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James Tweed , Founder , Coracle
Education company , Coracle , led by James Tweed , provides prisoners in 91 institutions with access to education via specially designed offline Chromebooks , pre-loaded with courses within a secure learning platform . Its service helps prisoners access courses from The Open University , Prisoners ’ Education Trust and a range of vocational programmes . Founder , James Tweed , explains how it uses Chromebooks to offer its services to prisoners .
HOW CORACLE SUPPORTS PRISONER LEARNING WITH CHROMEBOOKS
S BRITAIN ’ S PRISON CRISIS
A continues , one company is quietly reshaping the way inmates access education . Coracle , a Cambridge-based digital learning provider , has emerged as a key player in addressing digital exclusion within the prison system .
“ Prisoners have often had a very poor experience in education ,” said Tweed . “ Close to 60 % of British inmates were excluded from school and often believe it is simply not for them . But when they get a laptop , they love it . They often start off playing chess but then become curious about the other courses available .”
Founded by James Tweed , Coracle supplies secure , offline laptops to prisoners in 91 prisons across England and Wales . Its network comprises of 2,750 Chromebooks by which inmates can access its Osprey-VLE system . This contains a rich array of educational content , from chess games to Open University courses . Its content can also help users develop and demonstrate practical skills that aid future employment , for example enabling users to secure food hygiene certificates and to complete practice driving theory tests .
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