Bridge Centre purchase unlocks new opportunities for Fratton
Portsmouth City Council have bought the Bridge Centre in Fratton to unlock new opportunities for businesses and residents. This purchase is a key part of the council’s long-term regeneration plans for the city’s high streets and was made possible by a grant from the Future High Streets Fund. The Bridge Centre will continue to operate […]
Smart Training and Recruitment Limited are graded ‘GOOD’ by Ofsted
Smart Training and Recruitment Limited is thrilled to announce that it has been recently awarded a Grade 2/Good rating, (August 2023), another key achievement for the Company that reached a milestone of 20 years in operation this year. This achievement reflects the organisation’s continued commitment to providing exceptional learning provision and delivery to both Learners […]
Home Instead survey reveals unseen emotional toll of caregiving
Home Instead UK is the only home care provider to be awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, delivering 10 million hours of care in people’s homes in 2023. With 250 offices across the UK, they provide care right at the heart of local communities and support more families than any other home care provider. Home […]
Local Portsmouth firm aims to raise more than £16k for charity by walking 2,000km
The staff, customers, suppliers and friends of Portsmouth based GRP Solutions will be taking part in the Thames Path Challenge on Saturday 9th September 2023. The aim of this 44 strong team including its bank manager Martyn Butcher from NatWest Bank is to walk the 50km route from Putney Bridge to Runnymede to raise £16k […]
Smart Training and Recruitment sign on as a Patron
Shaping Portsmouth are pleased to welcome Smart Training and Recruitment as our newest Patron. Smart Training and Recruitment Ltd are a dynamic Training Provider, approved by Ofsted, and we deliver high quality, Government funded apprenticeship and traineeships. Since opening their doors in 2003, they have delivered training to over 16,000 learners and helped over 5,000 […]
Shaping Portsmouth CEO to retire in the New Year
Shaping Portsmouth Chief Executive Officer Stef Nienaltowski has announced that he will be retiring in the new year. Since taking over in January 2017, Stef has transformed the not-for-profit organisation with its mission to create partnerships and lead programmes which make Portsmouth Britain’s premier waterfront city in which to invest, live, learn, work and visit. […]
Help Portsmouth’s pupils explore their futures
After a successful pilot run in July this year, Shaping Portsmouth’s Explore Your Future Business Workshop was offered to all senior schools in Portsmouth on Monday 11th September and we are looking for local businesses to get involved. The aim of these sessions will be to support students in years 7-9 to understand more about […]
Portsmouth Grammar School bursaries help pupils to achieve
Reflecting the ambition of its Founder, Dr William Smith in 1732, The Portsmouth Grammar School aims to inspire and engage children as part of an academically challenging community, and for this not to be dependent on their economic background. “1 in 5 pupils at PGS receive fee assistance,” says David Wickes, Head of The Portsmouth […]
A new Lead for our Apprenticeship Bus Programme
Shaping Portsmouth is pleased to welcome Simon Ingram as our new Apprenticeship Bus Programme Lead. Every year, the Apprenticeship Bus embarks on an inspiring journey across the city, bringing apprentices from thriving businesses and organisations in Portsmouth directly to schools. This dynamic initiative grants students a golden opportunity to engage with these apprentices in person, […]
The Square Kitchen Café reopens – A hidden gem in the heart of the city
At 10am, on Monday 4th September, a much-loved city centre café fully reopened its doors for the first time since the pandemic.The Square Kitchen Café at Portsmouth Guildhall will be open to all from 10am – 3pm, Monday – Friday serving fresh, quality food at great prices with a 20% discount available for Portsmouth City […]