Bling it on is a literacy, language and numeracy game, which we developed with our Family Learning/Basic Skills partner, Read On - Write Away! (ROWA). It’s now available to download online.

ROWA are a 0-99 literacy initiative specialist who provide innovative approaches to Family Learning, Skills for Life and community engagement.

We have created the website to provide prisons, probation, Local Authorities, community and voluntary sector organisations access to the software. But there’s no reasons why anyone can’t play the game.

The game was designed to hook reluctant offender learners and their families into a ‘first step to learning’ and should appeal to adult learners and their children alike. The subject matter of driving cars was chosen to appeal to male learners/carers in particular. It’s been piloted in prisons initially using the ROWA Learning bus with offender learners and their families. Initial feedback has been promising!

Bling it was made possible by a NIACE LSC funded programme that aims to promote the innovative use of e-learning to those delivering learning and skills to offenders. Through this project funding, research and the transfer of established initiatives, NIACE is aiming to embed e-learning into offender learning and skills delivery in England.

If you feel that a learning game approach might be suitable for your organisation, please contact DESQ.

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