We're thrilled that we WON the Community Organisation Award for Race, Faith & Religion at the National Diversity Awards 2025🏆 This recognition is a celebration of a collective effort - most importantly the brilliant young men who, from the start, have shaped this programme. Here’s to what’s next 🚀

Another Hero's Journey programme has wrapped up in HMP Isis with 10 young men taking their critical first steps in building their self-esteem, ambition, and perception of their future ✨🚀 Next, the young men will begin one-to-one coaching where they can start planning for a future that excites them.

Whilst it is clear that the prison has areas for improvement, especially increasing purposeful activity, we were pleased to see our programme, Black Hero's Journey, highlighted as notable positive practice in the HMP Wormwood Scrubs HMIP report this week. Our comment here 👉 tinyurl.com/bd5py3x3

✨ We’re hiring! ✨ Spark Inside is looking for a Service Delivery Manager 📍 Location: Mainly working in prisons across the East Midlands and South Yorkshire (including HMP Ranby and HMP Moorland), with some office and home-working flexibility 💷 Salary: £33,437 www.sparkinside.org/were-hiring

This summer we've been delivering the Hero's Journey at HMP High Down & will be working 1:1 with the young men after the workshops, supporting them as they start to plan for a bright future that excites them ✨ Judging by these beaming smiles, we think it's safe to say it's going pretty well 😀

📢 We’ve been shortlisted! 📢 We’re proud to announce that our Black Hero’s Journey programme has been shortlisted for the Community Organisation: Race, Faith or Religion Award at this year’s National Diversity Awards, in association with HSBC UK! Find out more ➡️ www.sparkinside.org/news/spark-i...

🌟 JOB VACANCY: Service Delivery Manager, London/South East 🌟 📌 Position: Full-time, permanent 📍 Location: Primarily in prisons in London and the South East, including HMP High Down and HMP Coldingley 💼 Salary: £37,850 ⏳ Deadline to apply: 9am on Friday 15th August www.sparkinside.org/were-hiring

👋 Say hello to the newest member of Team Spark Inside! ✨ We’re delighted to welcome the fantastic Hannah (pictured right) who has joined us as our new Service Delivery Manager at HMP High Down, supporting young men to embark on their Hero’s Journey 🦸

We were extremely proud to be shortlisted in the Children & Youth Category of the Charity Awards and to receive the honour of being 'Highly Commended' by the panel 🏆 This recognition is a testament to the hard work & dedication of our wonderful team, and most of all, the young people we work with 🎉

Introducing our 2024-25 Impact Report! This year at Spark Inside has been defined by our growth, innovation and recognition. Through it all, one thing remains unchanged: our commitment to championing the power of coaching in the justice system. Read the report: www.sparkinside.org/news/growth-...

🌟 NEW ROLE: Communications Manager 🌟 📌 Position: Full-time, permanent 🕒 Hours: 35 per week 📍 Location: Hybrid/London 💼 Salary: £37,850 ⏳ Deadline to apply: Monday 14 July Learn more and apply 👇 www.sparkinside.org/were-hiring

Nothing shows Spark Inside energy like unintentionally showing up in matching kit 👊 Welcome to the team Elfreda Kamanda & Reneece Williams, our two fantastic new Service Delivery Managers!

🌟 Join Our Team – We're Hiring a Deputy Head of Service Delivery! 🌟 📌 Position: Full-time, permanent 🕒 Hours: 35 per week 💼 Salary: £43,500 ⏳ Deadline: Monday 23 June Ready to make a difference? Learn more and apply 👉 www.sparkinside.org/were-hiring

Keep an eye on your inbox for our latest updates, including: 🎉 Celebrating new partnerships & award nominations 💥 The exciting pilot of our systems coaching programme ✨ Recapping our Champions' recent roundtable ...and more! Sign up: eepurl.com/drdwN1

✨ We're hiring a Deputy Head of Service Delivery ✨ Status: Full time, permanent role Hours: 35 hours per week Salary: £43,500 Deadline: Monday 23 June Find out more ➡️ www.sparkinside.org/were-hiring Please SHARE to help us find the newest member of our growing Spark Inside team!

We welcome yesterday's publication of the sentencing review that has been undertaken by Former Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, the Rt Hon David Gauke, alongside an expert panel. 🧵👇

Coaches Luke & Michael are smashing Hero’s Journey at HMP Coldingley! After Possiping, one participant told Sophie: "It's really emotional, I don't know these guys that well but hearing them say all of these positive things about me has made me feel really emotional, it's brought us together" 💫

Yesterday, our brilliant Champions, Jason and Javel, met with one of our valued funders, The Henry Smith Charity, to take part in a photoshoot and film talking about our work, the power of coaching, and Javel and Jason's exciting plans for the future ✨💪

Coaches Michael and Frank are busy preparing to deliver Black Hero's Journey in HMP Isis to mark Black Inclusion Week between 12th - 18th May! Read our Black Hero's Journey Report to find what makes this programme so powerful: www.sparkinside.org/news/black-h... 📸: @andyaitchison.bsky.social

We're so inspired by the commitment shown by the women in cohort 2 at HMP East Sutton Park who all have 100% attendance so far for their one to ones! Working in the women's estate is still fairly new to us as at Spark Inside, but our team are truly rising to the occasion.

This quote 👇If you've had coaching I'm sure you can relate to this! It's incredible how much a session can help you to see new possibilities where before you saw none. Something that is incredibly powerful for anybody, but is particularly transformative for people stuck in the justice system.

