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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
Stop Domestic Abuse workshops for secondary schools |
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As of September 2020, relationships, and sex education - including domestic abuse - is compulsory for secondary schools. It's important to educate young people about domestic abuse to ensure they know the signs and where to get help if needed.
The Safer Portsmouth Partnership delivers an annual campaign to schools - ‘Is This Love?’ - to encourage discussion around healthy and unhealthy behaviours in relationships.
For 2023, Stop Domestic Abuse will be delivering workshops for year groups 8, 9, 10 and 11. Accompanying lesson plan resources will also be provided and there will be the opportunity for confidential contact for pupils wishing to speak to someone post-assembly.
This will be delivered from 20 February 2023, until 28 March 2023.
Please contact rachel.macey@stopdomesticabuse.uk with the date and time which works best for your school. The team will require a minimum of 45 minutes for the presentation.
We Can Week (6 - 10 February 2023) |
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#WeCanWeek, Energise Me's award-winning celebration of young people's mental and physical wellbeing is back for 2023 and will run from Monday 6 to Friday 10 February.
The week aims to encourage children from early years through to secondary to explore their physical and mental wellbeing.
The week has been divided into five key themed days:
- Mindful Monday
- Tasty Tuesday
- Wellbeing Wednesday
- Together Thursday
- Physical activity Friday
If you would like to take part, visit the Energise Me website to register.
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School improvement
Booking now open for the PEP Teaching and Learning Conference 2023 |
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Booking for the inaugural Portsmouth Education Partnership Teaching and Learning Conference is now available via Eventbrite.
Our conference 'Portsmouth Reads' will be held on Wednesday 8 March 2023 at The Marriott Hotel. With inspirational keynote speakers, interesting and informative workshops, stallholders, plus prizes and giveaways, there is something for everyone who is passionate about the teaching of reading in Portsmouth, from early years to post-16.
Further information about each of workshops to enable participants to make their choices can be found here.
Early bird tickets are now on sale for the price of £85 + VAT if you book before the end of January 2023 (thereafter full price tickets will be £100 + VAT).
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Information event returns to inspire people to become teaching assistants |
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 Teach Portsmouth's next information event for those interested in becoming a teaching assistant will take place on Tuesday 28 February 2023 at Central Library (third floor) from 10am to 2pm.
Attendees will hear learning support staff share their experiences from Portsmouth's classrooms and a headteacher will give top tips on applying for vacancies. There will also be the opportunity to learn about apprenticeships and training courses.
We are welcoming interest from schools who would like to promote their vacancies to attendees at the event. There is limited space - so allocation will be done on a first come, first served basis.
If you are interested in exhibiting, please email teachportsmouth@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Citywide STEM offer for British Science Week March 2023 |
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 We are very excited to announce that this year we will be providing a citywide STEM offer during British Science Week for schools across the city thanks to the work of the STEM working party, which includes Alex and Nick from UTC, Laura from STEMunity and Christian from Teach Computing.
The theme for British Science Week is all about connections and breaking stereotypes, so we are using this as a way to provide unique opportunities whilst raising the profile of STEM and creating memorable experiences for as many children across the city as possible.
Details and locations are currently being finalised, however we would like to give you this opportunity to pre-register your interest and secure your spaces for the events below:
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Monday 13 March 2023 - Year 5 pupil premium girls
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Tuesday 14 March 2023 - EYFS and KS1 girls and boys
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Wednesday 15 March 2023 - Year 8 and 9 girls
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Thursday 16 March 2023 - No citywide events at the moment
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Friday 17 March 2023 - Year 5 pupil premium boys
Spaces will be allocated on first come, first served basis and the maximum number of children from each school for each event will be five (who must be accompanied by an adult with a DBS).
Where possible, we will try and give schools their first choice of events so that all schools have an opportunity to experience the offer and you can pre-register your interest here.
If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact Gemma Gwilliam (ggwilliam@copnorprimary.co.uk).
Share your experiences and preferences to help shape PSHE support in 2022/23 |
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A short survey is being conducted to explore how quality improvement can be facilitated across more schools in Portsmouth. PSHE/RSHE leads are asked to spend 10-15 minutes completing the survey to the best of your knowledge.
It is important to note that the survey is intended to capture insights to shape the facilitation that is available to schools within 2022/23 and onwards in relation to personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education.
Holocaust Memorial Day 2023 |
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Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is on Friday 27 January 2023 and there are lots of opportunities for you to engage staff and students with the day.
School materials
There are lots of free resources online to help you lead assemblies, activities or lessons with students.
Online book launch event for teachers
On Wednesday 11 January 2023 from 4pm to 5pm, the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust are hosting an online event with Holocaust survivor and author Peter Lantos talking about and reading from his new novel The Boy Who Didn’t Want to Die, which describes an extraordinary journey made by Peter at the age of five, through war-torn Europe in 1944 and 1945. Register for free here.
Ordinary People Film
New for HMD 2023, a short version of the UK Online Commemoration film has been created, suitable for screening at local HMD activities. Perfect for schools, this 20-minute film will provide an introduction to your own HMD activity and set the scene for your audience as we hear testimony from Holocaust and genocide survivors about their experiences. Download the film for free here.
Let us know
Please let us know about the activities that you have planned for HMD 2023 and become part of the national picture of HMD across the UK. You can add your school to the HMD map at hmd.org.uk/letusknow or send details to education@hmd.org.uk.
Education Information Services (EIS) FFT Aspire Training
During 2022/23, EIS are offering some more free training to secondary schools that purchase the EIS SLA, or purchase access to FFT Aspire via EIS. This training will be led by a trainer from FFT. It follows on from the primary schools session that we held in November 2022.
This session is designed for new staff or for colleagues who may need a "refresher" for the FFT's Aspire system.
All sessions will be run via MS Teams and, when they are available, can be booked via the "Training & Events" area within the Portsmouth Traded Services website.
Secondary schools
There will be a session on Thursday 26 January 2023, 10am - 11.30am.
This will include:
- Using FFT Aspire for self-evaluation, based upon summer 2022 pupil-level data.
- Using FFT Aspire estimates to support target setting.
For further information, please email: education.informationservices@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
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