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{t:"Shannon News  ",p:1,x:269,y:114,w:494,h:56},
{t:"Shannon Trust sponsors the Toe by Toe Reading Plan in Prisons ",p:1,x:178,y:74,w:748,h:18},
{t:"The Newsletter for Shannon Trust Volunteers ",p:1,x:299,y:186,w:399,h:15},
{t:"Winter 2009/10 ",p:1,x:763,y:131,w:144,h:15},
{t:"National Award Recognises Work of Shannon Trust ",p:1,x:68,y:756,w:865,h:34},
{t:"In recognition of the contribution of outside agencies that support the        ",p:1,x:66,y:1077,w:509,h:14},
{t:"rehabilitation of prisoners at HMP Wandsworth, the prison makes an annual ",p:1,x:66,y:1099,w:512,h:14},
{t:"award to a partner organisation demonstrating  considerable impact.   ",p:1,x:66,y:1121,w:479,h:14},
{t:"Local Representative Gill Gray and Founder Christopher Morgan (pictured) ",p:1,x:66,y:1152,w:504,h:14},
{t:"recently received the 2009 award on behalf of Shannon Trust from Governor ",p:1,x:66,y:1174,w:519,h:14},
{t:"Dave Taylor who said:  ",p:1,x:66,y:1196,w:157,h:14},
{t:"‘Since 2000 Shannon Trust has worked tirelessly to support the Toe by Toe ",p:1,x:66,y:1227,w:506,h:14},
{t:"project at Wandsworth.  By teaching prisoners to read they are provided ",p:1,x:66,y:1249,w:494,h:14},
{t:"with essential life skills and the impact of this in enabling them to resettle ",p:1,x:66,y:1271,w:509,h:14},
{t:"into normal life upon release cannot be overstated.  It is life changing’ ",p:1,x:66,y:1292,w:483,h:14},
{t:"The picture shows Shannon Trust Volunteers Lydia Charles and Philippa Lowe with Shannon Trust Development Manager,     ",p:1,x:66,y:798,w:834,h:14},
{t:"Julie Carthy collecting our Guardian Charity award from Sarah Brown and David Brindle, The Guardian Public Services Editor. ",p:1,x:66,y:821,w:848,h:14},
{t:"We are delighted to be one of five winners out of 489 entrants.  Now in their 17th year, the Guardian Charity Awards seek to ",p:1,x:66,y:856,w:848,h:14},
{t:"recognise the importance of small charities, choosing from those with an annual income of between £5,000 and £1m.  As well ",p:1,x:66,y:879,w:852,h:14},
{t:"as the very positive publicity this award affords us, we also received  £1000 and prizes of a new PC from Jigsaw Systems, a ",p:1,x:66,y:901,w:833,h:14},
{t:"half-day consultancy with the National Council for Voluntary Organisations and a tailored package of media services from    ",p:1,x:66,y:924,w:837,h:14},
{t:"Media Trust. ",p:1,x:66,y:947,w:88,h:14},
{t:"The award recognises the amazing contributions of all our Volunteers on both sides of the prison gate - this includes Senior      ",p:1,x:66,y:982,w:857,h:14},
{t:"Managers, Prison Staff and the many, prisoners who work hard to encourage and support others to learn to read. ",p:1,x:66,y:1004,w:765,h:14},
{t:"‘Life Changing’ Partnership Recognised by HMP Wandsworth ",p:1,x:75,y:1038,w:849,h:28},
{t:"2 ",p:2,x:491,y:1333,w:14,h:11},
{t:"Shannon News  ",p:2,x:825,y:1298,w:110,h:12},
{t:"Winter 2009/10 ",p:2,x:66,y:1298,w:116,h:12},
{t:"‘Thanks for the training day.  I really ",p:2,x:106,y:981,w:335,h:15},
{t:"enjoyed it.  Good venue, well-organised ",p:2,x:92,y:1004,w:363,h:15},
{t:"and an example to us all.’ ",p:2,x:155,y:1028,w:238,h:15},
{t:"Course Participant ",p:2,x:286,y:1060,w:175,h:15},
{t:"A Message of Thanks from our CEO ",p:2,x:174,y:75,w:655,h:38},
