Preparing for life and work beyond school |
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 EBP South and the Hampshire Careers Partnership are organising a conference for career professionals and educators. This career conference features keynote speakers who will be bringing forward perspectives from across the educational and industrial sectors. There will also be a range of practical workshops that aim to deliver guidance on how to deal with the existing and future challenges for careers.
During the careers conference we are holding a market place event between 12:45pm to 2pm which gives a platform for colleges to showcase their courses, apprenticeships, and the opportunities they provide for young people and career professionals. For businesses and training providers it is an opportunity to raise awareness and understanding of their apprenticeship options and career pathways in their organisation to career professionals from schools, colleges and universities.
To secure your place, please visit this link and complete the online booking form by 25th January 2020. For more information about prices and booking please contact Donna Nelson on dnelson@ebpsouth.co.uk
Stubbington Study Centre 2020-2021 Bookings |
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Book your residential for academic year 2020-2021 now...delay may result in disappointment. Stubbington Study Centre is a very popular Children's Services facility giving KS2 children the opportunity to live and learn within a wonderful 14 acre seaside site. If you would like to know more about what we offer, including prices, please visit our website: www.stubbingtonstudycentre.co.uk
Booking a place:
Schools interested in booking a place for next academic year are invited to apply online via the Stubbington website, by 31 January 2020. Schools applying after this date will have less choice, as dates will be reduced to remaining slots (if there are any) following the initial booking round. Please be aware that we were over-subscribed again last year and were therefore unable to accommodate some late applications. Visits of shorter duration (i.e. half weeks) MAY be available at certain times - please contact the centre for prices on 01329 662244.
Early years |
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The Department for Education currently has an open consultation out on the proposed reforms to the EYFS
This consultation closes at 11:45pm on 31 January 2020
Consultation description:
The aim of this consultation is to seek views from interested parties on proposed changes to the statutory framework for the early years foundation stage. This consultation seeks views on:
- proposed revisions to the educational programmes
- proposed revisions to the early learning goals
- proposed changes to the assessment and moderation process for the early years foundation stage profile
- a proposed change to the safeguarding and welfare requirements to promote good oral health
Please visit this webpage to learn more. To make sure your voice is heard and give your views we strongly encourage you to look at the consultation and respond.
Leadership, recruitment and retention |
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Portsmouth Conference on Teacher Workload and Retention
The Portsmouth Conference on Teacher Workload and Retention will take place on Thursday 5 March 2020. This half day event will enable Portsmouth head teachers and school leaders the chance to explore how to manage and reduce workload and improve teacher retention, whilst ensuring Portsmouth children receive the best possible education.
Attendees will hear from Sean Harford, Ofsted's national director of education, Janine Ashman, a member of the DFE working group on workload, and head teachers and leaders from Portsmouth schools sharing their experience.
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Sean Harford, Ofsted’s national director of education; and
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Janine Ashman, Deputy Head of St Peter’s CE Primary, Somerset, and a member of the DFE working group on workload, who specialises in assessment.
Places, which are free of charge, must be booked by Friday 14 February on the Portsmouth Learning Gateway.
 Last chance to book your stand
This year's Teach Portsmouth Recruitment Fair will take place on Tuesday 11 February, 4.30-6.30pm at Charter Academy and is open to primary, secondary and special schools, post-16 institutions and ITT training providers. We will be encouraging experienced teachers, NQTs and individuals looking to return to teaching or who might be considering a career in teaching to attend.
If you'd like to book a stand or need more information, please contact us at TeachPortsmouth@portsmouthcc.gov.uk by Friday 10 January 2020.
Curriculum and CPD |
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Secondary Computing Network launching in 2020 |
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Wednesday 15th January at the Training and Learning Centre 4-5.30pm.
We intend for this group to enable peer support and collaborative working to ensure secondary pupils in Portsmouth get the best Computing teaching possible. For our first session, we'd like to hit the ground running with some useful discussion surrounding exam preparations. With this in mind, please bring along some samples of your Year 11 mock exam papers so that we can cross moderate and discuss further peer support that needs to be put in place. We look forward to seeing you all.
ALL SECONDARY COMPUTING LEADS/TEACHERS ARE WELCOME.
Primary Languages Update January 2020
Please find attached the first update of 2020 for Primary Languages in Portsmouth, along with associated articles of interest below.
- How to say ouch in French
- La fete des rois
- Why learning another language is still a sign of privilege
A reminder too that the next meeting of the ALL Portsmouth Primary Hub on Thursday 30 January will focus on 'deep dives' in MFL (flyer attached).
Ark Curriculum Project in Portsmouth
On 30 January from 1-3pm at Ark Dickens we will be bringing together a group of schools to review curriculum materials and engage in a collaborative project to adapt Ark Curriculum materials for Portsmouth Schools. This could be a great opportunity for schools to develop their own foundation subject curriculum and share some of the materials that have already been developed by Ark. For further details and to book, please see the attached flyer.
