy Screenings Number of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 and & Below Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 and & Below Number of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 and & 3 Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 and & 3 2013-14 129 108 445 375 84% 65 222 50% 2014-15 112 78 70382 294 77% 35 31155 41% 2015-16 85 67 79397 339 85% 40 47223 56% Classrooms: 4x multipurpose classrooms each with IT (PC’s): Room 27: 4 x PC’s Room 28: 10 x PC’s with printer Room 29: 10 x PC’s Room 6: 2 general classrooms holding 8 prisoners each including 1PC x PC’s with a printer 1 x Art Room: 2 x standalone PC’s 1 x classroom in Monro Hall (Residential Hall) with 9 x PC’s and printer; 1 art/craft room holding 8 prisoners; 1 IT room which can hold 8 prisoners; IT resources include 8 networked personal computers and 1 networked a printer. There is no Promethean BoardFor delivery to male U18 population. Access to a multi-purpose room in Xxxxx House (Residential Hall) as required for delivery to women in custody.

Specific Needs. Provision of education by staff who are trauma aware. Courses that address gender specific Ability to meet the needs of women a number of different population groups with a wide variety of abilities – focus on higher level learning and lifelong learning for long term population and on short term learning opportunities for the mainstream population. Prisoner Group Numbers Opportunities Convicted Men, plus Protection/Vulnerable Each session is capped at 30 learners There are 9 L/C sessions per week AM & PM Mon – Thursday and AM on Friday. There are occasions when Family Learning is facilitated on Fri Pm’s. Session will normally average 5 or 6 different learning activities. In-Hall sessions (normally 1-2-1) are delivered on Fri PM’s due to regime building closure. There is currently 1 session (of the 9) dedicated to Protection/Vulnerable prisoners, this is Wed PM, where access is given to all areas of the LC. Vocational work parties 3 - 4 L/C sessions per week Embedded literacy / numeracy opportunities are currently delivered in custody. All teachers are subject specific qualified. The Learning Centre offers a range of subjects: ArtBike Shed, CookeryTextiles (Protection), English, Creative Writing, Numeracy, IT skills, Music, Literacy support, Open University support. SQA certificates are available Painter & Decorators with VT Main Kitchen assistance provided for all students. Partnership projects are also REHIS catering Hygiene and certification in place with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow School of Art, and Artlinkour teaching kitchen. Establishment Profile: HMP Dumfries & YOI Polmont HMP Dumfries & YOI Polmont is the national facility in Scotland for convicted and remand young men and women. In addition to this population the establishment also provides custodial facilities for all male admissions from the South West of Scotland Courtscare to Adult women prisoners. The prison also accommodates YOI provides accommodation for young men and women (aged 16-21 years) and women over 21 on remand and serving both short and long term convicted men who require sentences. HMP & YOI Polmont has a design capacity of 763 individuals, however the Operating Capacity has been reduced to be kept separate 607. The recent average population has been in the region of 500 individuals. Learners: The approx. breakdown of this population mix is (as of Jan 2017): · Main Stream Young Males (16-23) - 50% · Protection Young Males (16- 23) - 10% · Remand Young Men (16-23) - 20% · Women (Inc. all Population types*) - 20% *The population of young women (16-21) was in single figures. The provision of learning within the establishment flows from the rest Vision for Young People in Custody which seeks to ‘use the time a young person spends in custody to enable them to prepare for a positive future’. Polmont’s ‘learning environment’ sees every part of a young person’s life and experience within the population due establishment as an opportunity to their offencelearn. The contract capacity of HMP Dumfries is 173 peopleThis approach also support the strategy for women offenders. Long term places remain constant at approximately 100, and local male short term and remand places stay at around approximately 75 Learners: Males, remand and convicted Learning Centre Operational Hours: Mon Mon-Fri 08.15 – Fri 08.30 – 12.00; 11.45 and 13.45 – 16.00. 