Episode 49: Portsmouth Grammar School
David Humphries talks to David Wickes, Headteacher of The Portsmouth Grammar School, about his career, the history of the school and blending the old with the new, and working in the community.
Episode 51: Shaping Portsmouth Pillar Leads
In this episode, Shaping Portsmouth’s Pillar Leads, Marian Glover, Suzan Win Latt, and Amy Cusack, take over the podcast to chat about their roles, what their programmes have been up to recently, and champion their amazing Programme Leads.
Announcing the Shaped By Solent 2026 winner
On Friday, the delegates at the Shaping Portsmouth Conference voted the Wildings Team from the Mary Rose Academy Craneswater as the winners of Shaped By Solent 2026. The winning team were mentored by Nick Gibson from Ferryspeed, and their product is the Senscapes Sensory Fidget Board, incorporating a spinner, a xylophone, a jigsaw, and a […]
Episode 55: Podcastiversary!
It’s our Podcastiversary! Podiversary? In this extra-special episode, Dave Humphries and Steff Jones look back at our first year of podcasts, chat about how it got started, pick some clips from their favourite episodes, and even tease our Conference in January 2026.
The Apprenticeship Bus gets a fresh new wrap!
The 2026 Shaping Portsmouth Apprenticeship Bus has finally landed and from today is in service across the city. Our very eye catching 2026 wrap was designed by City of Portsmouth College student Anya Velex and celebrates apprenticeships and the city’s centenary. We are enormously grateful to Stagecoach Group Limited for continuing to support our Apprenticeship […]
Episode 63: Employability Academy
Amy Cusack chats with Lauren Bumstead and Kev Sadler from Portsmouth City Council about their roles in the Careers & Progression team, supporting Care Experienced young people and NEETs, launching Employability Academy in partnership with Shaping Portsmouth, and the positive impact it had on those who attended.
Introducing our newest member of the team!
The Shaping Portsmouth Team are pleased to welcome Lizzie Bell on board as our Apprenticeship Bus Marketing & Comms Co-Ordinator! Lizzie is a final-year Digital Marketing student at the University of Portsmouth, recently returning from a placement with Bentley’s Brand Communications team. Passionate about creativity, storytelling, and the power of digital media to connect people […]
Sponsor the Apprenticeship Bus for 2026
It’s Apprenticeship Bus season! Every year, the Apprenticeship Bus embarks on a roadshow across Portsmouth, during National Apprenticeship Week to bring apprentices from local businesses and organisations directly to senior schools. Currently we are seeking three more businesses to join Comserv and HTP Apprenticeship College as our five main bus sponsors. Would you like to […]
Shaping Portsmouth welcomes new Partnerships
Shaping Portsmouth are pleased to announce new partnerships with Portsmouth Force Basketball and We Are Jungle, both joining us at the Member level. Portsmouth Force are building an infrastructure and pathway for local children to participate in fun basketball sessions and compete in established local and national leagues. They cater for all different needs from beginners, SEN, […]
Episode 70: Road From Karachi
In this episode, Charla Grant talks to Nadia Arab, Founder of Road From Karachi, about growing up in Portsmouth, her mother launching a cookery school in the 80s, rediscovering her recipes and publishing them with her own contributions in Road From Karachi, and the amazing charity work that came from it,running workshops in the city and donating clean water pumps across the world.