Portsmouth’s Pride Trust announces bid to host UK Pride in 2025
“We are on a mission to make Portsmouth the city for UK Pride in 2025” – that’s the message of volunteers behind Portsmouth Pride which celebrates and supports the LGBTQ+ community in the city. The bid shall soon be submitted to the UK Pride Organisers Network (UKPON) and will showcase why Portsmouth should host this […]
Meet one of our future Business Leaders
The Shaping Portsmouth team are pleased to welcome Imogen Hambry, who has joined us for a two-week work experience placement. Imogen is passionate about Business, which she is studying at Trafalgar School, and would like to one day become a Project Manager. Imogen said “When looking for work experience, I was really struggling to find a place […]
Can you help Solent Academy Trust students be Shaped By Solent?
Shaping Portsmouth are delighted to confirm that we will be running the Shaped By Solent programme again this year starting in September, and we are looking for a volunteer Programme Lead to join the team. Shaped By Solent brings together The Solent Academies Trust, Shaping Portsmouth and a range of high-profile businesses to mentor and provide experience in […]
Carrington West Named in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023
Carrington West is excited to announce it has been named by The Sunday Times (powered by WorkL) as one of the UK’s top ten medium sized businesses in their “Best Places to Work” list. Released digitally on 12th May, and printed in The Sunday Times on 14th May, the list has long been considered a […]
Portsmouth schools recruit classroom superstars thanks to innovative scheme
A new initiative to recruit teaching assistants in schools has launched with the aim of filling urgent vacancies in primary and secondary settings, after an initial trial resulted in two new people joining local schools. Teach Portsmouth, a Portsmouth City Council service, launched the trial which saw over 50 people attend five sessions, resulting in […]
Burnout
Download a PDF version here. Mental Health Foundation describe burnout as being ‘a term used to describe a state of physical, mental and emotional exhaustion, often related to workplace stress.’ Burnout is different from everyday stress because it’s directly related to work. While it’s not classified as a mental health condition, it is closely linked […]
Autism Awareness
Download a PDF version here. 700,000 autistic adults & children in the UK 1 in 100 people affected Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a wide range of differing communication styles, preferences, behaviours, interests, and sensory processing differences. What is masking? Masking is when someone is hiding autistic traits, whether this is consciously or unconsciously, and […]
Debt Awareness
Download a PDF version here. Debt is a common part of everyday life, and many people will borrow money at some stage through loans, credit cards, mortgages, or buy now pay later products. Debt becomes a problem when repayments become unmanageable, causing stress and financial difficulty but the first step in preventing debt is to […]
Rare Diseases
Download a PDF version here. World Health Organisation: Rare diseases are a global health priority for equity and inclusion 1 in 2000 AFFECTED What is a rare disease? A specific health condition affecting 1 in 2000 individuals or fewer in the general population There are currently over 7000 known rare diseases impacting more than 300 […]
Veganuary
Download a PDF version here. Veganuary was a campaign started in 2014 to encourage people to try a vegan diet and hopefully move to a vegan diet permanently. Highlighting how this diet will help to improve your overall health as well as protecting the environment and preventing animal suffering. Why take part in veganuary? There […]