{t:"In 2009 we trained 50 Shannon Trust Local Representatives ",p:2,x:66,y:814,w:401,h:14},
{t:"and 90 Toe by Toe Facilitators to use our Toe by Toe Mentor ",p:2,x:66,y:836,w:411,h:14},
{t:"Training Toolkit.   ",p:2,x:66,y:857,w:125,h:14},
{t:"Feedback from the workshops showed that as well as the ",p:2,x:66,y:887,w:389,h:14},
{t:"course content, participants appreciated the opportunities to ",p:2,x:66,y:909,w:420,h:14},
{t:"network with staff and volunteers from other establishments.   ",p:2,x:66,y:931,w:429,h:14},
{t:"Most participants had not trained any Mentors before but all ",p:2,x:66,y:1110,w:411,h:14},
{t:"left keen to set up Mentor Training sessions appropriate for ",p:2,x:66,y:1131,w:405,h:14},
{t:"their establishments. ",p:2,x:66,y:1153,w:147,h:14},
{t:"Early feedback suggests that Facilitators and Volunteers are ",p:2,x:66,y:1183,w:408,h:14},
{t:"finding the Toolkit useful in helping them to equip Mentors ",p:2,x:66,y:1205,w:402,h:14},
{t:"with the skills they need to effectively support Learners. ",p:2,x:66,y:1226,w:388,h:14},
{t:"We plan to run four more workshops in 2010. ",p:2,x:66,y:1256,w:307,h:14},
{t:"Firstly I would like to say  a heart-felt thank you to all our ",p:2,x:66,y:123,w:397,h:14},
{t:"volunteers for the great work they did in 2009.  It has been an ",p:2,x:66,y:145,w:424,h:14},
{t:"excellent year.  We sent out 8,300 Toe by Toe manuals which ",p:2,x:66,y:166,w:420,h:14},
{t:"represents an increase of 33% over 2008.  ",p:2,x:66,y:188,w:283,h:14},
{t:"The Toe by Toe  Reading Plan continues to grow in spite of ",p:2,x:66,y:220,w:401,h:14},
{t:"the adverse economic conditions.  The Reading Plan is      ",p:2,x:66,y:241,w:393,h:14},
{t:"established in most UK prisons thanks to the support we    ",p:2,x:66,y:263,w:395,h:14},
{t:"receive from our volunteers, the Prison Service, prison staff ",p:2,x:66,y:285,w:408,h:14},
{t:"and prisoners.  Its informal nature makes it attractive ",p:2,x:66,y:307,w:367,h:14},
{t:"to reluctant Learners.  Its a Learner-driven decision to take ",p:2,x:66,y:328,w:406,h:14},
{t:"part, they do it for themselves, not because someone has told ",p:2,x:66,y:350,w:424,h:14},
{t:"them to do it.  It is important that Toe by Toe remains      ",p:2,x:66,y:372,w:396,h:14},
{t:"independent of formal education provision and that Learners ",p:2,x:66,y:394,w:415,h:14},
{t:"and Mentors manage the mentoring relationship between ",p:2,x:66,y:415,w:390,h:14},
{t:"themselves as much as they can. ",p:2,x:66,y:437,w:224,h:14},
{t:"2010 promises to be a busy year.  The expansion of the West ",p:2,x:66,y:469,w:413,h:14},
{t:"Midlands Reading Network to a National programme will   ",p:2,x:66,y:490,w:391,h:14},
{t:"present many opportunities. Work on the network will      ",p:2,x:66,y:512,w:392,h:14},
{t:"commence in the late Spring, with the team operational in ",p:2,x:66,y:534,w:401,h:14},
{t:"September.  Other things we would like to achieve are: ",p:2,x:66,y:556,w:378,h:14},
{t:"• the inclusion of Peer Mentor Awareness in Prison Officer ",p:2,x:66,y:589,w:395,h:16},
{t:"basic training.  We are working with the Prison Service to ",p:2,x:77,y:612,w:392,h:14},
{t:"see how this may be achieved; ",p:2,x:77,y:634,w:210,h:14},
{t:"• More Prison Governors signing the Partnership Agreement, ",p:2,x:66,y:667,w:409,h:16},
{t:"thus raising commitment to, and awareness of, Toe by Toe; ",p:2,x:77,y:690,w:406,h:14},
