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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.
New profiling tool to help identify children and young people with neuro-developmental needs |
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A new tool to support a child or young person showing signs of neuro-developmental needs is being launched in Portsmouth, following a successful trial with 50 families between March 2021 to April 2022.
The Neurodiversity (ND) Profiling Tool assesses nine developmental strands of a child or young person aged 0-19. It will offer an insight into a child or young person's needs and suggest types of strategies to help manage those needs in different areas of a life.
From 1 July 2022, the ND Profiling Tool will replace the current referral process to request a ND clinical assessment. Instead, trained professionals will be required to complete the ND Profiling Tool in the first instance.
If you work with families and would like to complete the training in order to support families in completing the ND Profiling Tool, please send your full name and job title to sharedmailbox.sendstrategy@portsmouthcc.gov.uk and you will receive the training details.
Mental health training questionnaire |
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Colleagues in Hampshire have designed a questionnaire to collect data on the present skillset of the workforce supporting the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. The data collected will enable us to target training to any identified gaps.
It has been designed to collect information from a broad group of people working in health, primary care, social care, public health, housing and VCSE. This list is not exhaustive, but if you believe you work with people experiencing mental health challenges please complete the questionnaire.
All responses will be kept anonymous under GDPR and Data Protection Act (2018). The survey will close on Tuesday 2 August 2022.
If you have any questions or comments about the research, please email Jemma Jones (Skills for Health) at jemma.jones@wdtrust.org.uk. Thank you in advance for investing your time in completing the questionnaire.
Consultation: Practice principles for child exploitation and extra-familial harm |
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The open access consultation events are an opportunity to directly influence system improvement. Between June and November 2022, the Tackling Child Exploitation (TCE) Programme is asking you to contribute your insight and expertise to help develop practice principles for child exploitation and extra-familial harm.
The next consultation for those in education settings and in education-focused roles will be held on Wednesday 13 July 2022, 3.45pm - 5.15pm.
Background
From 2019 – March 2022, the Tackling Child Exploitation (TCE) Programme worked with over 80 local areas across England to improve strategic responses to child exploitation and extra-familial harm, through bespoke support projects with local areas, action research, communities of practice and learning sets, and specially commissioned resources.
This work is now being built on with the development of a set of practice principles for all professionals working to safeguard and support young people experiencing, or at risk of, child exploitation and extra-familial harm.
National plan for music education |
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The national plan for music education (NPME), published 25 June 2022, sets out the government’s vision to enable all children and young people in England to:
- Learn to sing, play an instrument and create music together
- Have the opportunity to progress their musical interests and talents, including professionally
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The plan sets out how this vision will be achieved by 2030, emphasising the importance of partnerships between education settings, music hubs, music organisations working with young people and the music industry. It builds on the model music curriculum and the original national plan for music education, published in 2011.
The NPME is non-statutory with a vision "to enable all children and young people to learn to sing, play an instrument and create music together, and have the opportunity to progress their musical interests and talents, including professionally."
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Briefings for schools are being held on the following dates:
- Secondary schools (during secondary network meeting) - Thursday 7 July, 4pm
Zoom link | Meeting ID: 869 6330 9582
- Primary schools - Tuesday 12 July, 4pm
Zoom link | Meeting ID: 829 4104 6012 | Passcode: 703190
Please email portsmouthmusichub@portsmouthcc.gov.uk to confirm your place.
Modern foreign languages (MFL) update |
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Cancellation: Supporting Spanish in primary schools
Please note that the primary languages session scheduled for Monday 4 July 2022 has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for the autumn term.
ALL Portsmouth primary hub slides
The slides from the recent ALL Portsmouth primary hub meeting are available here.
Acapulco 2021 presentations
Six presentations from last year's ALL Primary Languages Conference Online (ACAPULCO) are available to ALL members on the Primary Zone.
The APPG (All Party Parliamentary Group) for languages is recommending that primary schools read the new ASCL UK Information Paper on supporting pupils with home, heritage and community languages. This paper describes benefits for schools and pupils with specific steps to realise them.
Call for survey respondents: Perceptions of primary languages in England
As part of the Progression in Primary Languages project (Institute of Education and University of Reading), a survey for teachers and teacher educators has been launched to explore views on the KS2 programme of study, approaches to assessment of primary languages and beliefs about language teaching at this level (ages 7-11).
YMCA playworker role |
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YMCA are currently recruiting for a summer playworker at YMCA Daycamps, Portsmouth.
Daycamps is YMCA’s school holiday programme, taking place Monday to Friday each school holiday. Playworkers deliver a range of exciting activities to school age children, ensuring the children’s engagement, wellbeing, safety and safeguarding at all times.
If you have any questions, please email recruitment@ymca-fg.org.
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Pamodzi Creatives primary school dance delivery |
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Pamodzi has over 15 years experience in dance delivery and training; providing curriculum led delivery in line with ITT Core Content Framework that enables holistic creativity with strong, foundational dance technique.
Delivery days available for curriculum led or REAL dance delivery for the autumn term.
Contact us on pamodzicreatives@gmail.com.
Free Shake Up toolkit |
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It’s time to shake things up as pupils go on an active journey with some of their favourite characters! Public Health England have created engaging Disney, Pixar and Marvel inspired activities, designed to be fun and flexible, so they can be used at different times throughout the school day, without a PE kit.
The activities support relationships education and health education, with opportunities for pupils to reflect on how being active can benefit their wellbeing.
The Pompey Sculpture Trail |
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 Portsmouth Music Hub’s brand-new cultural initiative The Pompey Sculpture Trail will be launched on Friday 1 July 2022. The initiative has been part-funded by Portsmouth Cultural Education Partnership and Artswork.
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The Pompey Sculpture Trail takes you on a cultural journey across the city with songs, facts, films and activities as you discover some of Portsmouth’s cultural landmarks. With free online resources for schools, the trail is ideal for schools exploring Portsmouth as part of the curriculum and also for parents to enjoy with their families during the holidays.
There are 11 toe-tapping original songs, composed by Portsmouth Music Hub’s composition team that will help students learn as they sing and explore.
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We look forward to seeing photos of your students visiting the different sculptures. Please use #pompeysculpturetrail so we can share them.
Free climate change national competition |
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Kicking off in autumn 2022 is a free national competition for football fans, schools and communities to engage in climate action in a positive, inspiring and trendy way.
Educational resources are available for free to engage your class in the topic of sustainability using football as a vehicle for learning. Take part in a national competition with prizes and media attention, represent your football club and help them lift the trophy! Complete green activities to score as many goals as you can for your school and club, and help them to climb the league table. |
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Information event: Become a teaching assistant |
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 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 2022 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!
Support vulnerable parents and their babies
 A parent and child placement with Foster Portsmouth involves both a child and their birth parent (or parents) living with you in your home, usually on a short-term basis. Some parents need support, advice and some supervision while they develop their parenting skills.
People like Imogen* and her one year-old son Matthew* who are looking for a new placement this summer. 17-year-old Imogen, who is expecting her second baby in the autumn and is described as smart, funny and chatty, needs some guidance and support during this life-changing period.
Learn how you can make a difference to their lives… and yours.
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.
1 July 2022
The Pompey Sculpture Trail launch
Find out more
5 July 2022
Information event: become a teaching assistant | 10am - 12pm
Find out more
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