Young offenders 'need more lessons'

  Young offenders should receive at least 15 hours of education per week Just one of the nine state-funded young offenders' institutions in England provides the statutory 15 hours of education each week, a think tank says.
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<P>Research by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) found the average was just 11 hours of lessons per week.</P>
<P>Responding to a consultation on the introduction of so-called secure colleges, the CSJ said the current

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