Construction has begun on the UK’s first ‘safe school’ where young people will receive ‘mindfulness’ sessions and a strict curriculum to keep them away from crime.
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab said the “radical” institution is being built on the former Medway Secure Training Unit in Knows would help to reduce crime among a core of young people.
The site has been described as a “school in a prison” where it is hoped that a strict routine and core subjects such as English and Mathematics and Vocational young offenders turn their lives around.