Register for the Holocaust Educational Trust's live webcast with Holocaust survivor Susan Pollack MBE |
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On Friday 24th January at 10am, Susan Pollack MBE will be sharing her testimony to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2020. Join thousands of people across the UK and take part in a truly unique event to mark 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Susan was born in Hungary and was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau in May 1944. She survived as a slave labourer and was sent on a death march to Bergen-Belsen, where she was liberated by British Forces on 15th April 1945.
Ahead of the webcast, prepare your participants by using the specially created resource and lesson plan, found here.
Click here to learn more and register for the webcast.
Emotional health and wellbeing |
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Portsmouth CAMHS Winter Newsletter
The Winter 2019 Newsletter for Portsmouth CAMHS is now available to read here and provides information about child and adolescent mental health in Portsmouth.
Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) |
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Developing the Portsmouth Travel Assistance Offer
This month we will be starting our annual review of the way in which we provide travel assistance to children and young people with SEND to enable them to get to school or college.
This is an important area, and we know that a child's experience of their journey to school can make a significant difference to their learning at school and overall well-being. We therefore plan to work closely with parents, children and young people, and schools in exploring what new options might be offered in certain circumstances.
In some cases travel by taxi or minibus will continue to be the only realistic option for a child to get safely to school. However, we hear from young people themselves that they would like to develop the skills and confidence to travel to school or college independently, using public transport. We also know that separate journeys have a significant environmental cost, and add to the congestion in Portsmouth. And, in some instances, parents might be able to make better use of part of the budget that is currently spent on a taxi to make their own arrangements to get their child to school.
The very best ideas are likely to come from users of the service themselves, their parents, and from others who see at close quarters how the service currently works, for example drivers and passenger assistants and staff in schools that work with the transport service. If you have thoughts about how the service could be delivered differently within the resources available please email Education.EducationSharedEmail@portsmouthcc.gov.uk by Friday 14 February 2020.
LA updates
January School Census - Thursday 16th January 2020
LA deadline is Thursday 23rd January. Please ensure that you meet this deadline to enable the detailed post census data checking reports to be created and sent back to you. These reports will help you to validate your data to ensure its accuracy. If you cannot submit on time please contact us ASAP. Academies that purchase EIS SLA, please send a copy of your school census to the LA via SSE and inform us when it is there.
All schools must have an approved return on COLLECT by Wednesday 12th February. Please be aware that DfE may still require your school to make changes to your census after this date.
A familiarisation blade is currently available for schools to check that the required data is being output correctly from the MIS to COLLECT, and if any validation errors or queries are generated against their data. This blade will close at 4pm on Friday 10th January.
For further information please call 02392841078 or email education.informationservices@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
PCC H&S Unit update
Dave Pyburn has recently joined Andy & Teresa in the Health and Safety Team at the Council for the next 6 months and I hope you will join me in welcoming him aboard.
PCC H&S Unit Traded Service members can contact Dave (as you would with the rest of the team) on email and telephone with your H&S queries.
Email: David.Pyburn@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Tel.: (023) 9283 4943
 New year, new career? Could you become a foster carer?
Interested in becoming a foster carer, or know someone else who is? On Saturday 25th January the Foster Portsmouth team are inviting anyone thinking about becoming a foster carer to join them at the Holiday Inn Express in Farlington, Portsmouth to find out how they can help foster children and young people in Portsmouth. There's no need to book, simply drop-in between 10am - 1pm to find out more about this incredibly rewarding role.
Link: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/health-and-care/fostering/fostering
Dates for your diary
20 - 24 January 2020
Aspirations Week
22 January 2020
Year 6 teachers training
1.00 - 4.00 pm - The Marriott Hotel
Book a place via the PLG
22 January 2020
Accessing the curriculum for pupils with EAL
3.45 - 5.15 pm
Book a place via the PLG or tel 023 9273 3130
23 January 2020
Year 2 teachers training
9.00 - 4.00 pm - The Marriott Hotel
Book a place via the PLG
30 January 2019
ALL Portsmouth Primary Hub meeting
4.00 - 5.30 pm - Cottage Grove Primary School
Contact Elizabeth.lord@port.ac.uk
11 February 2020
Teach Portsmouth Recruitment Fair
4.30 - 6.30 pm
Charter Academy, Hyde Park Road, Portsmouth, PO5 4HL
12 February 2020
Safeguarding - implications for BME pupils
3.45 - 5.15 pm
Book a place via the PLG or tel 023 9273 3130
25 February 2020
Designated teacher training - Virtual school : Session B
1.30 - 3.30 pm
Book a place via the PLG or tel 023 9268 8076
5 March 2020
Teacher Workload and Retention Conference
17 March 2020
Working with refugees and asylum seekers in school
3.45 - 5.15 pm
Book a place via the PLG or tel 023 9268 8076
29 April 2020
Assessing and tracking the progress of pupils with EAL
3.45 - 5.15 pm
Book a place via the PLG or tel 023 9268 8076
22 June 2020
Designated teacher training - Virtual school : Session C
1.30 - 3.30 pm
Book a place via the PLG or tel 023 9268 8076
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