Tag: Education

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 […]

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 […]

Study suggests reforms to prevent bribery and corruption at major sporting events

Bribery and corruption at huge sporting events – such as the Olympics, World Cups and UEFA club competition finals – can and must be prevented, a new paper from the University of Portsmouth argues. Sporting events are often accompanied by allegations of bribery and corruption, including abuse of power, embezzlement, fraud and vote-rigging, but with […]

Teens help design street lighting for their new neighbourhood

Somerstown teenagers told international street light design experts how they want their new neighbourhood lit at a pop-up, hands-on, interactive lighting workshop in an underground car park. Young people from Somerstown youth club the Brook Club worked with public lighting specialists Light Follows Behaviour. Click here to watch a video of the event. The Light Follows […]