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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
Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association training programme 2023-24 |
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Portsmouth Down Syndrome Association provides a variety of training for for teachers, portage staff and those working in education. The training programme for 2023-24 can be viewed and downloaded here.
All parents and professionals working with a child with Down syndrome are welcome to attend at no charge.
To book places on any of the sessions, please use the online booking form.
Mental health in education network meeting |
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The next mental health in education network meeting will take place on Tuesday 14 November 2023 from 3.30pm to 5pm. The meeting will be in person only at the Training and Learning Centre (The Portsmouth Academy). Please book your place via Eventbrite.
The focus of this meeting will be working together to better understand the needs of children and young people.
Please contact Sarah.Christopher@portsmouthcc.gov.uk if you have any questions.
School improvement
Community Learning Service |
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Hurry! We have limited availability to deliver Family Learning free of charge to your school communities. These are designed to:
- Recognise that parents/carers are and remain their child's primary educator.
- Support the school curriculum (English and maths).
- Offer parents the background knowledge and confidence to help their children's learning at home and encourage independent learners.
- Enable parents to refresh or extend their own learning through signposting onto courses at The Learning Place which may lead to qualifications as well as improving employability.
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In addition to our core Family Learning offer, we can also support courses through Multiply funding. In the last year several of our Portsmouth schools have utilised this funding to provide after school maths clubs. Parents were invited to join their children to work together on a variety of maths activities including cooking, arts and crafts and investigating maths websites.
If you would like to chat about funding to develop a bespoke programme to support the maths needs of your families, or to book a Family Learning course both of which can increase parental involvement and promote intergenerational learning, please email Sue.Parkes@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
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Be ThAT Teacher - assistive technologies in mainstream classrooms |
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Assistive technologies have the power and potential to change education and life outcomes for millions of children, young people and adults globally.
Between January 2022 and July 2023, Microlink Education designed and delivered two transformational school improvement projects, with delivery partner nasen.
Funded by the Department for Education, and involving over two hundred primary and secondary schools, the project aimed to develop awareness and understanding of the power of assistive technologies to transform mainstream and targeted teaching and learning.
The programmes were an unqualified success, with impact seen in terms of pupil engagement, motivation and access to learning. Microlink is now delighted to announce that it is working with corporate sponsorship partners to enable the training and resources to be accessed free of charge to hundreds more schools and colleges!
Register an expression of interest using the online form.
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Outdoor learning update from Hampshire Outdoors |
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The theme of the latest Hampshire Outdoors Outdoor Learning newsletter is food and farming. Jo Hatton from LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) writes an article on how you can bring the magic of food and farming to life.
Also included are tips and advice to support you in taking your learning outdoors as well as signposting to free resources and free CPD opportunities. You can find previous editions of the newsletter and free Trailblazer outdoor learning resources on the Trailblazer website.
Hampshire Outdoors’ Outdoor Learning Conference
The Hampshire Outdoors’ Outdoor Learning Conference will take place on Friday 6 October 2023 at the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Romsey. The conference will focus on ‘Getting your hands dirty’ and will be a practical day of outside activities that you can take back to school. Places are filling up fast - find out more and book your place here.
Hampshire Outdoors courses
Course dates, for courses such as Outdoor and Visit Leader, Educational Visits Co-ordinator, Outdoor Learning, First Aid and PE, for the new academic year are now available on the Hampshire Learning Zone. It’s always worth booking early as places do fill up. We can also run these courses as bespoke for your school. Please complete this request form.
Get ready to join the National Education Nature Park |
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It's nearly time to join the National Education Nature Park! From Wednesday 4 October 2023, all education settings in England will be able to get involved on the new website and begin their journey to start boosting nature in education.
To celebrate the launch, schools, nurseries and colleges are invited to take part in the Hidden Nature Challenge on Wednesday 4 October. From discovering a plant growing in an unexpected place to finding a repeating pattern in nature, upload your findings to the online map, where you’ll be able to see hidden nature being revealed in places of education across the country on this day.
Portsmouth Cultural Education Partnership Expo |
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Portsmouth Cultural Education Partnership (PCEP) will be holding an exciting expo where teachers can meet different artists (music/dance/drama) from across the city that can work in schools. There will also be workshops taking place to see what the different artists can offer in your school.
The expo will take place on Tuesday 17 October 2023, 4pm - 6pm at Portsmouth Guildhall.
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Participation and progression
Positive Progression to Post-16 |
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Solent Careers Hub, Portsmouth City Council, Southampton City Council and Hampshire Council are collaborating to work with key stakeholders. This free event on Wednesday 11 October 2023 at the Solent Hotel, Whiteley will focus on support for vulnerable young people who are at risk of becoming NEET.
The aim of the event is to find ways in which vulnerable young people can receive help to progress and succeed at post-16 education. Aimed at year 10/11 leads in schools and colleges, careers leaders, teaching and support stuff with direct links to year 11, SENDCo, SENDIASS colleagues and parent voice/parent groups.
