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Inclusion
Children's Mental Health Week: 3–9 February 2025 |
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 Join Portsmouth Mental Health Support Team in celebrating Children's Mental Health Week from Monday 3 February 2025. This week is an ideal opportunity to celebrate and raise awareness around mental health and wellbeing within your education setting. The theme this year that is being explored is ‘Know Yourself, Grow Yourself’.
To find out more about this topic and to access a plethora of free resources, please visit the Place2Be website. Alongside these resources, if you are on our MHST mailing list we will
be sending a daily email with resources and top tips in relation to mental health throughout the week which we encourage you to circulate and share.
School improvement
Updates from Teach Portsmouth |
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 1. Submit your nominations for the Teach Portsmouth Awards
Nominations for the Teach Portsmouth Awards 2025 are now open! The event returns to Portsmouth Guildhall on Thursday 12 June 2025 to celebrate the outstanding contributions education professionals make to the lives of children and young people in the city. 12 award categories celebrate the variety of education practice in Portsmouth.
Nominations must be submitted through the online form. Please be aware that the form does not save entries as you go. You can download a Word document template which allows you to collate entries before transferring them into the form.
Our FAQ guide to nominating for schools and colleges explains everything you need to know about the process, from how to submit your nomination to what the shortlisting panel looks for in a successful entry. Nominations close on Wednesday 12 February 2025.
2. Exhibit at the Teach Portsmouth Jobs and Opportunities Fair 2025
The city's largest recruitment fair for education jobs returns to Portsmouth Guildhall on Wednesday 26 February 2025 from 10am - 2pm. Over 24 exhibitors will promote jobs, training and volunteering opportunities in schools and colleges across the city.
Spaces are filling up quickly so don't miss your opportunity to promote teaching, learning assistant and wider support vacancies. Over 300 people came through the bronze doors of Guildhall last year.
For more information about exhibiting, please visit the Portsmouth Education Partnership website and submit your booking form to teachportsmouth@portsmouthcc.gov.uk by Thursday 6 February 2025.
Cyber Choices free webinars for professionals |
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SEROCU are pleased to announce a free webinar designed for professionals working with young people across the South East region on the national Cyber Choices Programme and how we can provide support in safeguarding young people from becoming involved in cyber-dependent crime.
The session will cover: cyber-dependent crime and relevant legislation, the relationship between young people and cybercrime, risk indicators, safeguarding obligations (KCSiE), what SEROCU Cyber Choices do and how to make a referral.
Book your space via the links below:
The Harbour School - Ofsted inspection |
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The Harbour School, part of Delta Education Trust recently received their Ofsted report following the inspection in December 2024. They were pleased that improvements in all areas were recognised by the Ofsted inspection team and in particular the strength of the pastoral support embodied in the report's opening line "This school is a lifeline for many pupils."
The report also states "Leaders have reorganised the school, redesigned the curriculum and stabilised staffing. A coherent and ambitious curriculum is now in place. This supports teachers in knowing what to teach and when and is driving improvements in the quality of education for most pupils." The united commitment to support Portsmouth's most vulnerable pupils is evident in The Harbour School's embracing of rapid improvement.
Green Football's Great Save |
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Green Football's Great Save kicks off on Tuesday 11 March 2025 with exciting ways for schools to get involved. With free, ready-to-use classroom toolkits and resources, Green Football’s Great Save makes it easy for teachers to bring climate topics into the classroom in fun, interactive ways.
This year’s theme, The Great Save, spotlights how fans, clubs, and leagues can help prevent millions of tonnes of sportswear from ending up in landfills each year. From donating and swapping to selling, schools will have plenty of ways to get involved—and some fantastic prizes to win!
Find out how your school can get involved here. You can also join the mailing list to stay updated and be the first to access the free toolkits.
Multi-agency basic infant feeding awareness training |
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As part of the Start for Life infant feeding initiatives to promote and support breast feeding, safe formula feeding and introducing solid foods, a new training session is being offered for all agencies and professionals working with families within the first 1001 days. No matter what your role, we can all have a part to play in supporting families with their feeding journey.
Topics include exploring the practical, emotional and cultural barriers, public health benefits, supporting families to get breastfeeding off to a good start and safe formula feeding.
The training will take place on Friday 7 February 2025, 9am - 12.30pm at St Mary's Community Health Campus.
To book a place, please email Joe.Sippits@solent.nhs.uk.
Child voucher scheme |
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Portsmouth City Council is currently running a child voucher scheme to support families with the cost of living. The poster contains the details and we would be extremely grateful if you could help by sharing it with your families. The deadline for applications is Friday 28 February 2025 and you can apply online at www.portsmouth.gov.uk/HSF.
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