13.30 -16.00 Prisoner Learning Hours delivered over the last 3 years: · 2013/14 – 18,942 42,958 · 2014/15 – 18,987 36,868 · 2015/16 – 18,532 31,703 Total number of certifications of accredited courses over the last 3 years: · 2013/14 – 300 498 SQA · 2014/15 – 385 SQA · 2015/16 – 394 SQA + 3 other accredited courses 2014/15 – 259 SQA 2015/16 - 127 SQA + 9 81 other accredited courses Literacies Levels (of those undertaking Screening in the last 3 years) Total Number of Learners Completing Literacy Screenings Number of Literacy Learners at Level 4 Xxxxx 0 and Below Percentage Number of Literacy Learners at Level 4 and Below Number of Literacy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 Percentage of Literacy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 2013-14 130 105 81451 276 61% 54 190 42% 2014-15 114 72 63369 210 57% 29 25146 40% 2015-16 84 69 82398 262 66% 43 201 51% Total Number of Learners Completing Numeracy Screenings Number of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 and & Below Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 and Xxxxx 0 & Below Number of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 and & 3 Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 and & 3 2013-14 129 108 445 375 84% 65 222 50% 2014-15 112 78 70382 294 77% 35 31155 41% 2015-16 85 67 79397 339 85% 40 47223 56% Classrooms: 4x multipurpose classrooms each with IT (PC’s): · Room 27: 4 x PC’s · Room 28: 10 x PC’s with printer · Room 29: 10 x PC’s · Room 6: 2 general classrooms holding 8 prisoners each including 1PC x PC’s with a printer 1 x Art Room: 2 x standalone PC’s 1 x classroom in Monro Hall (Residential Hall) with 9 x PC’s and printer; 1 art/craft room holding 8 prisoners; 1 IT room which can hold 8 prisoners; IT resources include 8 networked personal computers and 1 networked a printer. There is no Promethean BoardFor delivery to male U18 population. Access to a multi-purpose room in Xxxxx House (Residential Hall) as required for delivery to women in custody.

Specific Needs. Provision of education by staff who are trauma aware. Courses that address gender specific To meet the needs of women a number of different population groups with a wide variety of abilities – focus on higher level learning and lifelong learning for long term population (OU support is coordinated by the LS Manager) and on short term learning opportunities including employability and positive destinations for the STPs. Small group literacy support is offered throughout the week during last sessions of the day. Low Xxxx is a community facing prison and interacts with the local and wider community in custodya variety of different ways. All teachers are subject specific qualified. The To this end, the Learning Centre offers a range has led on many community based initiatives drawing the local community and the prison together in meaningful and powerful ways i.e. Holocaust Memorial Day with Bishopbriggs Academy, 16 Days of subjects: Art, Cookery, English, Creative Writing, Numeracy, IT skills, Music, Literacy support, Open University support. SQA certificates are available for all students. Partnership projects are also in place Action with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow School of Art, and ArtlinkEast Dunbartonshire Council. Establishment Profile: HMP Dumfries Perth HMP Dumfries provides custodial facilities for all male admissions Perth has a design capacity of 633 individuals, of which approximately 480 are eligible to access learning. HMP Perth holds a wide range of prisoners from Angus, City of Dundee, Perth and Kinross and the South West northern part of Scotland CourtsFife as well as others from out with these areas. The prison also accommodates holds, short term, long term and remand prisoners with some sex offenders /vulnerable. Learners: Learners s are adult males, including individuals who are serving sentences of short term up to life imprisonment, short and long term convicted men who require to be kept separate from the rest of the population due to their offencesex offenders/vulnerable prisoners as well as prisoners on Remand. The contract capacity of HMP Dumfries is 173 people. Long term places remain constant at approximately 100, and local male short term and remand places stay at around approximately 75 Learners: Males, remand and convicted Learning Centre Operational Hours: Mon Mon-Fri 08.45 – Fri 08.30 – 12.00; 12.15 and 13.45 – 16.00. 