Running Up That Hill
As part of our Employability programme, we offer travelling scholarships to our award holders to enable them to see the world and build their skills… Read More
Join Our Big Conversation about Second Chances
The Longford Blog is an all-year-round conversation – about, amongst other things, prison, the criminal justice system, and what a difference education can make in turning (prison) sentences into degrees as our Longford scholars are all doing. This Blog page is an opportunity for our scholars (like Gavin, pictured above) who are at the heart of what we do - as well as our mentors and others involved in the scholarship programme - to share first-hand experiences and ideas for change.
If you have something you’d like to say, find out how at office@longfordtrust.org
Getting my creative buzz back
Each year the Longford Trust offers its award-holders a travelling scholarship to widen their horizons and polish their skills alongside university so as to improve… Read More
The barriers and the benefits of starting a degree in prison
Our new Longford Scholar Daniel Bracher, recently released from prison and completing his degree this academic year, reflects on what made him want to study,… Read More
We need a new wave of trust in communities
Our scholar Andrew Morris grew up wanting to be a policeman but, he writes, his life took a very different course. After the recent riots,… Read More