{t:"• The POA /Shannon Trust Award - to recognise Prison Officer ",p:2,x:66,y:723,w:421,h:16},
{t:"contributions and raise awareness amongst more Officers; ",p:2,x:512,y:411,w:395,h:14},
{t:"• More support for our Toe by Toe Facilitators through access ",p:2,x:500,y:444,w:418,h:16},
{t:"to our website blogs and the introduction of a written Guide ",p:2,x:512,y:467,w:412,h:14},
{t:"for Facilitators. ",p:2,x:512,y:489,w:109,h:14},
{t:"We are fortunate to be in a healthy financial state at the   ",p:2,x:500,y:520,w:399,h:14},
{t:"moment.  We anticipate, raising funds will remain tough for ",p:2,x:500,y:542,w:409,h:14},
{t:"the foreseeable future.  An advantage of the economic    ",p:2,x:500,y:564,w:389,h:14},
{t:"downturn has been pressure on the Prison Service to identify ",p:2,x:500,y:586,w:414,h:14},
{t:"and develop cost effective programmes.  Toe by Toe is most ",p:2,x:500,y:607,w:411,h:14},
{t:"definitely cost effective. We must do all we can in our       ",p:2,x:500,y:629,w:399,h:14},
{t:"prisons to capitalise upon this opportunity. ",p:2,x:500,y:651,w:294,h:14},
{t:"‘The Toe by Toe Reading ",p:2,x:682,y:140,w:239,h:19},
{t:"Plan is established in most ",p:2,x:675,y:169,w:253,h:19},
{t:"UK prisons thanks to the ",p:2,x:684,y:198,w:234,h:19},
{t:"support we receive from ",p:2,x:683,y:227,w:236,h:19},
{t:"our Volunteers, the Prison ",p:2,x:675,y:256,w:253,h:19},
{t:"Service, prison staff and ",p:2,x:685,y:285,w:233,h:19},
{t:"prisoners’ ",p:2,x:752,y:314,w:95,h:19},
{t:"David Ahern ",p:2,x:766,y:349,w:69,h:11},
{t:"CEO Shannon Trust ",p:2,x:747,y:370,w:107,h:11},
{t:"2010 Training Dates ",p:2,x:617,y:779,w:193,h:19},
{t:"Birmingham - Wednesday 31st March ",p:2,x:546,y:809,w:334,h:18},
{t:"London - Wednesday 28th April ",p:2,x:571,y:838,w:284,h:18},
{t:"Bristol -  a date in June TBA ",p:2,x:584,y:867,w:257,h:18},
{t:"Leeds -   a date in September TBA ",p:2,x:557,y:896,w:312,h:18},
{t:"The workshops are open to all Shannon Trust Volunteers and all ",p:2,x:496,y:933,w:433,h:14},
{t:"Toe by Toe Facilitators.  Travel expenses for prison staff will ",p:2,x:505,y:955,w:415,h:14},
{t:"be covered.  To book a place email julie@shannontrust.org.uk ",p:2,x:501,y:976,w:424,h:14},
{t:"Mentor Training Workshops 2010 ",p:2,x:72,y:771,w:415,h:22},
{t:"Still Time to Nominate ",p:2,x:605,y:1030,w:322,h:28},
{t:"Do you know of a Prison Officer ",p:2,x:614,y:1069,w:302,h:19},
{t:"who should be recognised for ",p:2,x:624,y:1093,w:281,h:19},
{t:"their commitment to supporting Toe by Toe ",p:2,x:506,y:1116,w:417,h:19},
{t:"Learning in their establishment? ",p:2,x:560,y:1141,w:308,h:19},
{t:"Nominations for the POA/Shannon Trust Cup ",p:2,x:504,y:1170,w:420,h:19},
{t:"are open until March 10th. ",p:2,x:586,y:1195,w:257,h:19},
{t:"More details from Sue ",p:2,x:609,y:1226,w:210,h:19},
{t:"sue@shannontrust.org.uk   020 737 48855 ",p:2,x:513,y:1258,w:402,h:19},
{t:"3 ",p:3,x:491,y:1333,w:14,h:11},
{t:"Winter 2009/10 ",p:3,x:66,y:1303,w:116,h:12},
{t:"Shannon News ",p:3,x:825,y:1304,w:105,h:12},
{t:"In 2008 I was sentenced to 3 years imprisonment. At the time I ",p:3,x:66,y:118,w:427,h:14},
{t:"was recovering from a road traffic collision from which I was ",p:3,x:66,y:140,w:413,h:14},
{t:"seriously injured and my mood was extremely low. I had my ",p:3,x:66,y:162,w:408,h:14},
{t:"fair share of problems when I first came in, including self ",p:3,x:66,y:184,w:391,h:14},