13.30 -16.45 Prisoner Learning Hours delivered over the last 3 years: 2013/14 – 18,942 27,158 2014/15 – 18,987 27,096 2015/16 – 18,532 21,586 Total number of certifications of accredited SQA courses over the last 3 years: 2013/14 – 300 393 SQA 2014/15 – 358 SQA + 3 68 other accredited courses 2014/15 2015/16 – 259 SQA 2015/16 - 127 307 SQA + 9 715 other accredited courses Literacies Levels (of those undertaking Screening in the last 3 years) Total Number of Learners Completing Literacy Screenings Number of Literacy Learners at Level 4 and Below Percentage of Literacy Learners at Level 4 and Below Number of Literacy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 Percentage of Literacy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 2013-14 130 105 81458 264 58% 54 42146 32% 2014-15 114 72 63519 269 52% 29 25153 29% 2015-16 84 69 82384 198 52% 43 51106 27% Total Number of Learners Completing Numeracy Screenings Number of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 and Below Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 and Below Number of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 2013-14 129 108 84421 365 87% 65 50167 40% 2014-15 112 78 70458 409 89% 35 31184 40% 2015-16 85 67 79354 285 81% 40 47131 37% Classrooms: 2 general classrooms holding 8 prisoners each including 1PC and printer; 1 art/craft room holding 8 prisoners; 1 IT room which can hold 8 prisoners; IT resources include 8 networked personal computers and 1 networked printer. There is no Promethean Board.:

Specific Needs. Provision of education by staff who are trauma aware. Courses that address gender specific needs of women in custody. All teachers are subject specific qualified. The Learning Centre offers a range of subjects: Art, Cookery, English, Creative Writing, Numeracy, IT skills, Music, Literacy support, Open University support. SQA certificates are available for all students. Partnership projects are also in place with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow School of Art, and Artlink. Establishment Profile: HMP Dumfries HMP Dumfries provides custodial facilities for all male admissions from the South West of Scotland Courts. The prison also accommodates short and long term convicted men who require to be kept separate from the rest of the population due to their offence. The contract capacity of HMP Dumfries is 173 people. Long term places remain constant at approximately 100, and local male short term and remand places stay at around approximately 75 Learners: Males, remand and convicted Learning Centre Operational Hours: Mon – Fri 08.30 – 12.00; and 13.45 – 16.00. Prisoner Learning Hours delivered over the last 3 years: · 2013/14 – 18,942 · 2014/15 – 18,987 · 2015/16 – 18,532 Total number of certifications of accredited courses over the last 3 years: · 2013/14 – 300 SQA + 3 other accredited courses · 2014/15 – 259 SQA · 2015/16 - 127 SQA + 9 other accredited courses Literacies Levels (of those undertaking Screening in the last 3 years) Total Number of Learners Completing Literacy Screenings Number of Literacy Learners at Level 4 Xxxxx 0 and Below Percentage of Literacy Learners at Level 4 Xxxxx 0 and Below Number of Literacy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 Percentage of Literacy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 2013-14 130 105 81% 54 42% 2014-15 114 72 63% 29 25% 2015-16 84 69 82% 43 51% Total Number of Learners Completing Numeracy Screenings Number of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 Xxxxx 0 and Below Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 Xxxxx 0 and Below Number of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 2013-14 129 108 84% 65 50% 2014-15 112 78 70% 35 31% 2015-16 85 67 79% 40 47% Classrooms: · 2 general classrooms holding 8 prisoners each including 1PC and printer; · 1 art/craft room holding 8 prisoners; · 1 IT room which can hold 8 prisoners; · IT resources include 8 networked personal computers and 1 networked printer. There is no Promethean Board.

