Portsmouth ENTHUSE
2023-2025

Portsmouth Enthuse Partnership

Final Spring Term Update

Dear Educators,

As we embark on our final spring term with the Enthuse Portsmouth programme, we’re excited to share many fantastic opportunities for you and your students. There’s still time to take advantage of our available budget, which supports teachers accessing centrally delivered CPD from STEM Learning.

Access CPD Easily

We strongly encourage you to explore the online CPD offers, which eliminate the challenge of travel during the busy school term. Use the exclusive code EP2541 to sign up and access these valuable resources. Don’t miss the chance to enhance your teaching and enrich your students’ learning experience.

Exciting Events This Term

This term is packed with incredible opportunities, including:

Speed Networking Event

A great way to connect with peers and experts, sharing ideas and gaining inspiration for STEM teaching.

KS1 Science Week Fair at St Mary’s (Fully Funded)

An unforgettable interactive experience for KS1 students, featuring sessions led by: Mini ProfessorsThe Mary Rose Museum, University of Portsmouth UTC Portsmouth, National Oceanography Centre and The Wildlife Trust. This event promises to engage and inspire young learners with hands-on activities and unique STEM insights.

We hope you’ll make the most of these exciting opportunities in our final term. Let’s finish the programme on a high note, empowering students and supporting teachers with innovative STEM education!

Laura & Alison

Portsmouth Enthuse Professional Development Courses

There are 4 online self-paced courses available for the Portsmouth Primary Enthuse Programme, available for the next 12 months.

1. 5PARK Space for All training

2. Microbit: Coding a Robot

3. STEM Capital

4. Planning a STEM/STEAM curriculum

Practical Learning

Developing STEM skills through pracctical learning.

Our Aim

At the heart of this project is a desire to develop a set of skills which will better prepare our young people for their future careers.

Professional Development

Educators are lifelong learners.

STEM Learning

Central to this project is the opportunity for Portsmouth educators to access a wealth of high-quality, funded, professional development.

STEM Capital

For young people to build their experiences outside the classroom.

Enrichment

Utilising a wealth of STEM ambassadors and local industries keen to support the educational community, we will design opportunities to inspire and contribute to the STEM capital of the young people at our partnership schools.

STEM Learning have generously created the ‘Super Enthuse Partnership’ the first of its kind. With 21 schools signed up and over double the professional learning budget of most Enthuse Partnerships, this is due to be a huge opportunity for the educational community of Portsmouth. Entering the second year of the programme we strive to build a provision that will be sustainable beyond the end of this funding programme.

O ver the course of 8 years, the city of Portsmouth has greatly benefited from STEM-based training, invaluable materials, and unwavering support provided by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Additionally, the local low-cost professional learning opportunities offered by PASTA (Portsmouth Area Science Teaching Association) and the valuable networking meetings facilitated by the Portsmouth Teaching Alliance have played a significant role in the advancement of education within the community.

As previous projects and organisations have reached their conclusion, a collective of visionary school leaders and dedicated educators recognised the need for a sustained effort to further enrich the educational landscape. In response, they initiated ‘The Portsmouth Challenge’, an initiative that commenced successfully with an inaugural meeting attended by over 40 esteemed leaders from across the city. However, due to unforeseen challenges, the scheduled Autumn term conference did not proceed as planned.

To address this pressing need and provide a robust framework for continuous professional learning, we proudly present the ENTHUSE Partnership. This innovative venture serves as a direct response to the evolving requirements of our educational community and provides a dynamic mechanism to guide and support the development of a captivating, customised Science/STEM curriculum for the bright young minds of Portsmouth.

 

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