New Novus prison education contract at HMP Five Wells

Novus are delighted to start a new contract, delivering the learning and skills provision at HMP Five Wells in Northamptonshire. This contract marks the continuation of a strong relationship with private prison provider G4S, who we work with on other prisons across England and Wales.

We would like to extend a huge welcome to those already working in the education department, who have transferred over to Novus this week, we are looking forward to working together to support learners at HMP Five Wells, providing them with the skills they need to thrive on release and helping to reduce reoffending.

We are also excited to be expanding the education provision at HMP Five Wells and we already have a wide range of job opportunities available. For more information on these, please visit the careers section of our website. We are looking for English, maths, and vocational tutors to help make sure that the provision on site offers a wide range of opportunities, supporting our learners to be job ready on release.

Peter Cox, Managing Director at Novus has shared his thoughts on the new contract,

We are very pleased to have been awarded the contract for HMP Five Wells, working with G4S once again. We are looking forward to offering a new, improved service to learners at HMP Five Wells, helping to support them in their rehabilitative journey and I would personally like to offer a very warm welcome to all of the colleagues at HMP Five Wells who have joined us this week.

Along with Pete Small, Prison Director at HMP Five Wells, 

Having enjoyed a very successful partnership in my previous role at Rye Hill I am delighted to be able to work alongside Novus again at Five Wells.  Novus have an excellent record of delivery and I am certain that they will make significant improvements to the regime and outcomes for prisoners at Five Wells. I look forward to working with Novus to embed the importance of education across the Establishment.

We will be sharing updates and good news stories from HMP Five Wells over the coming months, along with our usual content from other Novus establishments. Visit our news section or follow us on Linkedin, Facebook and X to stay in touch.