In Partnership With
Liverpool John Moores University
What learners leave with. What partners gain. The evidence behind the approach.
The programme gives learners tangible skills and plans, while giving partners a structured, reportable rehabilitation activity with clear value.
Improved confidence, self-belief and personal responsibility
A clearer understanding of employment, enterprise and training options
A basic CV, interview preparation and disclosure awareness
A realistic business, self-employment or progression concept where appropriate
Better communication, presentation and relationship-building skills
Improved financial awareness, budgeting and responsibility
A personal action plan for the next stage
Access to follow-up mentoring and accountability support
Meaningful rehabilitation activity for people in custody
Support for reducing reoffending strategies and institutional KPIs
Improved learner engagement, motivation and positive behaviour
Structured support for resettlement and Through the Gate planning
Employability and enterprise readiness before release
Reportable social impact and learner progression evidence
A credible delivery model led by someone with lived experience
Support that extends beyond the classroom where appropriate
Evidence points retained from the original proposal: Ministry of Justice, College of Policing, Ministry of Justice reducing reoffending evidence review and Open University prison education research. Sources to verify before external submission: Ministry of Justice Justice Data Lab publications; HM Inspectorate of Prisons annual reporting on purposeful activity.
The programme gives partners a structured education and mentoring pathway that supports confidence, work readiness, enterprise awareness, positive behaviour and post-release accountability.
A structured learning programme that gives learners something relevant, challenging and constructive to engage with. Supports institutional engagement KPIs.
Practical work on confidence, planning, communication, employment, enterprise and money before pressure returns at the point of release.
Mentoring and accountability to help learners maintain momentum after the course has ended, during the critical post-release period.
Clear learner outputs, progression notes and outcome summaries that support partner reporting requirements and demonstrate social impact.
A programme led by someone with lived experience of custody and release, giving it authenticity that resonates with learners and credibility that partners can stand behind.
Designed to align with Through the Gate planning, resettlement pathways and reducing reoffending strategies across probation and prison settings.
Education, employment preparation and structured mentoring are directly linked to the conditions that help people move away from reoffending: routine, responsibility, self-belief, skills and positive relationships.
Beyond The Gate turns those principles into a practical 1-week course with follow-up support after release or during resettlement.
The programme is built around recognised rehabilitation principles: purposeful education, employability, enterprise readiness, positive relationships, personal responsibility, release preparation, mentoring and post-release structure.
Purposeful education linked to employment, enterprise and progression
Relatable delivery from a mentor with lived experience
Practical outputs: CV work, business planning, personal goals and next steps
Post-release accountability through mentoring and check-ins
Support that connects learning to life outside the prison gate
Get in touch to discuss how Beyond The Gate can support your learners, your resettlement pathway and your institutional objectives.