{t:"harm issues and it probably took me 3-4 months to pick my ",p:3,x:66,y:205,w:402,h:14},
{t:"mood up. I would often spend long periods of time in my cell ",p:3,x:66,y:227,w:415,h:14},
{t:"on my own as I felt uncomfortable around people. ",p:3,x:66,y:249,w:342,h:14},
{t:"I began to work with a Senior Officer who helped me over-",p:3,x:66,y:280,w:395,h:14},
{t:"come some of my difficulties. She encouraged me to get out ",p:3,x:66,y:302,w:411,h:14},
{t:"of my cell, I started to interact with other prisoners and staff.  ",p:3,x:66,y:324,w:429,h:14},
{t:"Some of the staff were aware of my previous work prior to ",p:3,x:66,y:346,w:400,h:14},
{t:"coming to prison; I used to teach outward bound activities. ",p:3,x:66,y:367,w:403,h:14},
{t:"One of the prison tutors told me about Shannon Trust and  ",p:3,x:66,y:389,w:398,h:14},
{t:"suggested I get involved as I would be a good  mentor, little ",p:3,x:66,y:411,w:408,h:14},
{t:"did I know what I was letting myself in for! ",p:3,x:66,y:432,w:293,h:14},
{t:"Toe by Toe in HMP Hewell was just being established and ",p:3,x:66,y:464,w:390,h:14},
{t:"awareness was at a minimum with few staff and prisoners ",p:3,x:66,y:486,w:394,h:14},
{t:"knowing anything about it. ",p:3,x:66,y:507,w:182,h:14},
{t:"Changing Lives at HMP Hewell - Tim’s Story ",p:3,x:151,y:72,w:698,h:28},
{t:"The first step was to create ‘clients’ and I started off with ",p:3,x:505,y:118,w:399,h:14},
{t:"two Irish lads who had started Toe by Toe in their previous ",p:3,x:505,y:140,w:401,h:14},
{t:"jail and were keen to carry on. I think at the time there were ",p:3,x:505,y:162,w:420,h:14},
{t:"less than 5 mentors, putting extreme pressure on us to keep ",p:3,x:505,y:184,w:411,h:14},
{t:"up with our own work and our voluntary work. ",p:3,x:505,y:205,w:316,h:14},
{t:"So I started off with two Learners, and  within a month I had ",p:3,x:505,y:237,w:413,h:14},
{t:"seven. The Toe by Toe Facilitator (Senior Officer) asked me if ",p:3,x:505,y:259,w:422,h:14},
{t:"I would be co-ordinator for HB1-6; I was very keen to accept ",p:3,x:505,y:280,w:412,h:14},
{t:"this position and started intense promotion and recommended ",p:3,x:505,y:302,w:424,h:14},
{t:"certain people to become mentors. It became quite a labori-",p:3,x:505,y:324,w:410,h:14},
{t:"ous job and at times very frustrating. I have now had 3-4 ",p:3,x:505,y:346,w:388,h:14},
{t:"months to establish Toe by Toe in Hewell and awareness is ",p:3,x:505,y:367,w:400,h:14},
{t:"good with an excellent group of mentors and keen learners. ",p:3,x:505,y:389,w:408,h:14},
{t:"Toe by Toe has been a challenge to set up but I have had ",p:3,x:505,y:420,w:389,h:14},
{t:"good support from facilitators. There are still challenges ",p:3,x:505,y:442,w:386,h:14},
{t:"ahead but I look forward to these. Shannon Trust is changing ",p:3,x:505,y:464,w:414,h:14},
{t:"lives toe by toe.                                                                                         ",p:3,x:505,y:486,w:511,h:14},
{t:"Tim 2009 ",p:3,x:855,y:507,w:65,h:14},
{t:"Celebrating Shannon Trust’s Success with Young Offenders ",p:3,x:88,y:562,w:825,h:28},
{t:"A recent event to celebrate the second year of the            ",p:3,x:66,y:958,w:397,h:14},
{t:"West Midlands Reading Network was well attended by       ",p:3,x:66,y:979,w:394,h:14},
