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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
Asthma friendly schools |
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NHS organisations across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight have developed the Asthma Friendly School (AFS) award. It was developed so that schools are equipped with the knowledge and skills to support children with asthma who are in their care.
Children will also feel more confident to attend school and reach their potential and parents/carers will feel reassured that the school has the training and processes in place to support their child.
The process to achieve AFS status is straightforward. All the resources and information can be found on the Healthier Together website.
For further information, please email asthmafriendlyschools@uhs.nhs.uk.
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School improvement
Maths opportunity for primary schools |
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The primary mastery specialist programme is an opportunity to become a mastery specialist and support schools in our region to develop a Teaching for Mastery approach. The training year is provided by the NCETM and so of a very high standard. It is fully funded and comes with £3,000 for release costs. This is a great leadership opportunity for those who may not have the option of moving into senior leadership, but are looking for the next step in their career.
The deadline to apply is Thursday 28 March 2024.
For more information, please email Sarah.Anderson@solentmathshub.org.uk.
Help us promote the Teach Portsmouth Support and Teaching Assistant Jobs Fair |
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 Teach Portsmouth's next event, the Support and Teaching Assistant Jobs Fair, will take place on Tuesday 23 April 2024 at Portsmouth Central Library. The event will be split into two identical sessions, 1.30pm - 3.30pm and 4pm - 6pm.
We are asking schools and colleges to share this information with parents and carers to increase interest and awareness about the event. Please include this suggested text and image in your school newsletters and social media pages. A poster to print or share online is also available.
If you need something more bespoke, email teachportsmouth@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
Ports Fest Mardis Gras |
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Following on from the resounding success of last year’s event, Ports Fest are looking at creating an even bigger and better Mardi Gras for 2024. With the theme this year being ‘Futures’, we want your creativity and imagination to be able to soar. Whether you are inspired by future technology or the environment, there is a topic for you to showcase to Portsmouth in your group and inspire others.
The date of the Mardis Gras is Saturday 29 June 2024 and it will take place in early to mid afternoon. If you would like to take part in this exciting and vibrant event and help to create a wonderful sense of community in Portsmouth, you will need to sign up by completing the form. The deadline has been extended to Wednesday 10 April 2024 to allow other groups to join the 200 people already involved.
Good Ofsted ratings for Southsea Infant School and St George's Beneficial Church of England Primary School |
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Congratulations to Southsea Infant School and St George's Beneficial Church of England Primary School for achieving 'Good' ratings following recent Ofsted school inspections.
In their report for Southsea Infant School, inspectors highlighted:
"Most parents are appreciative of what two parents referred to as their ‘beloved neighbourhood school’ and ‘the staff that go above and beyond’ for their children.
Undoubtedly, the school is committed to making sure that pupils feel safe, cared for and
valued, while receiving the very best education, and that these values are ‘lived not
laminated’."
In their report for St George's Beneficial Church of England Primary School, inspectors highlighted:
"Beaming pupils have smiles on their faces at St George’s Beneficial. They know that when
they come to school, staff provide thoughtful and kind support. Pupils play happily
together. They enjoy asking questions and sharing their school with visitors. The school
provides a safe haven for pupils and gives them opportunities to explore how they can
play a positive role in society."
Passover virtual broadcast for primary schools |
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Join the Jewish Museum Learning and Engagement Team on Wednesday 20 March 2024, 9.30am - 10am for an exciting free live-streamed event in celebration of the Jewish festival of Passover! Tune in for storytelling, object exploration and activities.
Early years
Practical strategies to support children with SEN |
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The Early Years Team and Portage have joined together to offer early years settings, year R and key stage one practitioners access to three practical training sessions.
Sensory needs (Part 1) | Wednesday 17 April 2024, 1pm - 3pm
In this session we will consider children who may have sensory processing difficulties and explore practical strategies to support them to make progress.
There is a second part to the sensory needs course, which you will need to attend on Thursday 18 April 2024, 1pm - 3pm to complete the course.
Attention and interaction skills | Wednesday 24 April 2024, 1pm - 3pm
In this session we will consider children who have communication and interaction difficulties and learn more about specific interventions such as attention autism, bucket time and intensive interaction.
Visual support systems | Thursday 25 April 2024, 1pm - 3pm
Come to this session and learn more about how to use visuals like timelines, now and next boards, choosing boards and objects of reference effectively to support language development and enable children to feel more secure and confident as they develop their understanding.
Please note these are all face to face events and will be held at the Civic Offices.
Participation and progression
Member of Youth Parliament |
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And the winner is... Maheep Kaur!
Huge congratulations to Maheep of Charter Academy for winning the 2024 Member of Youth Parliament elections. Maheep stood against three other excellent candidates, all of whom will continue to work with the Youth Cabinet to drive positive change for young people in the city.
Maheep said "I want to make change happen and the MYP elections are a great opportunity for youths to have a chance to push that change. It has been an amazing experience to be a part of these elections."
Thank you to everyone who promoted this through your schools. A reminder that every secondary school in Portsmouth is invited to have two representatives on the Youth Cabinet. For more information, please contact Jo Morgan at jo@engenderingchange.co.uk.
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Careers programme for young people from Naval families |
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Your Creative Future is a careers programme delivered by Artswork in partnership with the Naval Children’s Charity. The programme is free to take part for anyone 14-25 from a Naval family, places are funded by the Naval Children’s Charity. There are five Saturday morning workshops (starting Saturday 20 April 2024) plus on demand learning packages and 1:1 mentoring.
The programme acknowledges that there may be cultural barriers to military parents encouraging creative career routes – even though the associated job opportunities are rich and varied.
School grounds and nature opportunities |
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We've had a great response to a questionnaire about school grounds, the impacts of climate-change events and nature connection / outdoor learning. Thank you to everyone who's already responded. There's still time if you would like to complete the questionnaire to help us understand what support needs you have.
One of the areas many schools are identifying is support with funding applications to:
- Deliver school grounds improvements
- Provide opportunities for children and young people to connect with nature
There are a number of funding opportunities that may be of interest to schools:
Following the Easter break, schools who have responded to the questionnaire will be contacted to understand how we can work with them to meet needs they have identified.
For schools looking to plant hedgerows as green screens to improve air quality or get access to free trees for shade, don’t forget to visit the Woodland Trust's website to request your free trees for autumn (the urban tree pack will be good for schools in Portsmouth who may have little space).
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