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School improvement
Share your thoughts on Green Football's Great Save |
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The UK’s biggest football campaign tackling climate change, Green Football's Great Save, took place from March to April with a focus this year on sports kit.
The team are now keen to hear from as many students, teachers, and staff as possible—whether you took part in the campaign or not—so they can make it even better in the future. You can now share your feedback about the Green Football campaign by completing a 5–10 minute survey before Friday 16 May 2025.
Languages updates |
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1. ALL Primary Hub and Portsmouth Network Leads Meeting
A reminder that the next meeting of the Portsmouth Network Language Leads and the ALL Portsmouth Primary Hub will take place at Copnor Primary School on Wednesday 21 May 2025 from 3.30pm - 5pm.
This session will focus on easy, filler activities that can be included in formal language lessons or integrated into the school day across the week. We are very fortunate to have highly respected and experienced languages professional, Clare Seccombe, take us through simple but effective activities that support language learning and increase engagement.
2. Solent Language Network Conference
Join us at Admiral Lord Nelson School on Wednesday 2 July 2025 for the Solent Language Network Conference — a dynamic, free event for languages teachers and colleagues across our learning community!
With inspiring keynote speakers Bernadette Holmes and Steven Fawkes, plus a variety of engaging sessions tailored to both primary and secondary sectors, this is a fantastic opportunity to connect, share best practice, and gain fresh ideas for the classroom. Attendees can choose from a variety of sessions to suit their special interests.
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Portsmouth's community thank education superstars at special event |
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The city's education superstars, who were nominated by the community, gathered at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard at an event hosted by the Lord Mayor of Portsmouth, Councillor Jason Fazackarley to celebrate their achievements.
In December 2024, nominations opened for the people's choice award, allowing families in the city to nominate school and college staff. Over 100 nominations were received for this category, breaking an all-time record.
Nominees were invited to Boathouse 4 Restaurant to enjoy afternoon tea and receive a certificate of excellence in recognition of their impact on the city.
The shortlist for the people's choice award will be announced in May, with the winner revealed at the Teach Portsmouth Awards 2025 ceremony in June.
Goodwood Education Trust |
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Goodwood Education Trust is an independent environmental education charity whose purpose is to inspire a love and understanding of the natural environment and sustainable agriculture. They work to connect children and young people with nature, particularly those who are disadvantaged or vulnerable.
The trust offers three programmes:
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Farm visits for schools, including free visits for disadvantaged schools.
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Woodland learning, including weekly forest school for vulnerable students, including those in alternative provision or special schools.
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Children in the community, woodland activities, including partnerships with local charities and forest adventures through school holidays, particularly for those on low incomes.
The Education Centre is purpose-built, accessible and sustainable, on the farm, nestled in 20 acres of semi-ancient woodland, with a nature trail and inspirational outdoor learning spaces.
Explore the summer 2025 newsletter to find out more about the opportunities on offer.
If you have any questions, please email get@goodwood.com or call 01243 755157.
Summer school census - 15 May 2025 |
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The summer school census takes place on Thursday 15 May 2025. If your school has purchased the EIS SLA the deadline for census checking reports is Thursday 22 May 2025. Please ensure that you upload your census return to COLLECT by this deadline to enable the checking reports to be created and sent back to you. These reports will help you validate your data and ensure its accuracy. If you cannot submit on time, please contact us ASAP. If your school is an academy that has purchased the EIS SLA please upload a copy of your school census to SSE by the deadline and inform us you have done so by emailing education.informationservices@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
All schools must have an approved return in COLLECT by Wednesday 11 June 2025. Please be aware that DfE may still require your school to make changes to your census after this date.
Please call 023 9284 1001 or email education.informationservices@portsmouthcc.gov.uk for further information.
Smoking and vaping survey - for parents/carers |
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The Public Health Team at Portsmouth City Council is conducting a needs assessment to better understand smoking and vaping (e-cigarette use) amongst children aged 11 to 15.
Please see some messaging below which schools can share with parents/carers:
Parents - share your views on smoking and vaping
Help the council to better understand smoking and vaping (e-cigarette use) amongst children aged 11 to 15.
Parents and carers are invited to complete a short, anonymous survey. It should take 5-10 minutes to complete and closes on Sunday 18 May 2025.
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