An excellent set of results for Portsmouth College part of City of Portsmouth College
Despite a particularly difficult year for students and staff across the UK, at Portsmouth College, part of City of Portsmouth College, are celebrating excellent A Level and Level 3 vocational results. Across the college, 99% of students have passed their qualifications and 57% achieved the highest grades of A*-B at A Level and Distinction Star/Distinction […]
University of Portsmouth staff members nationally recognised for their outstanding impact on students and teaching
Two University of Portsmouth staff members have been nationally recognised this year in the National Teaching Fellowship Awards for their outstanding impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession in Higher Education. Achieving a National Teaching Fellowship is widely recognised within the UK and internationally as a mark of quality and is an extremely competitive […]
Portsmouth Short Story Competition 2021 launches
Aspiring writers can now enter Portsmouth City Council’s annual short story competition for a chance to win £500 and have their short story published online. This year’s competition has the theme ’10 years ago’. Writers can choose to interpret the theme how they wish in an original, non-published short story up to a maximum […]
New era for education in Portsmouth
Two of the city’s leading colleges have officially merged in an ambitious move that will create significant benefits for the city and region. City of Portsmouth College has been formed by the merger of Portsmouth College and Highbury College and was formally constituted on Sunday 1st August. The newly formed College will give students […]
Go wild in Portsmouth parks
Local families can have fun finding out more about both wildlife and books this summer at the free ‘Go wild in the park’ events, organised by Portsmouth City Council and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. At the events children will be able to take part in various wildlife themed fun activities, find out […]
Could you inspire Portsmouth’s schoolchildren to Explore Their Future?
With our Explore Your Future programme, we’re aiming to inspire Portsmouth’s 14- to 19-year-olds by showing them the wide variety of careers, and the wider variety of paths into those careers, available to them in the city. To achieve this, we’re building a library of short video interviews in which Portsmouth people discuss their jobs and […]
Portsmouth to host biggest angling event in the history of the UK
Portsmouth will become the ‘angling centre of the UK’ as it hosts an international sea fishing contest attracting hundreds of anglers to the Solent in 2022. The city has been announced as the official home of the Sea Angling Classic – and it is hoped that hundreds of people will be drawn to Portsmouth for the […]
Junior Chef Academy kickstarts pupils culinary careers
School students have taken their first steps towards a professional catering career after celebrating with a special Graduation Dinner. This event marked the end of the 10-week Junior Chef Academy, which was set up in collaboration with Compass Group UK & Ireland and Highbury College. Throughout the after-school course, held at Highbury Campus, six students from […]
Be a neighbourhood champion and raise funds for your community
Do you want to help make Portsmouth a great place to live, work and play? People with an idea to improve their local community can raise money to make changes with the support of Portsmouth City Council. The council is looking for ‘neighbourhood champions’ – people and community groups who can see ways to […]
A huge thresher shark is the latest of six murals to be painted around the Solent this summer
The murals celebrate the Solent’s extraordinary marine life – with the latest marking the start of National Marine Week. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust’s marine project, Secrets of the Solent, have commissioned street artist ATM to paint a series of marine-themed artworks at various locations around the Solent this summer. The latest […]