Public legal education :
Improving lives, empowering communities

A new centre for Public Legal Education

Exciting plans are afoot to set up a new centre for public legal education. Our work will encompass services that range from producing in-depth guides to the law, training and consultancy on PLE delivery, to commissioning research and lobbying activities. Read about our plans for the next three years here

Last month we opened our appeal for patrons and people to champion the setting up of the new centre.

See our flyer and read more about it here.

Equality PLE: What works well? Lessons from the UK, Europe and the world

Another excellent guide from Advicenow's EU funded 'Progress towards equality' project. Here you will find inspiring international examples of good practice as well great initiatives in the UK. You can view a copy here.

'Flat Broke' an interactive drama for young people

A short video has been produced outlining how interactive learning equips young people with the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to anticipate and deal effectively with potential problems and pitfalls. This programme has been jointly developed by Theatre ADAD and Plenet. View a clip from the video here.

U R Boss youth project

Howard League for Penal Reform has initiated a ground breaking youth justice project. Working with U R Boss project workers, young people have produced three animated films.

More about the project here.

Citizenship education

The Citizenship Foundation produces excellent guides for teachers to use to help deliver education about citizenship. More about the Foundation and their guides is here. Read our 60 second interview with one the authors of their popular materials.

60 second interview

Tony writes for the Citizenship Foundation. He says that law-related materials and activities should have practical, intellectual and emotional elements. He says 'Keep it simple, and try to write for the student’s agenda asking 'what’s in this activity for the student?'.

'Going Public'
An essay by Lisa Windersteiger from Plenet has been published about the role of pro bono in delivering legal services. Read 'Going Public'.

New additions to our website also include 'Skilled to go' toolkits' produced by the Office of Fair Trading and CASHflow – Assisted self-help for people in debt developed by Money Advice Trust.

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