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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
Fully funded through PEIA: GEC Platform |
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Have you signed up yet? Following a successful Portsmouth Education Partnership commissioned pilot, we are delighted to announce that all PEP schools and colleges can take advantage of a fully funded membership to the GEC Platform until March 2025. But you need to be quick!
The GEC multi-award-winning inclusivity Platform (designed by school leaders for school leaders) will allow you to take a close look at the current culture of inclusivity and well-being in your school, analyse the needs of your community (staff and student alike) and provide you with an array of DEI data-driven tools to enable you to make it a truly inclusive space for all.
Join the Inclusion Revolution! Our community is growing - we have over 300 DEI subject matter experts in the Collective working together to equip, empower and educate. Almost 300 nurseries, schools, colleges and Trusts are now GEC members - that's 200k students in 25 countries around the world! And you can be next for FREE!
This offer is fully funded by the PEIA and the GEC and available to all of the 63 PEP schools and colleges in Portsmouth - all you need to do is sign up using the link below by Friday 1 December 2023. What are you waiting for?
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Naval Families Federation colouring competition |
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The Naval Families Federation is holding a colouring competition where young people can create their Naval family’s image and share it to win a prize. Simply head to the NFF website to download the images, get creative and send your completed picture using the online form.
The closing date is Friday 8 December 2023.
Updates from Portsmouth Young Carers Service |
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Read the latest update from the Portsmouth Young Carers Service for information on:
- New Portsmouth Young Carers Service leaflet
- Making a referral to the service
- Young carers on the School Census return: Spring 2024
- An opportunity for two secondary schools in Portsmouth to engage in a year long project with our service to raise awareness of and develop their provision for young carers
- Free young carers support for all schools and colleges in Portsmouth
- Young Carers Action Day 2024 - Wednesday 13 March 2024
Mental health lead resource hub |
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A new resource hub to support Mental Health Leads in schools and colleges has been launched on the Mentally Healthy Schools site. Commissioned by the Department for Education, Anna Freud have collaborated with a range of education and mental health experts to produce this new hub for mental health leads and other education staff.
The hub will support schools and colleges to embed and sustain a whole-school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing. It offers practical resources and tools from trusted organisations, including senior mental health lead training providers, all under one roof, further supporting mental health leads to continue to develop their role and better support the children and young people in their setting.
The hub has been designed in consultation with a wide range of sector and professional bodies to ensure it is suitable for different setting types and age ranges, distinguishing between the bespoke needs of a varied workforce.
Free sailing opportunities available for children in receipt of service pupil premium |
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Portsmouth Military Kids and The BOLEH Trust are pleased to announce sailing days for 2024!
The BOLEH Trust is a charity that provides sailing opportunities to a wide range of young people who may never have experienced sailing before. It also presents new challenges for those who have sailed before. Boleh means ‘can do’ in Malay and it is this ‘can do’ philosophy which has driven the project, first to restore the Boleh junk yacht and now to put her back to work, restoring self-confidence, developing teamwork and rebuilding lives.
These fabulous days for our service pupil premium children allow the opportunity for our young people to form bonds of friendship, a support network and the building of team work.
This is completely free to schools, but BOLEH is run entirely by volunteers who arrange time off from their employment to provide this wonderful day for our SPP pupils. Please do take advantage of this opportunity, but bear in mind that last minute cancellations by schools can be extremally frustrating.
BOLEH sailing is aimed at year 6 and above, but there is flexibility for year 4s and 5s to participate.
Numbers for sailing days are:
Year 6 and above = maximum of 6 pupils plus 1 adult (you can bring extra adults if needed for SEND)
Year 5 = maximum of 5 pupils plus 1 adult
Year 4 = maximum of 4 pupils plus 1 adult.
You can mix your year groups if needed, but the maximum number of pupils allowed for that trip will be worked out from the youngest year group. You can also request more than one day if necessary.
This is a free opportunity for our SPP pupils, however, transport to and from Haslar Marina is the schools responsibility.
For further information and to book places please contact Katie White on katie.white@aggies.org.uk
Ending gender-based violence and abuse in young peoples relationships |
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In 2022, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan launched a new campaign – Have A Word – calling on men to reflect on their own attitudes and to say something when their friends behave inappropriately towards women.
In August 2023, updates have been made to a toolkit for schools and colleagues. This resource can contribute towards ending gender based violence and abuse in young people's relationships.
Please see london.gov.uk/maaate for more details about the campaign and the school toolkit.
School improvement
Update from Teach Portsmouth |
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 Teach Portsmouth would like to thank all the schools and training providers who exhibited at their information event for those interested in becoming teaching assistants.
Over 50 people attended two sessions at Paulsgrove Community Centre on Wednesday 15 November to learn about careers in the classroom.
The team would like to update colleagues on what's next and how your school can get involved.
Thank a school superhero campaign
Parents/carers and their children will have the opportunity to thank a school superhero online as part of a new campaign. We will be launching a new web page on the Teach Portsmouth website that will allow families to say thank you to a school team member through the use of an online form.
These thank you messages will be collated and sent to schools at the end of the year in a special printed document which can be displayed in receptions or staff rooms.
We would welcome schools and their involvement in the campaign by displaying postcards in receptions where parents/carers can write a special message on. This part will launch W/C 15 January 2024. We would encourage schools to have a small box or area where these messages can be collected with the postcards located close by. We will provide more information on this part of the campaign in a future edition of the bulletin.
