The visit to Stocken was incredibly insightful and rewarding from both a professional perspective, but also personally. It was evident that the vast majority of the learners on the course, regardless of their story, current social position or past experiences, were engaged in the process of learning and development. Interestingly, many were multiple years from

“Research from the Prisoners Education Trust found ‘whilst sport alone will not necessarily prevent reoffending, it offers an effective and powerful way in which to embed numeracy and literacy, promote higher level learning and motivate prisoners who may be difficult to engage in other resettlement, educational or psychological interventions’ Pete uses his own life story,

Pete, I am really grateful to you for your time and passion for supporting young people here at Lincoln. Joking aside I would imagine it must have been a little daunting coming back albeit as a valued contributor to help others. Your credibility to other prisoners as someone who has been there is very valuable.

Spent a really good morning with Pete Bell up at Stocken Prison. Pete shared the positive work he is doing with the inmates. Using football as a tool to battle re-offending and to provide education. Pete and the staff at Stocken are upskilling people to ensure they are able to fully grasp meaningful employment opportunities!