The NICCO Directory of Resources provides details of the huge number of tools, activities, practice models and guidance that have been developed by agencies to support offenders and their children and families.
Whether you are working directly with children, supporting offenders to maintain parental contact, helping a parent to prepare their child for a prison visit or simply want to develop your own understanding of the criminal justice system, this directory provides you with a range of resources to support and inform your work.
To support working with Children
Find activities, books, films, sound bites and worksheets to support your work with children and young people. ViewOffenders and Families
Find information, books, tools, activities and programmes to support your work with offenders and their partners or family members. ViewTo support Professional's Practice
Find delivery models, case studies, local and national policies and guidlines, practice guides, briefings and resources for professional learning and development. View91. National Occupational Standard - Carry out playwork in prisons
National Occupational Standards (NOS) are statements of the standards of performance individuals must achieve when carrying out functions in the workplace, together with specifications of the underpinning knowledge and understanding. This National Occupational Standard is for playworkers who are planning and implementing play opportunities for children and young people visiting a parent or relative in prison. It includes the understanding of working in a restricted environment and a...
92. New activity books for children visiting prisons in Northern Ireland
Two activity books and fun-to-follow maps have been developed by Barnardo’s NI Parenting Matters Service and are available for families visiting each of the prisons in Northern Ireland. Parenting Matters Manager Deirdre Sloan said: “Making a visit to prison can be very intimidating. It can also be a lengthy process and these new resources give children, 8 years and under, engaging activities to help occupy them. We have also created booklets for 8-18 year olds which parents...
93. New Website 'In it Together' for those people affected by imprisonment
Ormiston have launched a new website called 'In It Together' It is designed to support children, families and professionals dealing with imprisonment. View the site here.
94. NICCO Poster
Here is the advertising poster for the new NICCO website. Please feel free to download this resource and display it in your place of work.
95. Nottingham City Safeguarding Children Board: Children Who Have a Family Member in Prison, Briefing Note
This short briefing, aimed at multiagency professionals, follows the Every Child Matters outcomes to highlight the key statistics which show the impact of having a family member in prison on children. There is also guidance on how to support these children and young people, including how to recognise the emotional impact and also a suggestion that agencies identify a lead or go-to person for children of prisoners. There is also a short (slightly outdated) list of national organisations which...
96. Ofsted Good practice resource - Using audiovisual technology to help offenders maintain family ties and learn new skills: HMP Lowdham Grange
This practice model demonstrates how audiovisual technology has been used at HMP Lowdham Grange to help offenders maintain strong family ties and gain skills, by producing DVDs of dads reading or telling a story for their children. See Ofsted Good practice resource HMP Lowdham Grange below:
