Tag: Education

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 […]

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 […]

Can you help Solent Academy Trust students be Shaped By Solent?

Shaping Portsmouth are delighted to confirm that we will be running the Shaped By Solent programme again this year starting in September, and we are looking for a volunteer Programme Lead to join the team. Shaped By Solent brings together The Solent Academies Trust, Shaping Portsmouth and a range of high-profile businesses to mentor and provide experience in […]

Portsmouth schools recruit classroom superstars thanks to innovative scheme

A new initiative to recruit teaching assistants in schools has launched with the aim of filling urgent vacancies in primary and secondary settings, after an initial trial resulted in two new people joining local schools. Teach Portsmouth, a Portsmouth City Council service, launched the trial which saw over 50 people attend five sessions, resulting in […]

Portsmouth Education Partnership wins Innovative Project of the Year

On 4th May, Gemma Gwilliam attended the Edufuturists awards in Leeds on behalf of the Portsmouth Education Partnership, following the Portsmouth: The Digital City project being shortlisted for innovative project of the year.   These awards celebrate individuals, groups and schools/colleges, who are truly thinking outside the box when exploring the future of education. They recognise the fact that […]

High-speed kite foil racers set to inspire this September

Portsmouth is to showcase super-fast kite foil racing in the countdown to the Paris 2024 Olympics when the RYA hosts the 2023 Formula Kite European Championships this September, and local businesses are being urged to get on board. The world’s best racers from the Olympic circuit will battle it out on the waters off Eastney […]