{t:"Mentors, Learners, Toe by Toe Facilitators, Volunteers and ",p:3,x:66,y:1001,w:401,h:14},
{t:"other representatives from the Young Offender Estate. ",p:3,x:66,y:1023,w:374,h:14},
{t:"The value of a network was demonstrated by a Mentor called  ",p:3,x:66,y:1054,w:421,h:14},
{t:"Callum who trained to be a mentor at HMYOI Brinsford and ",p:3,x:66,y:1076,w:401,h:14},
{t:"was able to continue when he was transferred to HMYOI Thorn ",p:3,x:66,y:1098,w:425,h:14},
{t:"Cross.  It was obvious that he’d gained a lot for himself out of ",p:3,x:66,y:1120,w:422,h:14},
{t:"helping others.  His enthusiasm for Toe by Toe was infectious. ",p:3,x:66,y:1141,w:424,h:14},
{t:"It was also great to learn about the experiences of a learner ",p:3,x:66,y:1173,w:410,h:14},
{t:"who spoke movingly of how his life has improved since learn-",p:3,x:66,y:1195,w:411,h:14},
{t:"ing to read with Toe by Toe.   ",p:3,x:66,y:1216,w:205,h:14},
{t:"The importance of teamwork was emphasised by Officer ",p:3,x:66,y:1248,w:384,h:14},
{t:"Lorraine Marsh when she talked about how she identifies ",p:3,x:66,y:1270,w:387,h:14},
{t:"Learners and Mentors on the wing and encourages them to ",p:3,x:505,y:962,w:398,h:14},
{t:"have a go, even once mentoring a young prisoner herself until ",p:3,x:505,y:984,w:422,h:14},
{t:"he felt ready to work with a peer. ",p:3,x:505,y:1006,w:234,h:14},
{t:"Among the positive messages that emerged were that most ",p:3,x:505,y:1037,w:403,h:14},
{t:"YOI’s are keen to run a good Toe by Toe Reading Plan, and to ",p:3,x:505,y:1059,w:419,h:14},
{t:"engage more with their local Shannon Trust Representatives.  ",p:3,x:505,y:1081,w:420,h:14},
{t:"Officers felt they gained a great deal from supporting Mentors ",p:3,x:505,y:1103,w:423,h:14},
{t:"and Learners.  ",p:3,x:505,y:1124,w:101,h:14},
{t:"Programme Manager Susie O’Hagan acknowledged the       ",p:3,x:505,y:1156,w:395,h:14},
{t:"importance of active Senior Management support and of the ",p:3,x:505,y:1178,w:409,h:14},
{t:"involvement of the whole prison.  She explained that in a  ",p:3,x:505,y:1199,w:396,h:14},
{t:"recent survey of Reading Network Learners,  93% said they ",p:3,x:505,y:1221,w:399,h:14},
{t:"would go on to do more learning - which is  certainly      ",p:3,x:505,y:1243,w:383,h:14},
{t:"something to celebrate! ",p:3,x:505,y:1265,w:166,h:14},
{t:"Officer Lorraine Marsh ",p:3,x:744,y:924,w:162,h:14},
{t:"Callum - Toe by Toe Mentor ",p:3,x:69,y:924,w:234,h:14},
{t:"HMP Brinsford’ Jo Stonely with  ",p:3,x:394,y:896,w:226,h:14},
{t:"a past Toe by Toe Learner ",p:3,x:411,y:922,w:188,h:14},
{t:"4 ",p:4,x:491,y:1333,w:14,h:11},
{t:"R.A.R.P.A - Recognising & Recording Progress and Achievement ",p:4,x:103,y:710,w:792,h:25},
{t:"Shannon Trust, Royal London House, 22-25 Finsbury Square, LONDON, EC2A  1DX   ",p:4,x:154,y:1261,w:699,h:14},
{t:"Tel:  020 7374 8855    www.shannontrust.org.uk    ",p:4,x:295,y:1288,w:422,h:14},
{t:"Company No:  5906258  Charity No:  1117249 ",p:4,x:305,y:1314,w:387,h:14},
{t:"“If I had known that learning to read was so easy I ",p:4,x:460,y:377,w:436,h:17},
{t:"would have done it a long time ago” ",p:4,x:520,y:399,w:316,h:17},
{t:"said by a 65 year old prisoner who passed Entry Levels 1 and 2  ",p:4,x:466,y:427,w:428,h:14},
{t:"in reading before release  ",p:4,x:591,y:445,w:178,h:14},
{t:"HMP Dorchester uses RARPA to recognise the achieve-",p:4,x:66,y:752,w:406,h:19},
