Announcing our new Programme Leads

Our volunteer team expanded last month as we welcomed new Leads and Co-Leads for several of our programmes. In our Community Pillar, Tony Sammut from Gunwharf Quays and Dominic Jones from the Mary Rose Trust are our new Co-Leads for our Choose Employability programme, and Sandie Davis from Spark Community Space has joined Hasmukh “Husky” […]

Episode 23: The Mary Rose Trust

In this episode, Shaping Portsmouth CEO Dave Humphries speaks to Dom Jones, Sally Tyrrell, and Jason Sexton from the Mary Rose Trust about the Trust, the Mary Rose Museum, and their partnership with Shaping Portsmouth for our Shaped By Solent programme.

Shaped By Solent winning product to go on sale next month

The Shaping Portsmouth Team are proud to announce that the winning product from the 2024 Shaped By Solent programme will be available for purchase starting this Easter. Through their hard work and creativity, the talented students of Wildings Group at Mary Rose Academy have created a truly unique and special item that will soon be […]

Episode 56: Gunwharf Quays

CEO Dave Humphries chats with Yvonne Clay about her career, the history and future of Gunwharf Quays, and the upcoming Clipper Race, which starts from Gunwharf on 31st August.

Shaped By Solent partners with the Mary Rose Museum

Shaped By Solent returns for 2024 and this year we are thrilled to announce the programme is being delivered in partnership with The Mary Rose Museum and Solent Academies Trust. This popular programme is an opportunity for our Business community to give back to our local SEND schools allowing participating students an opportunity to engage […]

The Friends of Mary Rose are seeking help with fundraising for a new minibus

Mary Rose Academy is a special school for 181 pupils aged 2-19 years, they provide a highly specialist, personalised curriculum for young people with the most profound, severe and complex learning difficulties.  In addition, the majority of pupils have co-occurring needs including ASC, severe physical disabilities and highly complex medical conditions.  The Friends of Mary […]

Shaping Portsmouth Is Disability Confident

Shaping Portsmouth are delighted to have signed up to be a Disability Confident committed organisation. Similar to our work on the Armed Forces Covenant and the Care Leavers Covenant, we are committed to showing our Patrons and Partners, as well as all Portsmouth Businesses the benefits of employing people with Disabilities. Nothing demonstrates this more, […]

Shaped By Solent is back!

After a successful 2022 programme Shaped By Solent returns to continue the success and embark on a new and exciting challenge. We are thrilled to work together with Little Green Academy, Mary Rose Academy, Redwood Academy, and their students, to create some exciting and innovative products in this Dragon’s Den style initiative. The Shaped By […]

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, […]

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 […]