Specific Needs. Provision of education by staff As Barlinnie serves mainly a transient population, there is a need to tailor learning opportunities to men who are trauma awarein prison for very short periods of time. Courses that address gender specific needs There is also a requirement for provision of women Learning for men in custodythe Day Care Unit, which requires an understanding of mental health issues. All teachers In addition Distance and Higher Learning support are subject specific qualified. The Learning Centre offers a range of subjects: Art, Cookery, English, Creative Writing, Numeracy, IT skills, Music, Literacy support, Open University support. SQA certificates are available required for all students. Partnership projects are also in place with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow School of Art, and Artlinklong term population. Establishment Profile: HMP Dumfries Castle Huntly HMP Dumfries provides custodial facilities Castle Huntly, an open prison, focuses on providing core skill and life skill training and transitional/through-care for all male admissions from the South West men working towards a structured reintegration into society. It holds low supervision adult males serving 18 months and over, including life sentence prisoners, who have been assessed as suitable to serve part of Scotland Courtstheir sentence in open conditions. It also holds a small number of men convicted of sexual offences. The prison also accommodates short and long term convicted current population of Castle Huntly is 284, all men who require are eligible to be kept separate from the rest of the population due to their offenceaccess Learning. The contract capacity of HMP Dumfries is 173 people. Long term places remain constant at approximately 100, and local male short term and remand places stay at around approximately 75 Learners: MalesAdult males who are approaching release who have been assessed as being suitable for open conditions and, remand as such, have reached the highest level of progression in the Scottish Prison Service as they prepare for life in the community. Activity focuses on enhanced personal responsibility, job readiness and convicted positive citizenship. Learning Centre Operational Hours: Mon – Fri 08.30 – 12.00; 13.00 – 16.00 & 19.00 – 20.30 Tuesday and 13.45 – 16.00Thursday. Prisoner Learning Hours delivered over the last 3 years: · 2013/14 – 18,942 20,106 · 2014/15 – 18,987 25,890 · 2015/16 – 18,532 22,950 Total number of certifications of accredited courses over the last 3 years: · 2013/14 – 300 183 SQA + 3 44 other accredited courses · 2014/15 – 259 SQA 2015/16 - 127 264 SQA + 9 130 other accredited courses · 2015/16 – 261 SQA + 548 other accredited courses Literacies Levels (of those undertaking Screening in the last 3 years) Total Number of Learners Completing Literacy Screenings Number of Literacy Learners at Level 4 Xxxxx 0 and Below Percentage of Literacy Learners at Level 4 Xxxxx 0 and Below Number of Literacy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 Percentage of Literacy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 2013-14 130 105 81273 136 50% 54 4257 21% 2014-15 114 72 63304 141 46% 29 2557 19% 2015-16 84 69 82249 142 57% 43 5154 22% Total Number of Learners Completing Numeracy Screenings Number of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 Xxxxx 0 and Below Percentage of Numeracy Learners s at Level 4 and Below Number of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 2013-14 129 108 84272 165 61% 65 5038 14% 2014-15 112 78 70304 202 66% 35 3157 19% 2015-16 85 67 79246 135 55% 40 4734 14% Classrooms: 2 general classrooms holding 8 prisoners each including 1PC The Learning Centre is located within the Links Centre, which also contains the social work, and printer; addiction services. The Learning Centre has two dedicated but flexible IT spaces which comprise of: · 1 art/craft general room holding 8 prisoners; which holds up to 10 men · 1 training kitchen which holds up to 6 men · 1 IT room which can hold 8 prisoners; IT resources include 8 networked personal computers suite with 12 PCs and 1 networked printer; · A further classroom with 8 PCs (located in the open plan skills base and a Promethean Board. There is no Promethean Boarda dedicated and additional rooms can be made available by the Purchaser as and when required. The staff base/office is a facility shared with other members of the learning and skills team – Jobcentre+.

