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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.
Let's celebrate your colleagues and their long service to education |
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It's time to nominate your colleagues for Teach Portsmouth's long service to education event, to be held at Portsmouth Guildhall on 8 July from 4pm - 6pm. Those who are nominated and accept their invitation will enjoy afternoon tea and a trophy giving ceremony in the Mayor's Suite.
We are asking schools/colleges to put forward up to four members of staff who have worked in Portsmouth for 20 years or more. Due to venue capacity, the event is limited to a 100 people. To help manage capacity fairly, we are limiting schools/colleges to four submissions. If schools/colleges have more than four people, we are operating a waiting list, which is allocated on a first come, first served basis. We would still recommend schools/college put forward four team members. Additional nominations can be emailed to teachportsmouth@portsmouthcc.co.uk
To help co-ordinate this process, we would recommend each setting appointing a single person to oversee submissions. Please visit the Teach Portsmouth website for more information. Deadline for submissions is Wednesday 20 May.
We would like to thank the Salterns Academy Trust and University of Portsmouth for sponsoring this event.
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Inclusion
Support your students through life changes with a FREE toolkit |
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The summer time is always a whirlwind, especially for young people who are moving on. To help you navigate these transitions, we’ve put together a free transitions toolkit. These resources are designed with our clinical team to give young people the emotional tools they need to thrive over these next few months.
Save time on prep with these simple, high-impact tools:
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“Moving on" video: A 15-minute, plug-and-play session perfect for exploring change.
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Visual prompts: Use our "Change happens" and "It’s a big moment" posters to help normalise the uncertainty of growth.
Don’t forget: Kooth is always free, safe, and confidential. Students can access live 1:1 chats with practitioners from 12pm–10pm on weekdays and 6pm–10pm on weekends. They also have 24/7 access to self-help tools and peer support.
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Join the FREE nurturing programme for military parents |
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A 10‑week nurturing programme is available free to Hampshire navy and marine families.
The programme helps parents to better understand their child’s behaviour, connect with others in the military community, and create a practical parenting toolkit that supports positive relationships – even when life is unpredictable.
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Dates: Friday 8 May and Friday 18 September
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Time: 12.30pm – 2.30pm
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Venue: The Haven, 17 Lake Road, PO1 4HA
Book your FREE space here.
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Explore Aspex Portsmouth for disability led arts festival |
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Visit Aspex Portsmouth to view Pivot Fest, a three-day festival on 8 to 10 May hosted by This New Ground.
Pivot Fest is Portsmouth's first learning disability‑led arts festival, celebrating performances, workshops, exhibitions, film screenings and sensory‑friendly experiences curated by the TNG Inclusive Arts Committee.
The festival is open to everyone – all ages and abilities welcome.
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FREE support for year 5 pupils to maintain an active lifestyle |
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Pompey in the Community is inviting year 5 classes to take part in the Joy of Moving programme for the 2026/27 academic supporting them to develop more balanced, active lifestyles.
The programme is completely free to schools. Complete a short pre‑ and post‑programme questionnaire.
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Local Offer Live returns for Portsmouth's big SEND activity event |
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Families in Portsmouth are invited to Local Offer Live – the big SEND activity event, free family fun for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND).
The event will be held at the Mountbatten Centre on Wednesday 17 June, from 2-7pm. Families can enjoy a variety of activities and connect with more than 30 local services, organisations and community groups that offer support in Portsmouth.
The programme will feature multisports, arts, crafts, dance and more. Presentations from the Neurodiversity Team will cover coping with anxiety at home, while family workshops with Kooth will focus on young people's mental health and wellbeing.
The event proudly supports the Portsmouth 100 celebrations and is open to families living in PO1–PO6. Entry is completely free!
School improvement
Deadline extended for multilingual writing competition |
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There’s still time for young people from all education settings to enter HSDC’s multilingual writing competition.
The deadline has been extended to Friday 22 May, giving learners the chance to celebrate their languages, identity and creativity by submitting a piece of writing in any language.
Organised and sponsored by Havant and South Downs College, the competition is open to learners of all ages. Selected entries will be published in a multilingual anthology.
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Public Health Portsmouth: trusted adults youth vaping training |
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Don’t miss out – the last few spaces are available for this free, interactive training session.
This workshop is designed for those who work directly with young people aged 11–15 and aims to help you feel more confident, informed and equipped to offer meaningful support to young people who vape and smoke.
Participants will explore a wide range of topics, including:
- Local context – understanding what vaping looks like in our area and how it affects young people
- Health risks of vaping – clear, age-appropriate information to support informed conversations
- The nicotine cycle – how addiction develops and why young people may struggle to stop.
- Vape laws and reporting – guidance on legislation, illicit products, and how to report concerns
- Neurodiversity and vaping – understanding why some neurodivergent young people may be more vulnerable
- Open discovery questions (3 A’s approach) – practical tools for starting supportive, non‑judgemental conversations.
Course details
Thursday 14 May, 1:00pm - 4:00pm, Conference room A, Floor 1, Civic offices
Friday 22 May, 10:00am - 1:00pm, Conference room B, Floor 1, Civic offices
Places are limited. Book a free space here.
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Reminder: supporting understanding and practice (online training)
The SEN Team will be delivering a series of short workshops to support understanding and practice across different areas of the Annual Review paperwork.
The aim of these sessions is to:
- create consistency of practice across settings;
- ensure that Annual Review paperwork results in quality EHCP amendments;
- ensure requests submitted to the SEN Team via Annual Review paperwork can be considered and actioned efficiently.
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Measuring progress towards outcomes and setting new outcomes: Wednesday 13 May, 10:30am - 11:30am Thursday 14 May, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
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Completing the preparing for adulthood section: Wednesday 3 June, 1:00pm - 2:00pm Thursday 4 June, 11:00am - 12.00pm
Book a place by emailing lauren.roe@portsmouthcc.gov.uk . To help manage attendance, please do not share the link. If you are unable to attend the training, please liaise with Lauren directly
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Dates for your diary
11 May 2026
Post-16 Forum
Join here
13 May 2026
10:30am to 11:30am
SENCO AR training
Join here
14 May 2026
Secondary Heads Forum
Ark Charter Academy, Hyde Park Road, Southsea
20 May 2026
Portsmouth Primary Heads Conference
Inspiration Suite 1, Village Hotel
22 May 2026
PCC and LA Maintained Schools Partnership Meeting
TPA, The Learning Centre
The PEP calendar contains dates of events, network meetings, conferences, training and workshops taking place in Portsmouth.
To help make the calendar as useful as possible for everyone, colleagues and partners are encouraged to regularly add relevant dates that you'd like to share. If you're scheduling your own event or training, you can check availability on the PEP calendar to avoid potential clashes with other events.
To add a date to the PEP calendar, simply forward your meeting invite to pepportsmouth@gmail.com and it will be added automatically.
Please note that the email address pepportsmouth@gmail.com should only be used to add items to the PEP calendar. All queries regarding the Portsmouth Education Partnership should continue to be sent to pep@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
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