The Longford Trust Annual Report 2024

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Longford Scholarships for prison leavers studying undergraduate degrees; Frank Awards funding Open University modules for serving prisoners; volunteer mentoring programme; Employability programme (workshops, internships, disclosure support); Patrick Pakenham Awards (law work experience); Nat Billington Awards (laptops and digital access); Noah Box initiative for new scholars; Longford Lecture and Prize; Pinter Poem award; 21 prison visits to raise awareness in 2024 Custom geography from upload: England and Wales

📊Key Metrics

✅Key Outcomes

• Fewer than 5% of Longford scholars return to prison, against a national reoffending backdrop where this rate is significantly higher — and just under 85% of award-holders go on to graduate or move into graduate-level employment, demonstrating that higher education is a highly effective and cost-efficient rehabilitation pathway
• 23 Frank Awards were given in 2024 — a record — bringing the total since 2014 to 153, with 82% of OU module completers passing and more than half going on to further study; eight Frank Award recipients have progressed to full Longford Scholarships, creating a direct pipeline from in-prison study to university degree
• The 2024 graduating cohort of 17 scholars achieved a range of Firsts, 2:1s and 2:2 grades, with graduates entering film production, banking, law, construction, events management, and media — and two scholars placed on a prestigious writers' retreat in Italy — demonstrating outcomes far beyond expectation for individuals the system had written off

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