Specific Needs. Ability to meet the needs of a number of different population groups with a wide variety of abilities – focus on higher level learning and lifelong learning for long term population and on short term learning opportunities for the mainstream population. Provision of education by staff who are trauma aware. Courses aware and courses that address gender specific needs of women in custody. All teachers are subject specific qualified. The Learning Centre offers a range of subjects: Art, Cookery, English, Creative Writing, Numeracy, IT skills, Music, Literacy support, Open University support. SQA certificates are available for all students. Partnership projects are also in place with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow School of Art, and Artlink. Establishment Profile: HMP Dumfries Greenock HMP Dumfries provides custodial facilities for all Greenock serves designated courts in the west of Scotland by holding adult male admissions prisoners on remand, and short-term convicted males and short-term and long-term convicted female adult prisoners from the South West west of Scotland CourtsScotland. In addition Xxxxxxxxxx House provides a national facility for selected male prisoners serving 12 years or over, affording them the opportunity for progression towards release. While Arran House and Bute House, our two Community Integration Units allow selected short-term prisoners the chance to prepare for release in a self-sufficient communal living environment. Greenock also accommodates a small number of prisoners for a range of management and operational reasons. The prison also accommodates current prisoner population in HMP Greenock is circa. 250 of which all are eligible to access learning. Learners: Males and Females, remand and convicted, short and long term convicted men who require to be kept separate from the rest of the population due to their offenceterm. The contract capacity of HMP Dumfries is 173 peopleAlso, a top end facility for men. Long term places remain constant at approximately 100, and local male short term and remand places stay at around approximately 75 Learners: Males, remand and convicted Learning Centre Operational Hours: Mon Mon-Fri 09.00 – Fri 08.30 10.30; 10.30 – 12.00; and 13.45 – 16.00–15.00 and 15.00- 16.15. Prisoner Learning Hours delivered over the last 3 years: 2013/14 – 18,942 20,524 2014/15 – 18,987 19,474 2015/16 – 18,532 18,668 Total number of certifications of accredited SQA courses over the last 3 years: 2013/14 – 300 327 SQA + 3 4 other accredited courses 2014/15 – 259 SQA 2015/16 - 127 336 SQA + 9 4 other accredited courses 2015/16 – 289 SQA + 7 other accredited courses Literacies Levels (of those undertaking Screening in the last 3 years) Total Number of Learners Completing Literacy Screenings Number of Literacy Learners at Level 4 and Below Percentage of Literacy Learners at Level 4 and Below Number of Literacy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 Percentage of Literacy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 2013-14 130 105 81317 283 89% 54 42171 54% 2014-15 114 72 63249 218 88% 29 25130 52% 2015-16 84 69 82238 223 94% 43 51108 45% Total Number of Learners Completing Numeracy Screenings Number of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 and Below Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 and Below Number of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 and 3 2013-14 129 108 84315 290 92% 65 50194 62% 2014-15 112 78 70248 219 88% 35 31154 62% 2015-16 85 67 79237 222 94% 40 47128 54% Classrooms: Manager’s office – 2 general classrooms holding 8 prisoners each including 1PC PC’s (1 NCL/ 1 SPS) Staff and printer; Admin office -3 PC’s (2 SPS/ 1 artNCL) Room 1: General purpose) – capacity of 6 max -2 student pcs (1 connected to ICT classroom server) Room 2: Art/craft room holding - capacity of 6 max Room 3: Maths/radio (gen purpose)–capacity of 6 max –includes Promethean board -1 student pc connected to ICT classroom server Room 4: ICT/radio –capacity of 8 prisoners; pcs -2 printers 3 Apple Mac computers, 1 IT room which can hold 8 prisoners; IT resources include 8 networked personal computers for the Prison Radio and 1 networked printer. 2 for the Prison Magazine There is no Promethean Boardalso a room next to Xxxxxxx Xxxx for cooking and music (guitar) classes. In special circumstances, the art and maths room (2 &3) can be made into one large room for showing films/awards ceremonies/author workshops. Due to health and safety regulations, we are only allowed to hold 20 prisoners in the Learning Centre at any one time.