Portsmouth holds its first Climate Festival
Portsmouth is to hold its first ever Climate Festival to raise awareness of the implications of climate change for the city and the opportunities to make a positive difference. Portsmouth Climate Festival runs from 22 October to 12 November and is timed to link with the UK hosting the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow in November. […]
Get Inspired Portsmouth is back for 2022!
EBP South (inc. Basingstoke Consortium) are proud to announce that Get Inspired Portsmouth will be returning to Portsmouth Guildhall on the 26th January 2022. This inspiring event gives students the chance to explore different career options and get a practical insight into the world of work. Jacquie Jones, Project Manager at EBP South said, “Get […]
Dance Live! Leaping to success with overwhelming response from schools, college and now dance schools!
Official registration for Dance Live! Portsmouth 2022, an exciting dance competition for schools and colleges, has now closed with a record number securing their place for the contest which is due to take place between March and May next year at Portsmouth Guildhall. Produced by The Guildhall Trust, the charity behind the operation of […]
Apprentice chefs Ketan and Jack on track for a career in catering
With so much talk about the hospitality industry struggling to fill thousands of jobs, the Queens Hotel is delighted to welcome apprentices Ketan Dixon-Whiteaway and Jack Breach to the kitchen team. The youngsters are being supported on their career path thanks to a new apprenticeship programme being offered at the Queens Hotel. General […]
Stunning £1m T Level facilities open at HSDC South Downs
Stunning new facilities will set HSDC T Level students on the path towards their futures by providing realistic environments to learn in. A revamped set of classrooms has been unveiled ready for the start of the new year so that Health & Nursing, Medical & Healthcare Science and Laboratory Science T Level students can receive […]
Local businesses unite to ‘Explore Your Future’ and inspire Portsmouth’s Young People
With the launch of Explore Your Future in March, local businesses have joined Shaping Portsmouth to inspire Portsmouth’s young people aged 14-19 through the real-life experiences of a diverse pool of role models. The programme is part of Shaping Portsmouth’s renewed education strategy and focus on supporting schools and their young people to explore the […]
Be transported to imaginary places
Grab your free tickets to enjoy an afternoon of poetry and harp playing at the Imaginary Places event on Saturday 2 October at 2pm at Portsmouth Central Library. This enchanting event, from Portsmouth City Council, features poet, Chris Tutton, reading from his poetry, and harpist Anne Denholm’s musical interpretation of the poetry. Chris Tutton is […]
Free exhibition at Hotwalls Studios showcasing impressive series of community artwork
A community art project created by hundreds of people will be on show at the Hotwalls Studios, Old Portsmouth, this weekend. Over the summer, hundreds of people have collaborated with 21 artists from the Hotwalls Studios to create an impressive series of seven woven artworks using sustainable materials. The project also includes a 10ft […]
Children get stomping with School Streets trial
Pupils from Portsmouth primary schools taking part in a School Streets trial will have fun by earning rewards while enjoying safer, healthier routes to and from school, with help from a digital challenge led by the Pompey Monsters. To make journeys to school exciting and rewarding, parents and carers whose children attend schools taking part […]
Families urged: don’t miss deadline for junior and secondary places
Applications open today (13 September 2021) for children moving to junior or secondary school in 2022. Parents and carers have plenty of time to apply for places. The application closing dates are: transfer to secondary: midnight on Sunday 31 October 2021 transfer to junior: midnight on Saturday 15 January 2022 Families can apply online at www.portsmouth.gov.uk/schooladmissions […]