{t:"ments of Toe by Toe Mentors.  RARPA is a flexible accredita-",p:4,x:66,y:780,w:409,h:14},
{t:"tion that can be adapted for different learning contexts.  ",p:4,x:66,y:802,w:391,h:14},
{t:"Tutors develop an accreditation for their learners using the ",p:4,x:66,y:824,w:405,h:14},
{t:"staged RARPA progress which requires learners and tutors to: ",p:4,x:66,y:846,w:417,h:14},
{t:"1.Set their own appropriate aims; ",p:4,x:66,y:876,w:232,h:14},
{t:"2.Carry out an Initial assessment to establish each learner’s ",p:4,x:66,y:905,w:407,h:14},
{t:"starting point; ",p:4,x:78,y:927,w:101,h:14},
{t:"3.Identify appropriately challenging learning objectives;  ",p:4,x:66,y:957,w:389,h:14},
{t:"4.Recognise and Record progress and achievement during the ",p:4,x:66,y:987,w:418,h:14},
{t:"course, and at the end, through Learner self-assessment ",p:4,x:78,y:1009,w:384,h:14},
{t:"and tutor review of achievement and progress. ",p:4,x:78,y:1030,w:320,h:14},
{t:"Tutor Ginny Williams-Ellis has developed a record sheet ",p:4,x:66,y:1060,w:380,h:14},
{t:"which lists the skills, knowledge and attitudes that Mentors ",p:4,x:66,y:1082,w:405,h:14},
{t:"are expected to achieve within their first six weeks. Elements ",p:4,x:66,y:1104,w:422,h:14},
{t:"include ‘sounding phonemes correctly’ and ‘commitment to ",p:4,x:66,y:1125,w:408,h:14},
{t:"sessions’.  ",p:4,x:66,y:1147,w:73,h:14},
{t:"At an initial training session new  Mentors rate themselves ",p:4,x:66,y:1177,w:397,h:14},
{t:"out of 10 on each of the elements listed.  They receive a       ",p:4,x:66,y:1199,w:415,h:14},
{t:"questionnaire before the training to enable them to reflect ",p:4,x:66,y:1221,w:404,h:14},
{t:"OCR Reading Exams ",p:4,x:556,y:130,w:252,h:25},
{t:"At HMP Erlestoke, all Toe by Toe Learners sit reading exams as ",p:4,x:430,y:167,w:466,h:19},
{t:"they progress through the manual.  Most of the Learners have no       ",p:4,x:430,y:196,w:468,h:14},
{t:"academic qualifications at all and are delighted to be told that they ",p:4,x:430,y:217,w:464,h:14},
{t:"could pass an exam and receive a certificate.  The certificates are a real ",p:4,x:430,y:239,w:496,h:14},
{t:"boost to the Learners’ confidence. ",p:4,x:430,y:261,w:238,h:14},
{t:"The OCR Reading Exams give the Toe by Toe Reading Plan ‘academic ",p:4,x:430,y:292,w:468,h:14},
{t:"currency’ and also contribute towards Key Performance Targets for the ",p:4,x:430,y:314,w:485,h:14},
{t:"Education Department. ",p:4,x:430,y:336,w:161,h:14},
{t:"At Entry Level, the exams allow candidates to ‘show what they can do’.  ",p:4,x:430,y:486,w:494,h:14},
{t:"The candidate has to read a number of short texts, without prompting ",p:4,x:430,y:507,w:478,h:14},
{t:"from the examiner but the questions can be read to the candidate to ",p:4,x:430,y:529,w:470,h:14},
{t:"ensure understanding. ",p:4,x:430,y:551,w:154,h:14},
{t:"At Erlestoke, candidates usually sit Entry Level 1 at the end of Section 3 ",p:4,x:430,y:582,w:491,h:14},
{t:"of the manual; Entry Level 2 at the end of section 6 and Entry Level 3 at ",p:4,x:430,y:604,w:493,h:14},
{t:"the end of the manual.  Certificates arrive within four weeks. ",p:4,x:430,y:626,w:421,h:14},
{t:"To find out more contact:   julie@shannontrust.org.uk ",p:4,x:430,y:657,w:369,h:14},
{t:"on the elements. Ginny uses this and her own observations to ",p:4,x:497,y:751,w:418,h:14},
