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The Talking Circle – School-to-Prison Pipeline: Strategies for ‘Breaking the Cycle’

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Workshops

Students and staff are invited to drop in to listen to conversations, as the Talking Circle takes up residency at NTU this November. This session brings together educational and criminal justice practitioners to explore how this ‘school-to-prison’ pipeline manifests itself, why this matters and how we might break the cycle of the ‘school-to-prison’ pipeline.

  • From: Wednesday 20 November 2024, 10 am
  • To: Wednesday 20 November 2024, 11 am
  • Location: The Talking Circle, Newton Building (next to Café Newton), City Campus, Nottingham, NG1 4BU
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This activity is open to NTU students and staff.

The school-to-prison pipeline has been described as a process that criminalises young people through the execution of disciplinary policies and practices within schools. There is increasingly robust evidence that school exclusion and neuro-disabilities are important markers for increased risk of contact with the criminal justice system.

Against this background, this Talking Circle brings together educational and criminal justice practitioners to explore how this ‘school-to-prison’ pipeline manifests itself, why this matters and how we might break the cycle of the ‘school-to-prison’ pipeline, including better access to mental health and trauma-informed provision in schools, alternative educational provision and the role of parents/community.

About the Talking Circle

Programmed in collaboration by the School of Social Sciences’ Dr Paul Hamilton and NTU Arts, the Talking Circle is designed to challenge the status quo and recognise the value of healthy dialogue – and the importance of disagreeing agreeably – in addressing some of the most pressing social issues of our time.

You'll find the Talking Circle on Level 1 of the Newton Building, City Campus, next to Café Newton. No need to book, just drop in, pull up a chair, and listen in.

NTU Arts

This event is programmed in collaboration with NTU Arts, the University's extra-curricular and public arts programme.

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Location details

Address:

The Talking Circle
Newton Building (next to Café Newton)
City Campus
 Nottingham
 NG1 4BU
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