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If you have information to be included in the next issue of the PEP bulletin, please send your text, image and link by Tuesday at 12pm to pep@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
PEP calendar
The PEP calendar contains events, network meetings, conferences, training and workshops taking place in Portsmouth. If you are organising events for the next academic year, don't forget to add your dates to the calendar for colleagues to see.
To add a date to the PEP calendar, send a meeting invite to pepportsmouth@gmail.com and it will appear automatically.
Lurking Trolls campaign survey
Message from Lucy Rylatt
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Can you believe it's a year now since we relaunched the Lurking Trolls campaign, those 12 months have flown by! I hope during this time you have had a chance to become familiar with and make use of these resources, and that your children have enjoyed them. Whilst we have tried to make the campaign fun and engaging, it's primary mission is to help children stay safer online and improve their digital resilience
We would now like to hear from you as to how you have used these resources and how the children have responded to our Trolls. This in turn will help us to continue to improve their effectiveness and helpfulness to you. I have put together a short survey to help capture your feedback. The closing date is Friday 1 July 2022.
I appreciate how busy you all are and therefore am very grateful for you taking 5 minutes to complete this. If you have any questions or additional comments you would like to make, please do not hesitate to contact me at Lucy.Rylatt@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
Project Orpheus case study: Building resilience to online extremism in Portsmouth |
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With external funding to support counter-extremism delivery decreasing, Portsmouth worked with international partners to devise and deliver work with young people to protect them from online harms and improve critical thinking skills in partnership with local and national third sector providers.
Free virtual workshop for primary schools with service children |
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Little Troopers, the military children's charity, will be running a free virtual primary school workshop on Thursday 7 July 2022 for any school with service children (children who have parents serving in the British Armed Forces) aged 4-11.
The theme of the workshop is wellbeing and mindfulness and all children who take part will be sent some goodies, including a pack of positive affirmation cards and a sticker. Across the two-hour session, the children will take part in a games, movement, circle discussions, worksheets and a mindfulness breathing activity.
Winchester College Festival of Physics |
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The Physics Partners festival of physics will take place on Saturday 9 July 2022, 9.30am - 4.15pm at Winchester College.
A provisional programme has been released for the day, with plenty of interesting workshops for you to choose from. The day will close with a keynote plenary session from Dr David Price from Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron science facility.
The conference is fully funded, so there will be no charge to attend.
Information event: Become a teaching assistant
Teach Portsmouth is organising an information event to inspire local residents to become a teaching assistant. The event is happening at Portsmouth Central Library on Tuesday 5 July between 10am - 12pm.
Meet learning support staff as they share their own experiences from Portsmouth's classrooms as well as a head teacher who will give top tips on applying for a support vacancy.
The Learning Place will be on hand to provide information on training and apprenticeships in education too.
We would welcome schools promoting this event through parent mail and on social media to increase awareness. There is no need to register - people can just turn up!
For more information about the event, visit the Teach Portsmouth website.
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The Portsmouth Challenge: Reimaging learning through STEM
The event will take place on Wednesday 6 July from 4pm - 6pm at The Portsmouth Academy.
The purpose of this event is to present to you the model of the STEM approach as developed by Professor Bill Lucas, who you will hear from.
We will also hear from a Drone Pilot who believes that STEM opportunities can change lives of young people. We want to hear what you want for professional development for your staff in the city. The project is at the start of its journey and we look forward to your views shaping that.
This event is suitable for: school governors, academy trust leaders, headteachers, and STEM leaders.
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 Live well in Somerstown
Have a chat over a cuppa with friendly people who can support you around your health, money and the community you live in. No question is too big or too small.
Come along to a free session this July for friendly, confidential advice:
- Friday 1 July, 11am – 1pm at King’s Church, Somers Road, Southsea PO5 4QA
- Wednesday 6 July, 10am – 1pm at Handsworth House community room, Quinton Close, Southsea PO5 4NF
- Friday 15 July, 11am – 1pm at King’s Church, Somers Road, Southsea PO5 4QA
You can also get your free COVID-19 vaccination from our friendly NHS Team and ask any questions you may have about the vaccine.
Armed Forces Day - A note from the EMAS team
Saturday 25 June is Armed Forces Day. We know some schools in the city will be marking the occasion - we are the home of the Royal Navy after all!
We would like to draw your attention to the potential impact on our growing numbers of refugees and asylum-seekers in schools with visitors in uniform or talk of combat. Please be mindful of pupils who have fled conflict.
Some children will be absolutely fine, whilst other may find it difficult or traumatic. If you'd like any further advice, please contact rebecca.reeve@portsmouthcc.gov.uk from the EMAS team.
Amparo - support after suicide bereavement
Amparo is a free support service for anyone affected by suicide in Hampshire. The service provides practical and emotional support after bereavement. The experienced Liaison Workers can assist anyone impacted in accessing the support they need, whilst helping with a range of practical matters such as: dealing with police and coroners; helping with media enquiries; and preparing for and attending inquest.
The service is running sessions for professionals via Zoom to cover the role of Amparo and how to refer someone for support.
Making best use of teaching assistants
The recruitment of teaching assistants is becoming increasingly more difficult. It is therefore
vital that schools make the most effective use of the valuable resource that they do have.
A new partnership training programme between HISP Research School and Portsmouth
Inclusion Outreach Service aims to:
- Enable schools to review and reform the deployment and preparation of teaching
assistants, based on the most recent research evidence
- Support schools in the opportunity to re-think/consider and address securing the best
value from teaching assistants helping make sure they can make a meaningful contribution to teaching and learning
- Support schools to plan and deliver high quality training for teachers and TAs
- Model how the use of evidence can have a positive impact on leading change and school improvement through a process of effective implementation executed in stages
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