Oxford helped me rebuild and find my place again
On leaving prison, Haidar Razzak set himself the goal of a place at Oxford. It proved a bruising and challenging undertaking, but with the support… 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
‘What defined him was his determination to become a better man’
Over Easter, our 2025 Longford Scholar Fedor Bryant-Dantes died at the age of 48. Here his older brother, David Pentek, himself a past Longford Scholar,… Read More
We are recruiting for a new role
As the Longford Trust develops, attracting larger number of scholarship applications each year, making more new awards each summer, seeing numbers of scholars working with… Read More
From Bangor to the Big City: why change works
What happens when you’ve chosen your university and your course, but life takes a turn and you need more family and friend support around you?… Read More