Shaping Portsmouth’s Apprenticeship Bus Tour receives overwhelmingly positive response from schools
In April this year, we ran our Apprenticeship Bus tour for the fourth time, and the first time back after missing a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Apprenticeship Bus travels around the city, taking apprentices from Portsmouth-based businesses and organisations into schools, giving students a chance to meet them face to face and get a […]
EBP South release 2023 Get Inspired and STEM Event dates.
EBP South are pleased to release their 2023 Get Inspired, Primary Schools’ STEM Fair and Inspiring STEM event dates for 2023. These exciting and interactive events provide businesses with the opportunity to strengthen their talent pipeline and give young people the chance to learn about the wide variety of career paths in their local […]
Stunning new setting for college graduation
Portsmouth Cathedral has provided a stunning backdrop for City of Portsmouth College’s annual graduation ceremony. A total of 13 graduates were honoured in the first event of its kind since the formal merger of Portsmouth and Highbury Colleges. Katy Quinn, the college’s Principal and Chief Executive Officer, said: “The cathedral is a symbol […]
Explore Your Future and Cruise Passenger programmes welcome new leads
Three new Programme Leads have joined us at Shaping Portsmouth this month, taking over the driving of activities for our Explore Your Future and Cruise Passenger Programmes. Chloe Bolton is the new lead for our Explore Your Future programme which introduces Portsmouth students to the wide variety of careers, and paths to those careers, available to […]
Solent Mind Student Mental Health Toolkit
The end of September sees many students make their way to Universities, moving into halls and starting their initial lectures. While this is an exciting time, and many look back on their student life as the best time in their life, we also see a high number of students struggling with their mental health. […]
Children bound to enjoy the reading celebration at Southsea Castle
Thousands of primary school children and their families will celebrate a summer of experiments, discovery, and a world of literature at Portsmouth City Council’s annual Summer Reading Challenge celebration event, which runs from 10am to 3pm on Sunday 2 October at Southsea Castle. All primary school children in the city were challenged to read books […]
Fareham College celebrates outstanding 100% Pass Rate for First Year of T Level Graduates
This year marks the first time T-Level students are graduating. Students at Fareham College have excelled in these courses achieving an incredible 100% pass rate with 74% achieving high grades, at merit to Distinction*. To accomplish the T Level qualification, all these students completed exams, project work and an industry placement of a minimum […]
Power of Youth shines bright as Motiv8’s young people swoop award!
Leading youth charity Motiv8 celebrated with joy as they picked up the ‘Wild Card’ award at Clarion Futures annual ‘Power of Youth’ award ceremony on Wednesday 27th July, held at the Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham. The Power of Youth Event and Award ceremony has been organised by Clarion Futures and funded by the […]
Abri and Rexel supporting Apprentices across Portsmouth with new partnership
Working together, our partners Abri and Rexel Portsmouth are supporting Apprentices across Portsmouth, with Rexel providing a number of their new Apprentices with tool kits to help start their work placements within Abri. Earlier this year, Abri, an award-winning organisation providing more than 38,000 homes and assets in the south and southwest of England, announced its three main […]
Fareham College Secures Additional Funding Ahead of Expanding T Level Courses
Fareham College has successfully secured over £700,000 in funding from the Department for Education to expand current facilities and teaching environments ahead of introducing more T Level programmes in 2023. The College’s funding comes from a total government capital investment of £74 million which will support 86 T Level projects across the country, […]