The new school called Oasis Restore is being built in the shell of Medway Secure Training Unit in Kent, a custodial centre with a history of abuse allegations.
He said:"The key thing is that it's a school within prison walls rather than just a tacked-on education unit or team within a prison environment.
He added that providing educational or vocational skills would be"critical to bringing down reoffending rates and keeping our communities and our streets safer". But Cara Beckett, the director or learning and enrichment at the centre, has high hopes for its success."The punishment is the fact that they are being removed from their friends, their communities, their family.
She added that the staff will work as soon as children arrive to"provide them with the tools to succeed when they go back to their communities".
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