Teach Portsmouth Jobs and Opportunities Fair 2024
The city's largest recruitment fair for education jobs returns to Portsmouth Guildhall on Monday 26 February from 10am - 2pm. Over 24 exhibitors will promote jobs, training and volunteering opportunites in schools and colleges across the city.
We would welcome early interest from schools looking to promote teaching, learning assistant and wider support vacancies. Over 200 people came through the bronze doors of Guildhall last year. For more information on exhibiting, please visit the Portsmouth Education Partnership website today!
Become a Music Mark School |
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 Portsmouth Music Hub are excited to be able to offer all schools in the city the opportunity to become a Music Mark School. Music Mark is the UK Association for Music Education, championing and supporting access to music for all children and young people. There is no cost involved in this membership.
As well as recognition of your commitment to music education, the benefits of being a Music Mark School include:
- a certificate so that you can show off your achievement
- use of the exclusive Music Mark School logos
- Music Mark Members Area accounts for you and colleagues within your school which will enable you to access resources and training sessions
- emailed newsletters to keep you up to date with the latest national and regional sector news, events and resources
To accept your invitation, please click here to create a Music Mark account.
Angling Trust - free KS1 and KS2 resource |
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The Angling Trust and Shakespeare have launched a new primary school project ‘Reel Education’. The project engages students in the KS1 and KS2 stages of education about the importance and value of our rivers, lakes and seas and to help develop an awareness of the sport of fishing.
The Angling Trust can be booked to come into a primary school and will provide all learning materials for the day, including lesson plans, activities and exercises in science, maths, and art. As well as in-class activities, Angling Trust coaches will provide P.E style fishing and environmental activities that will inspire and generate interest in the outdoors and the environment.
Portsmouth governor briefing - Safeguarding and the role of the LADO |
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The next Portsmouth governor briefing will take place on Wednesday 29 November 2023 from 5pm - 6pm (on Teams) and will focus on safeguarding and the role of the LADO. All governors at Portsmouth LA maintained schools and academies are welcome to attend.
If you would like to attend and have not yet received a calendar invite, please email schoolgovernor@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
Annual School Carol Service 2023 |
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The annual School Carol Service will take place on Monday 4 December 2023, starting at 6.30pm and ending at approximately 7.15pm. We will issue tickets to each school wishing to attend this event. Taking on board the feedback received, we are relocating this year's service to Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth PO1 2AB.
Every person attending, whether teacher, child, sibling or parent/ guardian will require a ticket. Children and parents/guardians must come as a part of a school group, they cannot come on their own to this event.
The maximum number of tickets available per a school is currently set at 60. Please state the number you require in the booking form. If you require more than 60, please get in touch with the events team to discuss, but please note this cannot be guaranteed. Please note that spacing is limited and we will be adopting a first come, first served procedure with the tickets.
Doors will be open from 5.45pm until 6.15pm. Please confirm your school's attendance by completing and returning the booking form to events@portsmouthcc.gov.uk by no later than Friday 24 November 2023.
Aspire to Engineer: To the Moon - free digital project for students in KS2/3 |
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 Join us for three special events this December where your students can put their questions to real-life space engineers who are working together to put humans back on the Moon. Our guests will be joining us from the UK and European Space Agencies and NASA.
In each one hour session students will be guided through design challenges to become space engineers of the future, and share their ideas for future space design with young people across the country.
Register for one, two or all three of these free events for a very special To the Moon week before Christmas:
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Monday 11 December 2023 at 2pm - Libby Jackson, UK Space Agency
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Tuesday 12 December 2023 at 2pm - Howard HU, NASA
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Friday 15 December 2023 at 10am - Sara Pastor, European Space Agency
Contact Engineers@big-ideas.org for more information
Inclusion Outreach Service - Training opportunity |
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FREE online PACE+ (Trauma-Informed) Approaches for Everyone’s Wellbeing course with Ian Hunkin starting in January. This six session course is free for staff from Portsmouth due to funding from The Inclusion Outreach Service, Portsmouth City Council.
Over the six sessions we will cover
- The four cornerstones of a trauma informed approach
- The transformative power of feeling safe – The Polyvagal Theory
- From mistrust to trust – The PACE Approach (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy)
- What about when it goes wrong? – The Neurodevelopmental Approach and Collaborative Problem Solving Approach
- We need to talk about shame – The Shield against Shame and Restorative Approaches
- Teaching the social and emotional skills not yet learned – including the foundational skill of self-regulation
- Building on successes – Solution Focused Approaches and a Growth Mindset
- The right intervention at the right time – The Trauma Recovery Model
- The importance of our own wellbeing – Wellbeing, self-care and organisational-care
Dates:
- Thursday 18th January 2024
- Thursday 8th February 2024
- Thursday 22nd February 2024
- Thursday 14th March 2024
- Thursday 25th April 2024
- Thursday 23rd May 2024
Time: 4.00pm - 5.30pm
Venue: Online webinars
Cost: FREE for all staff in Portsmouth Schools
HAF'S Wonderful Winter Launch |
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The next HAF Fun Pompey programme will run from 16 – 23 December 2023.
To see a full list of HAF funded activities please go to our HAF Fun Pompey Eequ page. Or see the attached PDF version of the programme.
To see a list of pay as you go options with our HAF providers please go to our HAF Pay As You Go page.
There is a fantastic range of activities and events including some for all the family. You can visit Santa’s Grotto, go sailing, play in a 3×3 basketball tournament, panto visits, go ice skating and plenty more. There will be good, tasty food including some Christmas themed dinners and the odd festive treat!
Thank you to our HAF providers and venues who are making this a wonderful winter to remember.
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