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Story tour in prisons wins praise

A project encouraging male prisoners to read with their children has been applauded by Ofsted for its contribution to family learning.

The Booktrust Stories Tour, which took a live literature show into prisons for prisoners to enjoy with their children, has been named a model of good practice by the regulator.

Ofsted also called the Stories Tour prisons programme, which was run by Booktrust alongside Arts Council England and Pact, a charity supporting prisoners and their families, an ‘innovative and beneficial family learning programme’.

Stories Tour family days have been held in eight prisons across England, with prisoners attending a morning workshop to help them prepare for afternoon sessions with their young children, grandchildren or siblings.

The afternoon activity involved Stories Tour actors presenting a story in a play format, inviting participation from the children and their parents in related games.

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