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 […]
EBP South’s Virtual Inspiring STEM Careers Event is a Huge Success
After a challenging year of Covid restrictions being brought in and lasting longer than many thought they would, alongside school bubbles and isolations, EBP South against the odds has transformed their services and delivered, Inspiring STEM Careers, the final large-scale virtual event of the academic year. Inspiring STEM Careers, a hugely anticipated event, was […]
Cosham Library re-opens with more to offer!
Cosham Library has re-opened on Wednesday 21st July after a major revamp, with a new IT learning zone and a larger children’s area. The library closed last November for major repairs and refurbishment but is now back in business on weekdays and Saturdays. The former children’s room is now an IT learning zone, and a […]
The HAF (Holiday Activities and Food) Fun Pompey summer programme helps children eat well and be active during the holidays
This summer holiday from 26 July to 30 August Portsmouth City Council and partners are running a fantastic programme of fun activities and nutritious meals as part of the HAF (Holiday Activities and Food) Fun Pompey scheme. Children from 5-16 years old and who are eligible for benefits related free school meals are invited […]
Abri’s Create boosts self-employment skills in free training course
Shaping Portsmouth and Abri are working closely with the wider team within our Skills & Employability Programme to work through a 5 year skills strategy for the city. The objective is to have a highly skilled and motivated work force which will be utilised by our local businesses and to help as many people as […]
Portsmouth young people create films to combat hate crime and knife crime
Young people in Portsmouth have supported the council to produce films that aim to combat hate crime and knife crime in the city. Through Portsmouth Film Society, which supports local people from diverse and minority backgrounds to learn about film production, eight young people, aged 10 to 16, have taken part in the project. […]
1 Year of Transfer to Transform!
The Solent Apprenticeship Hub are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their highly successful Transfer to Transform initiative. Transfer to Transform encourages large employers to pledge their unspent apprenticeship levy funds to cover the costs of apprenticeship training for smaller businesses across the Solent region. Currently, at £1,450,000 in total pledges and with over 100 apprentice starts, the […]
Digital Enablement programme wins Teach Portsmouth Partnership Award
On Thursday 5th July our Bridging Portsmouth’s Digital Divide programme, which is led for Shaping by Hasmukh “Husky” Patel and delivered alongside Portsmouth City Council, The Thinking Schools Academy Trust, and The Hive, won the Partnership Award at the Teach Portsmouth Awards 2021. The award recognises two or more organisations who have worked together on […]