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 […]
City of Portsmouth College appoints new Interim CEO
City of Portsmouth College is delighted to announce the appointment of a new interim CEO, Graham Morley. City of Portsmouth College was formed in August 2021 by the merger of Highbury College and Portsmouth College, realising the ‘One City, One College’ vision. Graham will be joining the College from 1st November and has extensive […]
New facilities for Portsmouth children with special educational needs
Penhale Infant School is set to open a brand new Inclusion Centre at the start of the new Autumn term, to provide more facilities for children with special educational needs (SEN), as part of Portsmouth City Council’s £3.5m investment in inclusive education approved earlier this year. The £1.1m Inclusion Centre is for children who […]
Portsmouth University awarded Turing Scheme funding to support global opportunities for students
Global experiences will be gained due to money from the Turing Scheme, funding which will allow students to take part in work and study placements of between four weeks to 12 months in the academic year 2021/22. Chris Chang, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Global Engagement and Student Life, said: “We are delighted to be awarded this […]
Mentoring – Helping young people in their final years of school
EBP South is looking for people who live or work in the Portsmouth and Fareham area from different backgrounds, industries and who have experiences to mentor young people in their final year at schools. The young people have been put forward for mentoring for a range of reasons from lack of confidence, they are disengaged […]