relied on those agencies expertise. something that was put to amy ludlow if, after everything that s happened, learning together would rule out working with categories of prisoner, terrorist offenders. and her answer was no, because there s no research evidence to support that. yeah, and we heard a number of times there s no research evidence for this and no research evidence for that. i suggest that the main evidence we have now is that it wasn t a wise idea. the arrogance in thinking that academics necessarily can, on their own, deal with the types of prisoners that usman khan was, to the point where, you know, someone can manipulate their organisation. amy ludlow and ruth armstrong received several awards for their work, which was also praised by the prisons inspectorate. but the organisation is now suspended whilst cambridge university carries out a review. do you think ruth armstrong and amy ludlow can continue to lead this organisation?
amy ludlow and ruth armstrong are the directors of the cambridge university learning together programme, which teaches prisoners and university students side by side, and which held the event at fishmongers hall. i m going to explain- to you how i got introduced to learning together. khan became one of their students in prison. amy and ruth, amongst others, saw him as a success story. they put him on their leaflets. they gave him a computer. i think people saw the advantage of having him as somebody they had involved in their programme, showing some capability to deal with even the highest category of offender. theyjust lost sight of the danger to the public, their employees and anyone else associated with the programme. at the inquest into saskia s death, learning together said it was the responsibility of the prison and probation service to assess khan s risk, and they d
both were guests at a prison education event. as a teenager, usman khan was convicted of plotting to set up a terrorist training camp and went to prison. shortly before his release in 2018, m15 had intelligence he was planning another attack. he was monitored in the community by the probation service, the police and m15. they allowed him to go to fishmongers hall that day without a police escort. learning together is a theoretically informed, values led educational initiative. amy ludlow and ruth armstrong are the directors of the cambridge university learning together programme, which teaches prisoners and university students side by side and which held the event at fishmongers hall. i m going to explain- to you how i got introduced to learning together. khan became one of their students in prison. amy and ruth, amongst others, saw him as a success story. they put him on their leaflets, they gave him a computer.
surrounded on london bridge. three men armed with a fire extinguisher and a narwhal tusk tackle him to the ground. nearby in fishmongers hall, saskia jones and jack merritt lay dying. khan had stabbed them with knives strapped to his wrists. just two hours earlier, he was sat at a table chatting to saskia. both were guests at a prison education event. as a teenager, usman khan was convicted of plotting to set up a terrorist training camp and went to prison. shortly before his release in 2018, m15 had intelligence he was planning another attack. he was monitored in the community by the probation service, the police and m15. they allowed him to go to fishmongers hall that day without a police escort. learning together is a theoretically informed, values led educational initiative. amy ludlow and ruth armstrong are the directors of the cambridge university learning together programme, which teaches prisoners
on their own, deal with the types of prisoners that usman khan was, to the point where, you know, someone can manipulate their organisation. amy ludlow and ruth armstrong received several awards for their work, which was also praised by the prisons inspectorate. but the organisation is now suspended whilst cambridge university carries out a review. do you think ruth armstrong and amy ludlow can continue to lead this organisation? they shouldn t be leading an organisation that got something badly and tragically wrong. from a family point of view, we d be very distressed, upset and frankly insulted, if they did. in a statement, cambridge university said.