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Councillor Suzy Horton

Portsmouth’s ‘call to the classroom’ answered with new webinar

Teach Portsmouth, a Portsmouth City Council service, is organising a ‘Love to Teach’ webinar on Wednesday 23 October 2024 from 5pm – 5.45pm.

Portsmouth SEND Local Offer Live returns to support families with special educational needs

Families who have children and young people up to the age of 25 years old with special educational needs and/or disabilities are invited to Local Offer Live.

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Have a SEND-sational summer with free and low-cost activities in Portsmouth

If you are looking for things to do this summer in Portsmouth, our latest guide on accessible and low-cost activities for SEND families is for you.

Language Trends England 2024

Language Trends England 2024 surveyed teachers at more than 1,300 primary, secondary and independent schools to gather information about language education. It is the 22nd report of its kind and follows 2023’s research which found two thirds of secondary state schools were teaching just one modern foreign language. Key findings Recruitment of qualified language teachers […]

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Portsmouth’s community show their support for careers in the classroom

Over 100 people attended Teach Portsmouth’s Support and Teaching Assistant Jobs Fair to learn about jobs and opportunities in the city’s schools and colleges.

Celebrating Language Diversity at Charter Academy

Friday 22 March saw nearly 70 students at Charter Academy coming together to take part in a ‘Celebrating Language Diversity’ event run by EMAS and the University of Portsmouth  and based on a project run previously by Sarah Bawa-Mason and others as part of the Translation Nation Project 2010-2014.

Rebecca Hardy and Helen Wortsmann

Teach Portsmouth hail employment scheme a success one year after launch

An initiative to increase the number of support staff in Portsmouth schools has been hailed a success, 12-months after it launched. Teach Portsmouth, a Portsmouth City Council service, introduced taster sessions as part of their teaching assistant events.

Left to right - Hayley Aldis, Portsmouth Primary SCITT and Cllr Suzy Horton

City leader hails education recruitment event a success

A recruitment event for Portsmouth’s education sector has been hailed a success by a city leader. More than 300 people attended the Teach Portsmouth Jobs and Opportunities Fair 2024.

PortsMaths Conference 2024

Booking is now open for PortsMaths, the second PEP Teaching and Learning conference! The conference will be held on Thursday 14 March 2024 at Portsmouth Marriott Hotel.