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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
Prevent newsletter and training |
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The latest Prevent newsletter for the education sector includes revised Prevent duty guidance (PDG), new Prevent videos, risk assessment guidance, national training dates and additional resources.
In terms of Prevent training, the recommendation is that all staff receive a Prevent briefing or refresher every three years (this can be completed via an e-learning awareness session). Those with additional safeguarding responsibilities should attend a session every two years, ideally with a delivered virtual session or face to face. The Prevent team runs four virtual sessions per year that school DSLs can book on - please see below.
The quarterly training dates are delivered on Microsoft Teams:
- Monday 4 December 2023 - 10am - 11.30am
- Tuesday 19 March 2024 - 10am - 12pm
- Thursday 20 June 2024 - 1pm - 3pm
- Tuesday 24 September 2024 - 10am - 12pm
- Thursday 5 December 2024 - 10am - 12pm
To reserve a place, please email the Learning and Development team: LearningandDevelopment@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
For further information, please contact Charlie.Pericleous@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
Young carers October activity programme |
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The Portsmouth Young Carers Service October holiday activity programme can be found here. Please be aware that the following criteria must be met before a young carer can participate in any of our activities:
- They must be between 5 and 18 years old for holiday activities and 8 to 18 years old to come to a regular group.
- They must be referred and registered with our service.
- A parent/guardian must have completed a Consent for Youth Group form for them.
We also offer regular groups for young carers who would like this type of support. There are currently waiting lists for some of these.
To make a referral to our service, please use the online form. Parents and carers can also make a referral, so please signpost them to the form if any would like to do this themselves.
If you wish to contact us for additional information or support from our service, including free school/college young carers awareness raising training and assemblies, please email youngcarers@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
Learn about services that support SEND families in Portsmouth |
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 Parents/carers who have children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) up to the age of 25 years old are invited to attend Local Offer Live at Cosham Community Centre on Thursday 9 November 2023 from 10.30am - 2.30pm.
This drop-in event brings together 14 community groups and organisations who provide information and advice. The event is hosted in the main hall inside the community centre with a separate space for short presentations with local professionals. There is no need to register for a ticket - just turn up!
We are asking schools and colleges to share this information with parents/carers on social media and inside newsletters to increase attendance.
For more information, visit the Portsmouth Local Offer website.
Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day - 20 October 2023 |
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 Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a hidden but common disability that affects 1 in 14 people causing difficulties understanding and using language for no known reason. On average two students in every class of 30 have the neurodevelopmental condition DLD.
This year’s #DLDday theme is DLD Around the World:
- DLD affects people around the world regardless of age, gender, language spoken or ethnicity.
- Speaking more than one language does not cause DLD. In fact, people with DLD can learn multiple languages.
Students with DLD can succeed at school when they are identified and access the right support. But first they need our help.
School improvement
Updates from Teach Portsmouth |
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 1. Help us promote the Love to Teach event
Teach Portsmouth is working with training providers in the city to ensure children and young people have the professionals they need to excel in the classroom. Teach Portsmouth's new Love to Teach events act as an exciting first step, encouraging people to learn more about their teacher training options.
We are asking schools and colleges to share this information with parents and carers to increase interest and awareness about becoming a teacher. Please include this suggested text and image in your school newsletters. You could also share this on your social media pages too. If you need something more bespoke, please email teachportsmouth@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
2. Exhibit at Teach Portsmouth's become a teaching assistant event
Do you have a need to recruit support staff for your school or college in 2023/24? Teach Portsmouth's become a teaching assistant events have welcomed over 300 people through their doors since launching last year. Due to their popularity, these events are returning this year across two locations in the city. Our next event will be based at Paulsgrove Community Centre on Wednesday 15 November 2023 from 10am - 2pm.
Schools and colleges who have attended these events have recruited both teaching assistants and volunteers into support roles. There are two sessions across the day with a series of presentations from training providers and school staff who share their experience from inside the classroom.
The fee for MATs to exhibit is £300 + VAT and for schools is £200 + VAT. If you would like to exhibit at the event, please email teachportsmouth@portsmouthcc.gov.uk by Friday 3 November 2023. The team will provide a booking form and confirm details with you once you have registered your interest to attend.
Stories behind the Poppy, 8 November 2023 digital schools day |
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 Following on from the great success of John McCrae 150 last year, you are invited to join schools across the United Kingdom and Canada to discover and explore Indigenous veterans service during the First World War in a very special edition of Stories behind the Poppy.
Your pupils will take part in remembrance activities, discover remarkable and little known stories, and interact with schools in another country and timezone – from Manchester to Moose Jaw. Open to all schools.
How to create a live cinema experience |
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Making Waves Film Festival in partnership with the Faculty of Creative & Cultural Industries at the University of Portsmouth and the Department of Film & Media at Solent University are holding a special free event on Saturday 4 November 2023 at the University Learning Centre to discover how to create a live cinema experience. This day will include a line-up of industry experts from the world of cinema and practical sessions on how to create and sell a successful event. The one-day event will focus on live cinema. There will be workshops covering:
- marketing a live event
- acting in immersive settings
- how to create immersive environments
There will also be a Q&A plus a show and tell event which will challenge the workshop participants to pitch their ideas to the panel.
Participation and progression
PEIA funded careers work with year 10 students |
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The Careers team will be providing bespoke, specialist support for year 10 young people at risk of NEET across the city, using VR technology to provide real interview experiences and much more. This is an excellent opportunity open to all secondary schools.
Please get in touch with Bernadette Hynes at Bernadette.Hynes@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, who can provide a referral form and more information.
Team of 24 complete the GSR for Foster Portsmouth
A team of 24 foster carers, the children they care for, their birth children and families, staff members and supporters took part in the Great South Run's 10-mile, 5km, junior and mini races this October.
They hoped to raise awareness of the need for more foster carers for vulnerable children and young people in Portsmouth.
Foster carer Rob Cooke, who ran the 5km with his daughter Lauren Crockford, said: "I've completed the 10-mile race three times. I prefer shorter runs now… and so do my knees!"
Rob added: "I have loved fostering and would recommend it to anyone. There are so many children who need caring for."
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SEND in action in the primary setting
Date: Wednesday 15 November 2023, 8.30am - 2.30pm
Venue: Cliffdale Primary Academy
Spaces: Maximum of 20 people
Aimed at: Teachers, HLTAs, 1:1 TAs, SEN(D)CO, assistant SEN(D)CO, EYFS, primary staff supporting children with SEND
This course will provide an opportunity to:
- Develop confidence in identifying and making changes in your own setting to meet your pupil’s needs.
- Learn about practical strategies to support children with SEND in the classroom and beyond.
- Spend time within the specialist setting, seeing transferrable strategies and activities 'in action'.
- An opportunity to ask questions about what you have seen and how to adapt this for your setting.
To book a place, please email Laura.Browne@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
PEIA funded free leading oracy development course
Suitable for infant, junior, primary and special schools
Led by Dy Laura Kerslake and Dr Jim Rogers, this course focuses on developing oracy through a focus on teachers’ knowledge, skills and teaching strategies, along with guidance on how to implement high-quality professional development and collaborative learning to enable sustainability.
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