Apprenticeship Bus set to return for National Apprenticeship Week 2025

And we are off….. planning has commenced for the 2025 Apprenticeship Bus programme. The programme planning team have been working hard behind the scenes since the last apprenticeship bus programme gathering feedback and exploring ways that we can improve the impact on the students that attend the roadshow. We have since kicked off the official […]
City of Portsmouth College IT students win awards building app for local business

We’re thrilled to celebrate the incredible innovation and collaboration on our Portsmouth Business Support Service Programme, delivered in partnership with Portsmouth City Council. Last week, we had the pleasure of celebrating the incredible students of City of Portsmouth College at their Highbury campus. These talented IT students provided invaluable support to local entrepreneur Luca Frederick […]
Portsmouth’s education superstars shine bright at awards ceremony

The city’s education workforce came together to celebrate two decades of service at an awards ceremony held at Portsmouth Guildhall. Teach Portsmouth, a Portsmouth City Council service, organised the event, as part of two initiatives that reward and recognise staff in the city’s schools and academies. 87 people from primary, secondary and special schools were […]
Two new placements for Shaping Portsmouth

Shaping Portsmouth have welcomed two new placements to the team. Mackenzie Bird has joined us from HSDC for two weeks work experience, and Imogen Hambry has returned for another paid summer internship having completed her GCSE’s at Trafalgar School. As well as studying A Level Law and Politics, Mackenzie is passionate about getting youth voice […]
Portsmouth Grammar School: A Commitment to Sustainability

On Wednesday 19th June, we visited Portsmouth Grammar School (PGS), one of our valued Patrons. PGS attended our April NetZero 360 workshop, delivered in partnership with Solent Business & Skills Solutions, and subsequently invited us to explore their ongoing carbon reduction initiatives. We had the pleasure of meeting Katie Rowlinson, the Energy and Lettings Coordinator, […]
Shaping Portsmouth take part in Student Voice Celebration Day 2024

Shaping Portsmouth’s Education & Community Lead, Kirsty Hill, and Ops Manger, Steff Jones, were invited to The Student Voice Celebration Day 2024 put together by our friends at Unloc, along with the Council of Portsmouth Students and The Primary Council of Portsmouth Students. Here they joined a group of fantastic aspirational Yr10 students in […]
Work experince: Isai Thayaparan

I am Isaiyarasy Thayaparan from Trafalgar School and I am working with Shaping Portsmouth for my work experience for a duration of two weeks. Work experience is an important period for all students as the whole process of hunting down a work placement and surviving in a work environment can be stressful. Beyond the stress […]
Showcasing Digital Resilience at the Festival of Crime

Over the weekend our Digital Resilience team attended the Festival of Crime organised by the University of Portsmouth. The event showcased over 30 years of criminology and crime-related studies at the University, showing the public what they do to tackle and understand crime. It was great to meet so many wonderful people and share our knowledge […]
Join the Team: Business Support Service & Youth Employment Programme Leads

We are looking for volunteer programme leads to head up the important work being done by two of our programmes: Portsmouth Business Support Service and Youth Employment. We would like to recruit two co-leads for the Portsmouth Business Support Service. The PBSS offers a wide range of services from mentoring on business and finance planning […]
Portsmouth Business Leaders Forum spotlights Skills & Employability

We want to thank all those who managed to attend our Portsmouth Business Leaders Forum event in Portsmouth Cathedral last Thursday. It was a fantastic event to be part of, and particularly lovely to hold it in such a magnificent setting. CEO Dave Humphries said “Personally, it was nice to get my first Shaping Portsmouth […]