HSDC Music students aim to raise thousands with charity Aid for Ukraine gig
A night of eclectic music put on by HSDC students is set to raise thousands of pounds to support the aid effort in Ukraine. Bands from the UAL Level 3 Popular Music Performance course at HSDC South Downs will take to the stage at the Wedgewood Rooms in Southsea on Saturday, 12 March for a […]
Shaping Portsmouth and Portsmouth Grammar School team up to provide Digital Support
Our Digital Enablement programme, which has been running for just over a year now, has gifted over 70 devices to both school children and isolated adults so they can get online and connected with their learning or loved ones. Such has been the take up that we are now expanding the programme, and we are […]
Call for Portsmouth to nominate their top teaching hero in local awards
Portsmouth’s teaching heroes will take centre stage at an awards ceremony for the profession at Portsmouth Guildhall on Thursday 9 June, hosted by comedian and broadcaster, Shaparak Khorsandi. The Teach Portsmouth Awards recognise colleagues who work in education locally in 10 award categories. Local residents whose children/young people attend school or college in the city […]
Young writers go back to nature for 500 Pompey Words
Portsmouth youngsters are being asked to go back to nature for this year’s 500 Pompey Words competition. The annual writing contest is asking young people to find inspiration from anything in Cumberland House Natural History Museum’s displays and bring it to life through an original story, play or poem. There is plenty to get the […]
National Apprenticeship Week: Jack’s dish fit for the Queens
To mark National Apprenticeship Week (Feb 7-13), the Queens Hotel is proud to showcase their apprentice Jack Breach. Jack,17, joined the kitchen team as a Kitchen Porter and his talent and enthusiasm were soon spotted. To make the most of his potential, he was placed on the apprenticeship programme at Havant and South Downs College […]
Shaping Portsmouth’s Digital Enablement Programme has reached the young people of Sierra Leone.
Your donations to Shaping Portsmouth’s Digital Enablement Programme, led by Hasmukh S “Husky” Patel, have reached as far as Sierra Leone through our Business Director, Mark Pembleton. Alan Jenkins and his brilliant team at Enable Ability, based at Landport Community Centre, worked on a very tight deadline to prepare second hand devices donated by our generous […]
Publishing joy for lockdown labour of love of HMS Victory guide
The Essential Visual HMS Victory takes readers through a visual feast of the famous warship with facts, figures and anecdotes gleaned by Tony, who has spent over 5000 hours onboard. A share of the cover price will be donated to the National Museum of the Royal Navy, which own and manage the ship. Tony […]
Book your place for this years Portsmouth BookFest!
Portsmouth Bookfest is a popular annual event organised by Portsmouth City Council in partnership with The Hayling Island Bookshop, a local independent shop. This year there is a wide variety of events, activities and talks aimed at all age groups and interests. Many events are free but booking in advance may be required. The packed […]
Would your Apprentice like to join our Programme?
Due to Covid the Apprenticeship Bus has been rescheduled but will still tour the city again in 2022. As part of Portsmouth Business Week in April, the bus will visit the senior schools of Portsmouth with current Portsmouth apprentices onboard. It aims to highlight the exceptional work being done by employers and apprentices in our […]
Portsmouth young people aspire for future careers in social care
A group of young people in Portsmouth have been inspired by seeing first-hand how social workers in the city can transform lives. Each young person visited organisations across the city that support families during their time of need. They also met with different teams at Portsmouth City Council to understand what it takes to be […]