PEP Bulletin w/c 3 January 2022

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Portsmouth Education Partnership

PEP Bulletin

6 January 2022

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Preparing for study, work and life

Supporting BAME higher education access and participation

Solent University are hosting a free event on Thursday 20 January 2022, 4.30pm - 6pm, for professionals working with learners from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities (including teachers, careers advisers and community workers).

The session will cover:

  • The national education and training landscape for BAME learners (including key stage 4, key stage 5, higher education, and best practice/ideas)
  • The journey to higher education: a BAME learners’ perspective
  • How Solent University is supporting BAME learners accessing and participating in higher education (including the Solent University BAME scholarship)

Find out more


Student perspectives into higher education

Solent University are offering a series of exciting and engaging sessions which aim to provide insight into higher education from a Solent student’s perspective.

Designed for learners in years 10 upwards, each of the three 90-minute sessions will include information about the benefits of higher education, specific support at Solent University and an account of higher education from either a BAME student, a care experienced student or a refugee.

  • BAME student’s perspective: Tuesday 15 February 2022, 4.30pm - 6pm
  • Refugee student's perspective: Tuesday 15 February 2022, 6.30pm - 8pm
  • Care experienced student's perspective: Wednesday 16 February 2022, 4.30pm - 6pm

Each session will also include an opportunity to participate in a Q&A session with a specialist panel.

Register here


Leadership, recruitment and retention

Teach Portsmouth presents

Calling all career leads! Help promote Teach Portsmouth's upcoming webinar

Teach Portsmouth is asking career leads in schools and colleges to help promote their next webinar on early years education. The webinar is aimed at young people who are interested in a career in early years education, focusing on nursery provision.

The webinar welcomes three local experts - an apprentice, nursery practitioner and nursery manager. Young people and their parents/carers can join the webinar on Monday 17 January 2022 from 4pm - 5pm. Those who attend will be able to ask questions during a live Q&A session.

To help you promote the webinar, Teach Portsmouth has created a resources page on the website where you can download copy and assets for newsletters and social media.

Find out more


Curriculum and CPD

UK-wide schools event for Holocaust Memorial Day

Join schools from across the UK live on Zoom for the #BigStonePaint to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Thursday 27 January 2022 at 9.30am

This is a chance for your class to take part in Foundation Stones and paint commemorative stones that will become part of the new UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre next to the Houses of Parliament in London.

Hear from Ed Balls and Lord Pickles, the co-chairs of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation, about the new national memorial, and why it is so important for young people to get involved.

Be part of something special this Holocaust Memorial Day.

Book your place


ALL Portsmouth Primary Hub meeting

ALL Portsmouth Primary Hub logo

The next Association for Language Learning (ALL) Portsmouth Primary Hub meeting will take place on Monday 31 January 2022 at 4pm.

In this session, Marie Allen and Liz Lord will continue the theme explored in the November meeting and consider how a focus on storytelling and reading can be included in language lessons and schemes of learning.

If you would like to attend, please contact lizlord0502@gmail.com for the meeting link.

Find out more


Free online English opportunities

Springhill English Hub would like to make you aware that booking is now open for the following free online training opportunities:

Phonics reading leader workshops
Four sessions starting Tuesday 1 March 2022, 4pm - 5.30pm
Four-part free CPD for headteachers and reading/phonics leaders or English leaders, with an interest in ensuring effective leadership of phonics.

Administering the phonics screening check (PSC)
Tuesday 5 April 2022, 4pm - 4.45pm
Practical advice for administering the PSC. Including a summary of the check, tips for additional practice, and ideas for targeted support for borderline children. Book here.

SSP spotlight briefing
Tuesday 18 January 2022, 4pm - 4.30pm
If you have questions about systematic synthetic phonics programmes (SSPs), come along to the online SSP spotlight briefing and Springhill English Hub will guide you in the right direction.

OU/UKLA teachers reading group
Springhill English Hub invites anyone committed to developing children’s desire, delight and engagement as readers to join the online OU/UKLA teachers reading group. The welcome session will take place on Tuesday 25 January 2022, 4pm - 4.30pm.


Portsmouth Music Services 2022/23

Portsmouth Music Service's "Service Level Agreements" are now live and available to complete on the Portsmouth Traded Services website.

The music provision on offer includes:

Portsmouth Music Hub
  • Instrumental and vocal teaching (individual and small group)
  • Curriculum music lessons
  • Whole class instrumental teaching (Getting Ready 4 Music; Ready 4 Music; Ready 4 More Music)
  • School ensembles and after school clubs
  • Portsmouth Music Programme
  • Bespoke music advice, training and workshops

The deadline to request music services for the 2022/23 school year is 31 March 2022.

For any queries regarding the services on offer contact the music service at portsmouthmusichub@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.

For any queries about using the traded services website please phone 023 9284 1023 or email Traded.Services@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.


Upcoming musical opportunities for schools

Portsmouth Music Hub

Music in the Round - Izzy Gizmo - KS1 Concert

This popular KS1 interactive musical concert returns to Portsmouth Guildhall on Monday 31 January 2022, 1.30pm - 2.30pm.

Music in the Round

Based on the best-selling children’s book, Izzy Gizmo by Pip Jones, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie, Izzy Gizmo tells the enchanting story of an intrepid young inventor who puts her talents to work to rescue a crow that can’t fly. This brand-new schools concert brings Izzy’s mechanical marvels and infectious creative spirit to life!

