We are a national social justice charity with more than 50 years’ experience of changing lives, building stronger communities and reducing crime.

Many young people are being let down by the mainstream education system, which can often fail to meet their specific needs.

School exclusions are on the rise, with 6,685 young people being permanently excluded in 2015/16.

Children with special educational needs account for more than 50% of those exclusions.

The knock-on effect is damaging – more than half of people with no qualifications are unemployed, despite wanting to work.

Many of the young people who come to us have had problems at school, or can’t or don’t want to attend their local college.

We get them on the path to success.

Our personalised Study Programmes and vocational courses provide young people and adults with the skills they need to move in to further education, training or employment.

We partner with employers to ensure our students are enthusiastic, work-ready and reliable.

Our courses and programmes 14+ schools 16-18s school leavers

As a social justice charity, one of Nacro’s main aims is to ensure that disadvantaged young people and adults reach their full potential in life.

We understand that good quality and appropriate housing is often the first step to unlocking this potential by laying the foundations for stability and improvement.

Housing is, therefore, integral to our work. Nacro’s Justice team works with young and adult offenders in prisons and in the community.

We offer a wide range of services for a variety of different client groups to support people to change their lives and to prevent and reduce crime and the risk of reoffending.

Our goal is to reduce reoffending and help people both in prison and on release to change their lives and positively reintegrate into society.

We operate in 14 prisons, young offender institutions and one secure training centre, offering a wide range of practical support.