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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.
Inclusion
A message from Viola Langley, Portsmouth Helps Ukraine |
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Welcome back to the new term. We hope you have enjoyed a restorative summer break and are raring to go in September. We at Portsmouth Helps Ukraine have continued to support the people of Ukraine who have not had a break from the war. We have regularly collected and distributed donations from our Cosham-based store.
The need to support Ukraine has not decreased. We are now needing to come back to previous contributors and seek new participants in the next phase of our campaign. Could you help us by appealing to your pupils and their families for donations.
The following items are vital:
- Non-perishable food (rice, pasta, noodles, dried potato)
- Beverages (tea, coffee, chocolate)
- Medical supplies (painkillers, bandages, tape, surgical aprons/masks/gloves/crutches etc.)
- Nappies for babies
- Incontinence pads for older people
- Sleeping bags, duvets, thick blankets
Please contact Viola Langley (email langleyviola1@hotmail.com or phone 07907941939) to arrange collection of your donations.
We fully understand that this request comes at a difficult time for our own residents but trust some of your community will be able to contribute to ensure the survival of others less fortunate. Thank you.
Viola Langley
Portsmouth Helps Ukraine
Ordinarily Available Provision (OAP) |
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We have refreshed the OAP document which outlines the provision that the local authority expects to be made for children and young people with SEND.
This version includes early years settings and updates to services and support.
The PDF includes hyperlinks. We are arranging to get hard copies printed, which will be shared with schools, colleges and settings.
World Afro Day assembly and resources |
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World Afro Day (Thursday 15 September) is a global day of change, education and celebration of Afro hair, culture and identity. The Big Hair Assembly for schools aims to change negative attitudes towards Afro hair into a positive force for inclusion.
A livestream of the assembly and resources are free and available all year round. You can replay the livestream or integrate specially edited segments into your lessons and curriculum including career talks from role models, Afro Master Quiz, The Big Swim Chat, young voices, films and dance performances.
School improvement
Portsmouth International Port – school open day |
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On Thursday 13 October 2022, Portsmouth International Port is inviting years 5 and 6 to experience a taster session for local schools demonstrating port operations, travel and tourism and showcase the range of careers that are available within our maritime city. We are joining with our partners Portico cargo terminal, the Royal Navy, Historic Dockyard, Hovertravel and Viking Cruises to give tours of each location and hear from a range of staff working in the sector. This event will take place during Maritime UK Week, which is recognised nationally and celebrates the industry and opportunities it offers to coastal and port communities.
We already have a number of schools signed up and have had media interest to cover the event both regionally and nationally. Sessions will be split into morning and afternoon periods to maximise the opportunity and give pupils the best experience. Please note that schools will need to provide their own transport for the day.
If you would like to book a place, please contact chris.hatter@portsmouth-port.co.uk for more information.
Free computing support and training |
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Are you new to the computing subject leadership role? Or baffled by some of the terms in the national computing curriculum? Or simply want to find out where the free computing resources are?
All state schools in Portsmouth and Gosport can access half a day’s worth of fully funded support to help improve the delivery of computing in your school. This can range from curriculum overview, skills progression documents, OFSTED preparation, access to online training and pedagogy and even bespoke training for your staff.
Please get in touch with Phil Wickins at p.wickins@stem.org.uk and we can arrange a short online meeting to begin the journey. For more info, watch this short video.
Hampshire and Wessex Annual RE Conference for primary and secondary schools |
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Presented by the HIAS team and others, this face-to-face conference on Wednesday 12 October 2022 is for all those leading RE in primary and secondary schools, and will include:
- Keynote presentations: in relation to teaching the diverse lived experience, especially of the Muslim, Sikhi and Christian traditions
- Cross-phase workshops: exploring issues in relation to developing the golden threads through the key stages. Meet with colleagues in the primary phase to explore common concerns and matters to celebrate
- Phase-specific workshops: especially for the secondary phase in relation to the RS GCSE, with presenters from all the examination boards worked with in Hampshire
- Preparing for an Ofsted deep dive: teaching RE well - sequencing disciplinary knowledge across and within key stages
- Religious education and social injustice: ensuring all young people achieve well, especially the most vulnerable 20%.
Cost: Full: £238, Sub: £198, SLA: £90
Book your place via the Learning Zone, using the keyword religious education conference.
Autumn update for primary languages in Portsmouth |
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The latest update for primary languages in Portsmouth is now available and features useful information on upcoming CPD opportunities.
Details of the 'Activities to motivate and engage young learners of French' session on Wednesday 28 September 2022 at 3.30pm can be found here.
If you would have any questions, please contact lizlord0502@gmail.com.
Aspire to Engineer: Cars, what's next? |
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 The Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 and Big Ideas invite KS2 and KS3 students to meet world-class engineer Linda Zhang for a digital design workshop on Thursday 29 September 2022 at 2pm, via Zoom.
Linda Zhang is Chief Engineer for Ford creating an electric version of the USA’s most popular vehicle. Joining live from the US, Linda will answer your students’ questions, explain her revolutionary work that landed her on the cover of Time magazine, and guide your class to design cars of the future.
Every class that submits a design will receive an Aspire to Engineer certificate and one class will win a STEM prize.
Can’t make the 29th? Email your school name to engineer@big-ideas.org for priority access to our spring and summer events.
Aspire to Engineer is funded by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 and delivered by Big Ideas.
October school census - Thursday 6 October 2022
The Autumn School Census takes place on Thursday 6 October 2022. If your school has purchased the EIS SLA the deadline for census checking reports is Thursday 13 October 2022. Please ensure that you upload your census return to COLLECT by this deadline to enable the checking reports to be created and sent back to you. These reports will help you validate your data and ensure its accuracy. If you cannot submit on time, please contact us ASAP. If your school is an academy that has purchased the EIS SLA please upload a copy of your school census to SSE by the deadline and inform us you have done so by emailing education.informationservices@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
All schools must have an approved return in COLLECT by Wednesday 2 November 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 their MIS is extracting the correct data for upload to COLLECT. Uploading to the blade will highlight any validation errors or queries against your school's data ahead of the census day. This blade will close at 4pm on Friday 30 September 2022.
Please call 023 9284 1001 or email education.informationservices@portsmouthcc.gov.uk for further information.
Multiplication tables check 2022
We have been advised by STA that the MTC service website will only remain open until Friday 30 September 2022. If you have not yet downloaded your results CTF from the MTC service, you will need to do so before it closes.
If you upload your file to SSE (details in email from André Merel, sent 13 July 2022), the Education Information and Performance team will be able to include analysis of your results in the final version of the 2022 school profile. Even if you are not planning to send your file to us, we would recommend downloading it from the MTC service for your own records, while you are still able to do so.
Please note, the results file from the MTC service and the KS2 results file from Primary Assessment Gateway appear to have the same naming convention (both are called 851XXXX_KS2_851XXXX_001.xml, where XXXX is your school's establishment number). If you try to save both files in the same folder, your computer won't know that they are different files and might try to replace one file with the other. Where possible, we would recommend making sure you save the MTC file and the KS2 file in separate folders to ensure that you don't overwrite one with the other, and to make it easier for you to identify which file is which.
Please email education.informationservices@portsmouthcc.gov.uk for further information.
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