{t:"rate each new Mentor. ",p:4,x:497,y:773,w:157,h:14},
{t:"Three weeks later Mentors rate themselves again in a ‘Mid-",p:4,x:497,y:803,w:399,h:14},
{t:"Course Review’ to assess what they have understood and    ",p:4,x:497,y:825,w:401,h:14},
{t:"remembered from the initial training session and their experi-",p:4,x:497,y:847,w:419,h:14},
{t:"ences so far. At this stage they are required to demonstrate ",p:4,x:497,y:868,w:409,h:14},
{t:"that they can sound out the phonemes correctly.  This has ",p:4,x:497,y:890,w:397,h:14},
{t:"proved valuable as many initially struggle with some sounds.   ",p:4,x:497,y:912,w:422,h:14},
{t:"Finally, at the end of the six weeks, the process is repeated ",p:4,x:497,y:942,w:409,h:14},
{t:"with a longer questionnaire which encourages Mentors to   ",p:4,x:497,y:963,w:398,h:14},
{t:"reflect on everything they have learned. ",p:4,x:497,y:985,w:277,h:14},
{t:"Using the RARPA stages to accredit Toe by Toe Mentoring is ",p:4,x:497,y:1015,w:405,h:14},
{t:"proving valuable in: ",p:4,x:497,y:1037,w:137,h:14},
{t:"• showing Mentors that they too are on a learning journey; ",p:4,x:497,y:1068,w:400,h:16},
{t:"• improving the quality of Toe by Toe Mentoring; ",p:4,x:497,y:1101,w:334,h:16},
{t:"• increasing accreditations; ",p:4,x:497,y:1134,w:189,h:16},
{t:"• securing LSC funding for a Toe by Toe Facilitator; ",p:4,x:497,y:1167,w:350,h:16},
{t:"Two groups of Mentors have received RARPA Certificates so ",p:4,x:497,y:1198,w:404,h:14},
{t:"far. ",p:4,x:497,y:1220,w:29,h:14},
{t:"Accreditations for Toe by Toe Mentoring and Learning ",p:4,x:71,y:72,w:858,h:28},
{t:"Open College Network ",p:4,x:103,y:300,w:285,h:25},
{t:"Prisoners’ Education Trust provides training through ",p:4,x:66,y:341,w:355,h:14},
{t:"a National Open College Network level 2 peer   ",p:4,x:66,y:366,w:321,h:14},
{t:"mentoring course.  Originally developed for        ",p:4,x:66,y:390,w:329,h:14},
{t:"Distance Learning Mentors, it is proving a valuable ",p:4,x:66,y:414,w:344,h:14},
{t:"qualification for Toe by Toe Mentors. It covers: ",p:4,x:66,y:439,w:323,h:14},
{t:"• ",p:4,x:66,y:465,w:10,h:14},
{t:"The role of the mentor ",p:4,x:96,y:463,w:158,h:14},
{t:"• ",p:4,x:66,y:490,w:10,h:14},
{t:"The benefits of a peer mentoring for learning  ",p:4,x:96,y:489,w:315,h:14},
{t:"• ",p:4,x:66,y:516,w:10,h:14},
{t:"Mentoring skills ",p:4,x:96,y:514,w:108,h:14},
{t:"• ",p:4,x:66,y:541,w:10,h:14},
{t:"Power and boundaries ",p:4,x:96,y:539,w:152,h:14},
{t:"• ",p:4,x:66,y:567,w:10,h:14},
{t:"Communication skills ",p:4,x:96,y:565,w:146,h:14},
{t:"• ",p:4,x:66,y:592,w:10,h:14},
{t:"Study skills ",p:4,x:96,y:590,w:78,h:14},
{t:"• ",p:4,x:66,y:617,w:10,h:14},
{t:"How to run a mentoring session ",p:4,x:96,y:616,w:215,h:14},
{t:"For further information contact: ",p:4,x:66,y:652,w:222,h:14},
{t:"info@prisonerseducation.org.uk ",p:4,x:135,y:676,w:218,h:14},
{t:"With an increasing emphasis on           ",p:4,x:66,y:119,w:330,h:17},
{t:"nationally recognised qualifications for ",p:4,x:66,y:146,w:340,h:17},
{t:"prisoners, this page highlights some of ",p:4,x:66,y:172,w:335,h:17},
{t:"the accreditations offered by external ",p:4,x:66,y:199,w:334,h:17},
{t:"awarding bodies which are valuable for ",p:4,x:66,y:226,w:342,h:17},
{t:"Toe by Toe Mentors and Learners.  ",p:4,x:66,y:252,w:305,h:17},
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