Common use of Specific Needs Clause in Contracts

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. 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 Bike Shed, Textiles (Protection), Painter & Decorators with VT Main Kitchen assistance provided for REHIS catering Hygiene and certification in our teaching kitchen. HMP & 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 care to Adult women prisoners. The 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 sentences. HMP & YOI Polmont has a design capacity of 763 individuals, however the Operating Capacity has been reduced to 607. The recent average population has been in the region of 500 individuals. 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 provision of learning within the establishment flows from the 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 establishment as an opportunity to learn. This approach also support the strategy for women offenders. Mon-Fri 08.15 – 11.45 and 13.30 -16.00 2013/14 – 42,958 2014/15 – 36,868 2015/16 – 31,703 2013/14 – 498 SQA 2014/15 – 385 SQA 2015/16 – 394 SQA + 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 2013-14 451 276 61% 190 42% 2014-15 369 210 57% 146 40% 2015-16 398 262 66% 201 51% Total Number of Learners Completing Numeracy Screenings Number of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 & Below Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 & Below Number of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 & 3 Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 & 3 2013-14 445 375 84% 222 50% 2014-15 382 294 77% 155 41% 2015-16 397 339 85% 223 56% 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 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 a printer. For delivery to male U18 population. Access to a multi-purpose room in ▇▇▇▇▇ House (Residential Hall) as required for delivery to women in custody.

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. 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 Bike Shed, Textiles (Protection), Painter & Decorators with VT Main Kitchen assistance provided for REHIS catering Hygiene and certification in our teaching kitchen. HMP & 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 care to Adult women prisoners. The 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 sentences. HMP & YOI Polmont has a design capacity of 763 individuals, however the Operating Capacity has been reduced to 607. The recent average population has been in the region of 500 individuals. 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 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 establishment as an opportunity to learn. This approach also support the strategy for women offenders. Mon-Fri 08.15 – 11.45 and 13.30 -16.00 · 2013/14 – 42,958 · 2014/15 – 36,868 · 2015/16 – 31,703 · 2013/14 – 498 SQA · 2014/15 – 385 SQA · 2015/16 – 394 SQA + 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 2013-14 451 276 61% 190 42% 2014-15 369 210 57% 146 40% 2015-16 398 262 66% 201 51% Total Number of Learners Completing Numeracy Screenings Number of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 & Below Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Level 4 ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇ & Below Number of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 & 3 Percentage of Numeracy Learners at Levels 2 & 3 2013-14 445 375 84% 222 50% 2014-15 382 294 77% 155 41% 2015-16 397 339 85% 223 56% 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 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 a printer. For delivery to male U18 population. Access to a multi-purpose room in ▇▇▇▇▇ House (Residential Hall) as required for delivery to women in custody.