Job Vacancy at PET

Development Officer
21 hours a week: £23,000 pa pro rata

Prisoners’ Education Trust is rapidly expanding and is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic person to assist the Trust to develop and diversify its fundraising base. We are seeking a confident team player, with previous successful experience and a commitment to improving and developing our funding raising capacity. If you think you possess these qualities then we would be interested in meeting you. The post is funded for three years and is offered for three days a week.

For an application & information pack please email or write to the Trust at:

Wandle House, Riverside Drive, Mitcham CR4 4BU. Closing date: Noon 20.1.03. Interviews: 24.01.03

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'OLD LAGS, NEW HORIZONS'

"I can read the effing words; I can read the effing words' - As he said
that, a prisoner wept with joy and relief as he had finally discovered that
he could read!

Jonathan Aitken told this story when he spoke at St Paul's, Covent Garden on
19th November in support of the Trust. Over a hundred people heard Jonathan
say that before he went to prison he had no idea many people in prison were
unable to read or write, to deal with simple correspondence. Around
one-third of prisoners were illiterate. While the Prison Education
concentrated on with basic skills, education for those who were above this
level relied largely on charitable trusts.

Three former prisoners Jonathan Aitken met whilst in prison joined him to
talk about their experience of getting education in prison. One who had
studied Spanish said that not only had he achieved a good level of spoken
Spanish, the discipline of learning and what study involved had been
enormously useful when he was assisting his teenage children with their
studies.

A longer report of this meeting will be posted shortly.

SOME RECENT SUCCESSES

A grade 'B' in Psychology achieved by a young man with little previous
education.

A grade 'B' in Law achieved by a woman who is also studying Spanish

Recently released after taking a number of transport courses, KH is now
working as a heavy goods vehicle driver for a large supermarket and doing a
little freelance advisory work on transport safety. He hopes this will
build up to be his full time work in due course.

Diploma in Horticulture received: now working as a volunteer with the
National Trust and getting a few private commissions.

Come back soon for more news...
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