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 […]
Portsmouth’s teaching heroes recognised in awards shortlist
Teachers, learning support assistants, teams and head teachers have been shortlisted for the annual Teach Portsmouth Awards, which take place at Portsmouth Guildhall on Thursday 9 June 2022. In March, nominations opened for senior leaders in schools and colleges to recognise their staff. The people’s choice award also launched allowing members of the Portsmouth community […]
Fareham College in Partnership with Giganet to develop the Next Generation of Telecoms Engineers
Fareham College is embarking on an exciting new partnership with multi-award-winning fibre broadband company, Giganet, to train, upskill and develop the next generation of Fibre Technology Installation Engineers. The innovative and bespoke training programme features a six-week Traineeship leading to a 12-15-month Apprenticeship, including training at CEMAST, Fareham College’s Centre of Excellence in Engineering, […]
The UK’s first net-zero training hub launched by City of Portsmouth College in partnership with leading specialists NetZero Training
Based at Highbury North Harbour Training Centre in Portsmouth, the new government-funded facility is dedicated to training and upgrading skills in sustainable technologies. It’s already attracting much attention from businesses, tradespeople, and suppliers who attended the launch event. City of Portsmouth College Interim Principal & CEO Graham Morley said: “Climate change, government decarbonisation targets […]
Gunwharf Quays and Ahead Partnership announce the winners of their 2022 ‘Made in Portsmouth’ challenge
On the 2nd of March, 30 students from Admiral Lord Nelson School and Mayfield School were set the 2022 ‘Made in Portsmouth challenge’ by Ahead Partnership, Landsec and Gunwharf Quays: to create their own designs, pitches, and social media campaign launches for a reusable water bottle that reflects the Portsmouth community. The challenge […]
Shaping Portsmouth’s Digital Enablement Programme is looking for a volunteer bid writer
The Digital Enablement programme provides access to technology and support to students & vulnerable adults within Portsmouth who are unable to financially afford devices. This will enable students to continue digital learning from home and allow the adults to stay digitally connected with family, friends and assist in their daily routine, like online shopping, prescription ordering and […]
Shaping Portsmouth expands Education and Community commitment with The Shaping Portsmouth Foundation
In August 2016 we formed the Community Interest Company (CIC), Shaping the Future of Portsmouth and have since then been expanding our charitable work alongside the business-to-business programmes that have been, and always will be one of our principal objectives. The nine volunteer Directors of the CIC supported the proposal to apply to set up […]
Portsmouth mum tells families to nominate their teaching heroes
A mum who lives in the city has told Portsmouth to nominate their teaching heroes before time runs out. Teachers, learning support assistants and headteachers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty, are being recognised in the Teach Portsmouth people’s choice award. Local residents whose children/young people attend school or college in […]