Regimes at Peterborough Women’s Prison

Peterborough provides varied range of education and workshop opportunities including:

  • Library facilities run as part of Peterborough Library Services.
  • Learn Direct Centres.
  • The Link – a one-stop information, advice and guidance centre for accommodation, debt and employment issues, appointments with partnerships agencies & resettlement providers, induction and pre release programmes and self management programmes
  • The Kleaning Academy – BICS industrial cleaning skills and health and safety qualifications
  • The Bridge – Holistic Centre with a range of vocational and educational training programmes focused on self esteem and self management as well as vocational qualifications in hair, beauty and holistic therapies
  • Renaissance Hair Salon – an accredited training programme for trainee stylists
  • Eco Arts Workshop – Arts led work in partnership with Peterborough City Council community arts and recycling projects
  • Painting and Decorating – Training provided in painting and decorating with working parties maintaining the prison
  • Grounds and Gardens – Training provided in grounds work and gardening with working parties maintaining the prison grounds
  • Gymnasium and cardio-vascular fitness room with an outdoor games court and trim trail.

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