Money Mondays

Following hot on the heels of our entrepreneurial mini-series Zak & Emma are spending the next few episodes looking at employability; How to find a job, how to prepare for one and who can help you along the way…

Going for a job interview can be a nerve-wracking experience at the best of times, but what about if you have a criminal record to contend with too?

On this episode Zak & Emma will be looking at how having a criminal record can impact on the job interview process. Zak shares his own experience with this and looks at practical ways to deal with the conversation when it arises. Emma goes through some more broad interview techniques to ensure you’re thoroughly prepared for the big day

USEFUL LINKS:

• Unlock - Do I need to disclose my conviction?
• Unlock - Disclosure Letter Example
• Unlock - Disclosure Calculator
• A Fairer Chance
• The STAR method
• Clean Slate
• Quids In Magazine
• Quids in - Job Readiness Quiz

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧: [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following hot on the heels of our entrepreneurial mini-series Zak & Emma are spending the next few episodes looking at employability; How to find a job, how to prepare for one and who can help you along the way…

On this episode, Zak & Emma are joined by Richard and Paul from ‘Clean Slate Solutions’ who work in partnership with social value driven employers across Teesside and North Yorkshire. They provide mentored support to candidates who are stable, ready, and committed to finding employment.

Richard was inspired to set up CSS after his own brush with the Criminal Justice System. He now uses that lived experience to support and inspire the next generation of prison leavers. While Paul himself turned to CSS at his lowest ebb when he felt he was ‘unemployable’, he now works as a mentor within CSS

If you are not within the catchment area of CSS, as stated on the episode, Richard is happy for you to reach out and if he can help you find more local support, he will.

USEFUL LINKS:

• Clean Slate Solutions
• New Futures Network
• Clean Slate
• Quids In Magazine
• Quids in - Job Readiness Quiz

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧: [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following hot on the heels of our entrepreneurial mini-series Zak & Emma are spending the next few episodes looking at employability; How to find a job, how to prepare for one and who can help you along the way…

On this episode, Zak & Emma welcome Beckie from Greggs on to the show. Beckie heads up Greggs’ ‘Fresh Start’ programme which gives opportunities to people with convictions both within prison and beyond the gates. Beckie talks about the importance of the programme, how it all works and how you can get in touch and maybe start the next journey of your career

If you would like to find out more you can email Beckie on ‘[email protected]’

USEFUL LINKS:

• Greggs
• New Futures Network
• Clean Slate
• Quids In Magazine
• Quids in - Job Readiness Quiz

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧: [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following hot on the heels of our entrepreneurial mini-series Zak & Emma are spending the next few episodes looking at employability; How to find a job, how to prepare for one and who can help you along the way…

In this episode Zak & Emma are focussed on job hunting. Zak tells us about his own experience of finding a job inside prison, what it was like and why it's so important to get structure and routine. But what if you're on the out or due for release? Emma has you covered as she looks at ways to find employment and how to work out what roles might be the best for you

USEFUL LINKS

• Clean Slate
• Quids In Magazine
• Quids in - Job Readiness Quiz
• Indeed
• Total Jobs
• Gov - Find a job
• Jobcentre

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧: [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following hot on the heels of our entrepreneurial mini-series Zak & Emma are spending the next few episodes looking at employability; How to find a job, how to prepare for one and who can help you along the way…

In this episode Zak & Emma are joined by Steve & Val from the brilliant Tempus Novo. Using their 60+ years of prison service experience they set up Tempus Novo in a bid to help former prisoners in to sustainable employment

Working closely with employers and prison leavers they have a unique model which has seen them help over 1250 in to meaningful employment 

USEFUL LINKS:

• Tempus Novo
• Clean Slate
• Quids In Magazine
• Quids in - Job Readiness Quiz

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧: [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following hot on the heels of our entrepreneurial mini-series Zak & Emma are spending the next few episodes looking at employability; How to find a job, how to prepare for one and who can help you along the way…

This episode is all about the Timspon group which specialises in employing former prisoners and other marginalised groups - They have been leading the way in this sense for a long time with many other employers now starting to follow their lead.

But why?

Joining Zak & Emma on the show is Darren, the head of the Timpson foundation. Darren is here to tell us the inspirational story of how it all came about, the impact of their work with former prisoners both on Timpson and the wider employment sector and just why he loves working at Timpson so much 

USEFUL LINKS:

• Timpson 
• The Timpson Foundation
• Clean Slate
• Quids In Magazine
• Quids in - Job Readiness Quiz

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧: [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following hot on the heels of our entrepreneurial mini-series Zak & Emma are spending the next few episodes looking at employability; How to find a job, how to prepare for one and who can help you along the way…

In this episode Zak & Emma are looking at CVs - What they are, why they are useful and how to create an effective one. It can be daunting putting a CV together, particularly if you might have large gaps due to stints in prison. Zak is here to tell you how he navigated this and Emma has some general tips on how to make your CV stand out and what to include on there.

USEFUL LINKS:

• Clean Slate
• Quids In Magazine
• Unlock - CV Gaps
• Unlock - Disclosure
• Quids in - Job Readiness Quiz
• CV Example
• CV Writing Tips
• 
  

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧: [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Up for discussion on this episode of Money Mondays, is ‘Side Hustles’ - These have been mentioned in passing on previous episodes so we thought we’d do a deeper dive on a subject which could lead to your financial freedom.

Our very own Zak started off on his current path with a side hustle, growing ‘X-Conversation’, which led to ‘Life After Prison’, Money Mondays and lots more - He’s now a multi-award winning broadcaster, host and entrepreneur and it all started as a side hustle! Emma also tells us how she has boosted her income by using her talents and offering her literary services on the side 

USEFUL LINKS:

• Clean Slate
• Quids In Magazine
• Side Hustles
• X-Conversation
• Life After Prison
• Vinted
• Fiverr

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧: [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In what has been dubbed ‘Awful April’, bills have been increasing again and there are many other rises putting yet another squeeze on people. In this episode Zak & Emma are looking at council tax and ways to potentially save some money, particularly if you’re in prison or the partner of someone who is.

Emma explains what council tax is used for, why we have to pay it and what you can do if you believe you, or your family are paying too much

USEFUL LINKS:

• Clean Slate
• Quids In Magazine
• Council Tax
• Awful April
• Save Money on Your Council Tax
• Council Tax Bands
• Council Tax Reduction
• Challenge Your Council Tax Band 

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧: [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

April is a BIG month in the financial calendar. It welcomes the start of the new tax year, allowances renew, the price of bills change and it’s no different in prison. Zak & Emma are here with an update on what’s changing and how it might affect you. 

It’s recently been announced that the amount you can draw down from private to your spends account is increasing by 10% which looks like good news when added to the recent increase in wages, but is it enough to counter inflation on the canteen? 

USEFUL LINKS:

• Clean Slate
• Quids In Magazine
• Inside Time - Pay Rates
• Inside Time - Private Cash
• Inside Time - Pay Rise

If you would like to get in touch with Money Mondays and ask us a question, suggest a topic or start a conversation, you can E-mail us at...

📧: [email protected]

💬 DM us: @afterprisonpod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok

✉️ Write to us: Life After Prison, National Prison Radio, HMP Brixton, London SW2 5XF

This episode is hosted by...

Zak - The award-winning co-presenter of NPRs 'Life After Prison' Podcast

Emma - Works for 'Clean Slate' & their money skills resource 'Quids In' - Who provide information and support to people on lower incomes

You can find out more about the work of the 'Prison Radio Association' and 'National Prison Radio' here:

https://prison.radio/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.