Kier Partners with Shaping Portsmouth
Shaping Portsmouth are very pleased to welcome Kier Construction London & Southern as our latest Partner. Kier is a leading provider of infrastructure services, construction and property developments. Its purpose is to sustainably deliver infrastructure which is vital to the UK. Mark Norris, Operations Director for Kier Construction London & Southern said: “We are proud […]
Extremely Rare Spanish Armada Maps now on display for the first time in their history at the National Museum of the Royal Navy
The Armada Maps National Treasures exhibition is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to view the ten incredibly rare maps that chart the defeat of the Spanish Armada in August 1588 a defining moment in the UK’s national and naval history. The maps can only be displayed for 45 days due to their fragile nature and the dangers […]
Portsmouth secondary school wins global award in recognition of digital transformation
The Portsmouth Academy has once again been placed on the world stage by being recognised as the best school for digital transformation in the Global EdTech Awards. The academy, which is committed to closing the digital skills divide in the city of Portsmouth, has been on a journey to develop digitally-led lessons through the use […]
Wimborne Primary School pupils welcome Digital Enablement donation
Wimborne Primary School pupils welcomed a donation of iPads via Shaping Portsmouth’s Digital Enablement programme. Wimborne pupils have been using the iPads to record themselves reporting on an ‘incident’ as part of their English lessons and used their science knowledge of materials to go on a material hunt around the school. They then used their learning from […]
A new Lead for the Shaped By Solent programme
The Shaping Portsmouth Team are pleased to welcome Georgina Shepherd, who has joined us as Programme Lead for Shaped By Solent. Having lived on the South Coast for much of her life Georgina is passionate about both the City and the surrounding area. Georgina’s career has taken her from working in London in the city, […]
City leaders hail education recruitment event a success
A recruitment event designed to showcase job and training opportunities within schools and colleges has been hailed a success by city leaders. More than 200 people from across the city were welcomed through the doors of Portsmouth Guildhall on Monday 22 May. Teach Portsmouth, a Portsmouth City Council service which promotes teacher training and job […]
Choose Employability programme places a Care Leaver at Mountjoy
Our Care Leavers programme under, Choose Employability, has secured another position, with Jamie Coles joining Mountjoy. Jamie is working with one of Mountjoy’s experienced general builders predominately undertaking roofing, brickwork, and other external and internal building repairs. If all goes well and he is settled. He will then be considered for a potential apprenticeship in Property Maintenance for September […]
Delivered Social Empowers Future Business Leaders: Offers Free Website Development For University Of Portsmouth Students
Delivered Social is thrilled to announce an exclusive offer for students of The University of Portsmouth. In a bid to support the next generation of business leaders, the agency is offering a FREE website built by their expert team. This unprecedented offer comes from the Portsmouth branch of Delivered Social, led by the Shaping Portsmouth 2023 […]
Aspiring engineers showcase projects at annual HSDC event
Budding engineers from HSDC recently participated in their prestigious event which gave students the unique opportunity to showcase their project designs to a range of top employers. The event which takes place annually at their South Downs campus, was attended by more than 70 local employers and around 100 enthusiastic students. Students were given the […]
Meet one of our future Business Leaders
The Shaping Portsmouth team are pleased to welcome Imogen Hambry, who has joined us for a two-week work experience placement. Imogen is passionate about Business, which she is studying at Trafalgar School, and would like to one day become a Project Manager. Imogen said “When looking for work experience, I was really struggling to find a place […]