As our learners needs change and evolve, our goal is to continue to support our learners, of any gender, progress in their careers and achieve their full potential.” Christine Stoddart, Education Manager - Novus “Education plays a vital role in prison to empower and support our women in their journey through and following custody. Regular attendance in education can have a positive impact in a variety of ways and each resident has their own set of circumstances, individual needs and areas where they need to work on to improve.

Sue is now a Board member in the Further Education and School sectors. At LTE Group, she is a member of the Novus and Audit and Risk Boards. She is a board member at Oldham College, and chairs its Resources Committee and is a Governor at ST Hilda’s primary school in Oldham.

Amina Bodhania Project Manager "During the last ten years I've held various roles across the group, starting in Novus and now working for the Apprenticeship department as Head of Apprenticeships."Asiyeh Taassob Learning and Innovation Manager, MOL "I joined MOL in 2012 in a quality assurance capacity and now manage and deliver innovative learning solutions.

In relation to maths, where nearly a third of the adult population has low confidence in their numeracy skills, and a similar number believe that maths is not needed for a future career, the challenge of changing perceptions of the subject will be equally – if not more – acute.  Right across the organisations that make up our Group – from Novus , which delivers prison education, to apprenticeship provider Total People – we have learned that getting people to understand and truly believe that gaining skills can open up economic opportunity and higher earning potential – often going against deeply ingrained perceptions - requires constant investment and high levels of support.