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School improvement
Portsmouth Deputy and Assistant Headteachers' Conference |
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Wednesday 29 November 2023, 1pm - 4pm | The Village Hotel, Cosham, PO6 3FR
This conference aims to support senior leadership in Portsmouth schools across the Portsmouth Education Partnership and look towards succession.
View the full agenda here.
All welcome. Please sign in on arrival to register your attendance.
Any queries, please contact Debbie Anderson (Debbie.Anderson@portsmouthcc.gov.uk), Sarah Christopher (Sarah.Christopher@portsmouthcc.gov.uk) or a member of the Steering Group (Scott Salmond, Cathy Light, Lou Rowlands).
EFL Joy of Moving: Move and Learn - Free PSHE project for year 5 pupils |
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 Pompey in the Community are looking for schools to receive their free Joy of Moving: Move and Learn project to year 5 pupils for spring 1 half term and also at various points across this academic year. The project, funded by the English Football League Trust, lasts for one half term, delivered weekly, and consists of a 45min classroom session on the importance of healthy eating and an active lifestyle, followed by a 45min active session featuring fun games rather than a traditional P.E session.
These sessions offer a great alternative to more traditional healthy eating sessions delivered in PSHE, are free of charge and can be booked in for spring 1 or any half term beyond that.
Please contact Head of Curriculum, Sam Cleare, on sam.cleare@pompeyitc.org.uk for more information and booking.
Further information on the JOM project can also be found on their website.
Portsmouth Pupil Poet Laureates 2023-2024 |
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Portsmouth Education Partnership is offering an extended year-long project for prospective Portsmouth Pupil Poet Laureates from years 5-8. Selected pupils will work with local oral storyteller, writer and poet, Dawn Nelson.
We are inviting primary and secondary pupils in year 5-8 to take part in the project, which will culminate in a performance and publication of their work. There are three workshop sessions, which will cover journaling, wordsmithing, and performance. This will culminate in a performance event in June where pupils can invite a friend and a member of SLT to attend.
There are 20 places available. 1/2 places available per school on a first come, first served basis. All sessions will be held at Portsmouth Grammar School:
- Monday 27 November 2023, 12.30pm - 2.30pm
- Tuesday 6 February 2024, 12.30pm - 2.30pm
- Wednesday 24 April 2024, 12.30pm - 2.30pm
- Monday 17 June 2024, 12pm - 2.30pm
For further information and to book places, contact Caroline.Prince@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
Reading framework webinars |
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The Department for Education is pleased to announce a free 60-minute webinar on the ‘Reading Framework for primary strategic leaders’, delivered by English Hubs. The webinar will provide an opportunity for school leaders, reading leads, governors and local authorities to understand the recently expanded Reading Framework and will discuss what has been added to the Reading Framework since 2021. The webinar will also discuss five key messages that all primary leaders should know.
The webinar runs on numerous dates and schools only need to attend one date.
Please click on a link below to register:
Portsmouth Primary Heads Conference |
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The Primary Heads Conference will take place on Wednesday 29 November 2023 from 9am at the Village Hotel, Portsmouth. The theme is assessment.
An agenda will be shared next week.
If you have any questions, please email portsmouth.phc@gmail.com.
Participation and progression
Young Changemaker Grants |
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 Young Changemaker Grants, powered by Verizon through the Unloc Changemaker Alliance, support young people aged 16-25 in the UK with small seed funding grants of up to £1,000 to trial their entrepreneurial ventures, community projects or social enterprise ideas.
These grants are designed to give young people a chance to test their ideas and get them off the ground. We know it can be difficult for young people to secure funding to fulfil their changemaker potential, so we want to offer this opportunity to as many young people around the country as possible.
Applications close on Thursday 30 November 2023.
 Single, rent your home or under 30?
Did you know that you could become a foster carer? The need for new foster carers has never been greater as the national and local shortage of foster carers grows dramatically.
Foster Portsmouth, PCC's fostering service, want more people to think a little bit more about what fostering is and if they could foster. The children we care for come from different backgrounds, cultures and walks of life so we need a varied pool of foster carers to ‘fish’ from. There's no ‘one size fits all’ approach when it comes to who’s a good fit to foster.
There are so many of you that could be excellent foster carers of the future but have been put off by the many myths and misconceptions out there. We want to change that, so we've written a handy blog to dispel the key myths and encourage people to come forward.
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