College offers free maths and English classes for adults
Are you over 19 and looking to improve your employment prospects by brushing up on your maths and English? City of Portsmouth College is once again offering free courses at both functional skills and GCSE levels. The classes will be run at either Highbury Campus, Cosham, or the College’s Arundel Campus, just […]
Travel and tourism career takes off for former college student Stephie
High-flier Stephie Zulu has checked in as cabin crew with Virgin Atlantic, straight after completing a travel and tourism course at City of Portsmouth College. The 18-year-old flew through the two-year Level 3 Extended Diploma at Highbury Campus, despite Covid restrictions resulting in a blended approach of remote and classroom learning. She’s already halfway through […]
Fareham College Celebrates Student Achievement with Annual Awards Ceremony
Fareham College hosted its Student Annual Awards event on Monday 27 June. The event, which has been delivered virtually for the last two years, celebrates the outstanding achievement of students throughout the last academic year. Hosted at the Bishopsfield Road Campus in theatre 141, the evening saw the presentation of 17 categories from Outstanding Achievement […]
Health and Care Portsmouth nominated for MJ Award
The organisations that form Health and Care Portsmouth have been shortlisted for an MJ Local Government Achievement Award for their senior leadership. Health and Care Portsmouth is delighted to announce its senior leadership team has been nominated for an MJ Local Government Achievement Award for their integrated leadership approach. The prestigious award ceremony took place […]
Creative Industries are in the Spotlight!
Fareham College’s Creative Industries Faculty, comprising Art, Design and Fashion, Media, Music and Performing/Production Arts, Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy, hosted their annual Creative Showcase on Thursday, 23 June! On show was a mixture of live music, dramatic theatre performances, hair and makeup design, extraordinary artwork and outstanding student-led film projects. The event, hosted at […]
Fareham College Students Provide Support for Local Community
Students and staff in the Health and Science Faculty at Fareham College have been working in partnership with a local charity, Andover Mind, to deliver six weeks long Dementia Friendly Cookery Groups. The sessions, held in Avenue 141, the College’s silver service professional restaurant, provide carer givers and service users with a welcome break […]
Excellence in education recognised at Teach Portsmouth Awards ceremony
An awards ceremony for Portsmouth’s education workforce took centre stage at Portsmouth Guildhall on Thursday 9 June. The Teach Portsmouth Awards was hosted by comedian and broadcaster, Shaparak Khorsandi. Teachers, learning support assistants, school teams and head teachers were recognised for supporting children and young people’s education during the last academic year. Winners were […]
City of Portsmouth College apprentice on course for national bricklaying award
City of Portsmouth College apprentice bricklayer Elliott Kingston is cementing firm footings for his future career after winning a junior heat in the Guild of Bricklayers 2022 competition. Elliott, aged 18, took on competition from across the south in the regional contest at Eastbourne College. He now goes through to the national finals at South […]
Young students secure prestigious placements with local NHS Trust
Five T Level Health Science students from Fareham College have been successful in securing an industry placement working with the local NHS Trust, Southern Health. Millie Mortimore, Ellis Ravenhall, Hannah Newton, Megan Avis and Isabelle Symes, aged 17 and 18 from Fareham, Portsmouth and Lee-on-the-Solent, all applied for the placement earlier in the […]
Ofsted give glowing report on city’s Community Learning Service
A “Good” rating and praise have been given to the passionate teachers, managers and leaders at The Learning Place, run by Portsmouth’s City Council, in a new Ofsted report. Ofsted recently inspected the Community Learning Service at The Learning Place in North End to look at how well adult learning courses are run. Ofsted reported […]