Original music by Paul Rissmann features pots, pans, whistles and household items (as well as orchestral instruments). Together with storytelling and visuals from the book, this concert is a great introduction to live music for children. It’s full of wit, invention, songs and actions, and plenty of opportunities to join in.

Izzy Gizmo

The concert is free of charge and is organised especially for children in years R to 2. To apply for seats, please complete the online booking form by Friday 7 January 2022.

Seating capacity is limited so early replies are advisable in order to assure COVID safety guidelines are followed. Places will be confirmed after the closing date.

Please note that in the event that the concert is cancelled due to COVID related guidelines, the concert will be streamed to schools instead.

Cordelectra

Cordelectra - free KS2 concert

The brand new KS2 concert will take place at Portsmouth Guildhall on Friday 21 January 2022, 1.30pm - 2.30pm.

Based in Hampshire, Cordelectra are a young, vibrant, all-female professional Electric String Trio. Through the fusion of classic and contemporary music, this concert is a great opportunity for children across Portsmouth to experience live music by professional musicians of the highest talent.

The concert is free of charge and is organised especially for children in KS2+. To apply for seats, please complete the online booking form by Friday 7 January 2022.

Seating capacity is limited so early replies are advisable in order to assure COVID safety guidelines are followed. Places will be confirmed after the closing date.

Please note that in the event that the concert is cancelled due to COVID related guidelines, the concert will be streamed to schools instead.


Emotional health and wellbeing

Let’s talk: mental health workshops

To recognise Children’s Mental Health Week (7-13 February 2022), Solent University have teamed up with Solent Mind to offer a series of free mental health workshops to support young people (year 10 upwards), their parents and carers and education practitioners.

  • Professionals: Monday 7 February 2022, 4pm - 5.30pm
  • Parents/carers: Monday 7 February 2022, 6pm - 7.30pm
  • Learners: Wednesday 9 February 2022, 4.30pm - 6pm

Each of the three 90-minute sessions will include information, tools and strategies to help identify potential mental health issues, guidance on where to get advice and support and approaches to looking after your own mental health and wellbeing.

Attendees will have the opportunity to put their questions to a specialist panel of mental health and student support professionals.

Register here


LA updates

Section 251 Outturn Statement 2020-21 and Section 251 Budget Statement 2021-22

The Section 251 Outturn Statement 2020-21 and Section 251 Budget Statement 2021-22 for the authority can be found on the Portsmouth City Council website under the school finance section.

The Section 251 Outturn Statement is a statutory publication that the authority must provide and publish under Section 251 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009. It shows the actual expenditure on education and children's social care for the 2020-21 financial year, including how much the authority has spent on their:

  • Schools budget
  • De-delegated items
  • High needs budget
  • Central provision within the schools budget
  • Children and young people's services

The Section 251 Budget Statement is a statutory publication that the authority must provide and publish under Section 251 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009. It shows the planned expenditure on education and children's social care for the 2021-22 financial year, including how much the authority plans to spend on:

  • Schools budget
  • De-delegated items
  • High needs budget
  • Early years' budget
  • Central provision within the schools budget
  • Children and young people's services

January school census - Thursday 20 January 2022

If you are a local authority school, the deadline for the January school census is Thursday 27 January 2022. 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 by emailing education.informationservices@portsmouthcc.gov.uk when you have done so.

All schools must have an approved return on COLLECT by Wednesday 16 February 2022. 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 passed from your MIS to COLLECT and if any validation errors or queries are generated against your school's data. This blade will close at 4pm on Friday 14 January 2022. The DfE has issued guidance stating that if uptake of the familiarisation blade continues to be low, they will be looking to undertake a consultation about the future of the familiarisation blade service.

Please call 023 9284 1001 or email education.informationservices@portsmouthcc.gov.uk for further information.


Walk-ins now available for people aged 12-15 for their first or second COVID-19 vaccinations

St James' Hospital (Hamble House, St James’ Hospital, Nelson Drive, off Edenbridge Road, Southsea, PO4 8LD) is now open 8am to 8pm seven days a week for walk-ins for all COVID-19 vaccinations - no appointment needed.

This includes: 

  • First and second (after 12 weeks of first dose) vaccinations for young people aged 12-15, as well as 16 and 17 year olds. 
  • First and second (after 8 weeks of first dose) vaccinations for people aged 18 and over.
  • Booster vaccinations to people over the age of 18 (12 weeks after second vaccination). 

Find out more


HR

The HR news information is located on the human resources Google homepage and maintained schools and any academy with an HR Traded Services agreement can access it here.  

Further information can be obtained by contacting HR.


Dates for your diary

13 January 2022
PACE+ (trauma-informed) approaches course | 4pm - 5.30pm

17 - 21 January 2022
Portsmouth Aspirations Week
Find out more

17 January 2022
Webinar: Teach Portsmouth presents...early years education
Find out more

18 January 2022
Maths Hub Network | 3.45pm - 4.45pm
Email g.masters@hispmat.org for joining instructions

25 January 2022
Primary music coordinators meeting | 4.15pm - 4.45pm | Zoom link

31 January 2022
ALL Portsmouth Primary Hub meeting | 4pm
Contact lizlord0502@gmail.com


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