Teach Portsmouth
The shortage of education practitioners in schools and academies has been a significant cause for concern in recent years. This continues due to national challenges around pay and workload alongside rising pupil numbers and fewer graduates entering the profession.
This impacts the number of teachers, senior leaders and support staff joining schools in the city.
The Portsmouth Education Partnership (PEP) made this one of its early priorities and established the Teach Portsmouth Board (formerly the ITT and Teacher and Retention Group) to lead on this work and drive forward Teach Portsmouth.
Teach Portsmouth website
Recruiting the best practitioners for the city’s schools and academies
Teach Portsmouth aims to recruit the best teachers, support staff and leaders, for schools and academies.
Termly information events and job fairs promote the breadth of opportunities in the city, showcasing vacancies across early years, primary, secondary and specialist settings. The introduction of taster sessions support people before they apply for a specific vacancies.
Marketing campaigns also position Portsmouth as a place of choice for education practitioners.
Retaining school staff and celebrating success
The retention of staff is also a priority with work underway to support schools and academies with teaching assistant retention. A recent survey completed by teaching assistants showed that pay, feeling value, career progression and training to be a priority for this group.
Alongside this, the Teach Portsmouth Awards is an annual event that celebrates the achievements of individuals and teams in 12 award categories.
For more information about training, teaching and supporting pupils, visit the Teach Portsmouth website.
Vacancies for schools and academies can be found on the Portsmouth City Council website.
Continuing professional development
Visit our Curriculum and CPD page for information on subject-specific CPD opportunities.
The Department for Education has identified Portsmouth as a Priority Education Investment Area (PEIA), meaning that the city will have access to funding which will aim to improve outcomes for our young people at both key stages 2 and 4. Visit our PEIA page to find out more about the project, which will run until March 2025.