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The path from incarceration to reintegration is fraught with challenges-but it's also paved with untapped potential. Ready for the Gate is an inspiring guide that chronicles a groundbreaking initiative in the UK's construction industry, offering individuals with convictions a chance to rebuild their lives through meaningful work and training. From job fairs within prison walls to creating the revolutionary Drylining Academy, this book reveals how compassion, collaboration, and creativity can transform the future of those often left behind. Packed with personal insights, real-life successes, and actionable blueprints for change, this is a must-read for business leaders, policymakers, and anyone passionate about social justice. Discover how second chances can build stronger individuals and safer communities-and why investing in rehabilitation is a win for everyone.

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Alistair Donaghey is a seasoned construction leader and chartered environmentalist with over four decades of hands-on experience. Starting as a bricklaying apprentice, he rose through site and project roles to become Regional Head of Safety, Health & Environment at Willmott Dixon since 2014. Alistair is a passionate advocate for social value. In 2017, he founded ""Ready for the Gate"", a CITB approved programme offering prisoners accredited health, safety and CSCS training He followed this with establishing a dry lining training academy at HMP Elmley in 2019, helping inmates build real job skills and move into employment on release.A firm believer in second chances, Alistair champions ""the forgotten workforce"" of people with convictions. He's currently working to scale his model across the UK, combining environmental stewardship with meaningful rehabilitation. A qualified transformational mindset coach, educator and author of both fiction and non-fiction. She has written several books and delivered workshops focused on well-being, being your best self and achieving your goals. She uses her extensive knowledge and experience in education, coaching and writing to support others to find their true identity and purpose. Putting these into action, working through mental blocks, and overcoming imposter syndrome to ensure you achieve all you want. She is a passionate advocate for writers and their stories, providing guidance and support throughout the entire writing and publishing process.

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