Big shoutout to our team in HMP Highdown for their recent Hero's Journey programme success! Every single person signed up for one-to-ones with coaches Alex Whitton and Caterina Declas after the group work 👏🔥 📸: @andyaitchison.bsky.social

Over the past 12 months, we have delivered nearly 900 one-to-one coaching sessions! Each conversation, whether it's with young people in prison, through the gate, or with prison staff, has represented a step toward unlocking potential in the justice system so that rehabilitation is possible.

We ran our third Hero's Journey programme for teens at Oasis Restore Secure School! Participants shared:​ 💬 “Lanre and Milca were supportive and made me feel comfortable to share” When children in custody are given tools, they begin to see, and believe in, a different future.

With a warm welcome from prison staff, our incredible Service Delivery Manager, Sophie, and powerhouse Coach, Lilian, launched Spark Inside’s very first one-to-one coaching programme for young women at HMP East Sutton Park last year – and the impact has been game-changing!

Recently, we were welcomed by Maria Marina to give them an insight into the power of the Hero’s Journey, so they can see first-hand the impact of our coaching programme. The team told us it was a transformative experience & they had a greater understanding of the impact the programme has in prison.

At our recent roundtable, our Champions flipped the script on what mental health means to them. They talked about Mental *Wealth* as something to build, invest in, and strengthen over time 💪🏾 and shaped real conversations about wellbeing for Black men in prison: www.sparkinside.org/news/being-w...

Our experienced life coaches are trained to listen, to understand and to ask brilliant questions that support the young people into finding their own solutions. Recent feedback from our latest Hero's Journey in HMP Ranby highlighted exactly that 👇

We would like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who attended our event yesterday, to explore the question: How do we promote the Mental Wealth of young Black men in custody?

Team Days are really important to us! Yes, it's a great opportunity to step away and have some fun, which is of course important given we spend so much of our lives at work. But being intentional about building connection is a key part of what we see as creating a coaching culture at Spark Inside.

This week our team of coaches are delivering Hero's Journey to a full house at HMP Standford Hill - Spark Inside's first open prison! Pictured are Service Delivery Managers Sophie Wood and Lanre Hameed alongside coaches Milca Morat and Mark Bixter.

We're delighted to welcome four new trustees! Fionnuala Gordon, Heather Whitehead, Jazz Singh and Lynn Dunne add a wealth of diverse experiences to our committed, curious and values-led Board. Read more about our trustees: www.sparkinside.org/about-us/mee...

We're hiring a PA to the CEO and office administrator! Hours: Part Time or Full Time available. Location: Hybrid office and remote working. Central London office 1 to 2 days per week depending on hours agreed. Salary: £30,000 FTE Apply by 9am on Monday 3rd March: www.sparkinside.org/were-hiring

Last week Spark Inside coaches and our Chair of Trustees attended Deep Democracy Training 🧠 We use Deep Democracy within The Conversation, our systems coaching programme for large groups of people who live and work in prison to support positive cultural change on prison wings.

Five years ago, we started coaching prison staff... Since then, our life coaches have delivered over 500 sessions, giving prison staff a space to reflect and develop tools to manage stress, build resilience, and improve their own wellbeing, and in turn, that of people in their care!

After an extensive build up with Oasis Restore & CNWL, we ran our first HJ during Oct half term! Following group workshops & 1:1 coaching sessions, the children told us the programme was "profound" & "they really enjoyed it." We're looking forward to the next group in Feb 👏

Whilst in prison, Daniel decided to be 'the change he wanted to see'. Through his coaching sessions with Spark Inside coach Lynn, Daniel was challenged to turn his vision into action. Read how coaching and his lived experiences are now shaping Daniel's future: www.sparkinside.org/our-impact/p...

A brilliant evening on Tuesday as @sparkinside.bsky.social shared some of the power of coaching. We are so grateful to have reached 94%of our Big Give target to reach more young people in prison and on release. Could you help us over the line? donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

You did it! Thanks to our generous donors, we have raised an amazing £83,090 during the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge24! The funds raised will help us to deliver our coaching programmes enabling us to support even more people living and working in prisons. THANK YOU! 🙏🎁

For one week only, ALL donations will be DOUBLED starting RIGHT NOW! 🎁⏰ Join our mission to unlock potential & drive change in the justice system ⬇️ Double your donation before 12pm on 10th December: bit.ly/BGCC24donate @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge24

📣 The @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge starts TOMORROW 📣 Every donation you make between 12pm on 3rd and 12pm on 10th December will be DOUBLED. That means for every £1 you donate, we receive £2. SAVE this link to donate from midday tomorrow: bit.ly/BGCC24donate

Our latest report on Black Hero's Journey, written by Dr Noreen Dera, highlights the positive impacts of a culturally sensitive, life-coaching programme on the lives of young Black men in custody.

One week to go until the @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge24 🎁 We're raising £80,000 so we can bring our transformational Hero’s Journey programme to more young people in prison. For every £1 you donate, we receive £2! Pledge your support: forms.gle/T7KnbaRBm1FH...

A new report into our Black Hero's Journey found that it creates a safe space for participants to overcome self-limiting beliefs & narratives. The storytellers featured now recognise that, despite the challenges they face, they hold immense value: www.sparkinside.org/news/black-h...

Excited to see this released into the wild! I feel a blog coming on…

Today, we are excited to launching a new report about our Black Hero's Journey Programme, which showcases powerful, and often unheard, stories of identity affirmation, resilience and transformation.