Careers and Apprenticeship Show |
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Date: Wednesday 27 September 2023
Venue: Portsmouth F.C. Fratton Park
Doors open: 3pm - 6pm
There is still time to book your place at this year's Careers and Apprenticeship Show! This event is free to attend and is an opportunity for you and your young person to explore the range of progression routes available in and around the city.
Over 45 employers and training providers will be exhibiting at this event, to answer questions and showcase the opportunities in their business and industry.
Please encourage parents, carers, and young people to get their free tickets via Eventbrite.
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Education Information Services school data meetings
The next school data manager meetings organised by Education Information Services (EIS) will take place towards the end of September. These meetings are aimed at staff responsible for data and statutory returns (including head teachers, finance officers, MIS managers or admin officers). They are of benefit to both new and experienced colleagues.
The sessions will include updates on the School Census updates, School Workforce Census, Primary School Attainment 2023 and other forthcoming data issues to ensure that schools are obtaining best value from the team.
Sessions will be held via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 26 September 2023 (PM) or Wednesday 27 September 2023 (AM).
Please book your session via the training and events area of the Portsmouth Traded Services website. Attendance is free for schools that purchase the EIS SLA.
For further information, please email: education.informationservices@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
Multiplication Tables Check 2023
We have been advised by STA that the MTC service website will only remain open until Friday 29 September 2023. If you have not yet downloaded your results CTF from the MTC service, you will need to do so before it closes.
If you want the Education Information and Performance team to include analysis of your results in the 2023 school profile, you will need to upload your file to SSE. 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 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.
For further information, please email: education.informationservices@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
Recycle Week 2023 – Join The Big Recycling Hunt!
Recycle Week 2023 will take place between 16-22 October 2023. This year’s theme - The Big Recycling Hunt - focuses on “missed capture”: the items that can be recycled but are commonly missed in the home.
This year Recycle Week is celebrating its 20th anniversary and will be inspiring children, families and whole communities to get involved. The campaign will have two distinct elements: firstly for schools – encouraging the country’s children to partake in fun activities throughout Recycle Week, plus a focus on local authorities, partners and brands to share the central message.
Primary schools in England and Northern Ireland should sign up for The Action Pack to receive all the latest information and details of how you can get your school to take part.
For information or clarification on what can be recycled in Portsmouth:
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Pupil premium (PP) network for senior leaders and PP leads or those aspiring to carry out this role
This programme consists of six sessions, with the first being face-to-face and the remaining online via Zoom.
The programme seeks to create a network of pupil premium leads, in which we will:
- Use a tiered approach to review our whole-school pupil premium strategies;
- Accurately identify key priorities within teaching and learning, targeted support and whole-school strategies to tackle educational disadvantage in your context;
- Apply the principles of effective implementation to embed and sustain the processes, practices and programmes in your PP strategy;
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of your strategy to adapt/sustain approaches moving forward according to pupil needs.
Dates:
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Wednesday 27 September 2023, 2pm - 4pm at The Teaching and Learning Centre, The Portsmouth Academy
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Thursday 30 November 2023, 2pm - 4pm via Microsoft Teams
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Wednesday 31 January 2024, 2pm - 4pm via Microsoft Teams
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Wednesday 20 March 2024, 2pm - 4pm via Microsoft Teams
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Wednesday 15 May 2024, 2pm - 4pm via Microsoft Teams
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Tuesday 2 July 2024, 2pm - 4pm via Microsoft Teams
Please email Lauren.Roe@portsmouthcc.gov.uk to book a place.
Metacognition for teachers and middle leaders
This programme consists of six sessions, with the first and final being face-to-face and the remaining online via Zoom.
This programme will unpick the evidence and recommendations from the Education Endowment Foundation’s Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning guidance report, linking closely to the recommendations from the EEF in mainstream schools guidance report. It is perfectly suited to classroom teachers and middle leaders at both primary and secondary phase.
The half-day sessions will focus on the evidence around metacognition and how to support learners in the classroom to develop their skills of self-regulation, thus having a positive impact on pupil progress and helping to close the attainment gap for our disadvantaged pupils and those with additional learning needs/SEND.
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Thursday 28 September 2023, 2pm - 4pm at The Teaching and Learning Centre, The Portsmouth Academy
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Wednesday 15 November 2023, 2pm - 4pm via Microsoft Teams
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Thursday 25 January 2024, 2pm - 4pm via Microsoft Teams
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Thursday 21 March 2024, 2pm - 4pm via Microsoft Teams
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Thursday 16 May 2024, 2pm - 4pm via Microsoft Teams
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Thursday 4 July 2024, 2pm - 4pm at The Teaching and Learning Centre, The Portsmouth Academy
Please email Lauren.Roe@portsmouthcc.gov.uk to book a place.
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