If you're thinking about starting a rewarding career in teaching, choosing a route and finding a training course that fits your needs may feel like a daunting process.
To help you understand your options, we've spoken to a trainee teacher to discover what it's like to gain qualified teacher status (QTS) through school-based teacher training.Welcome to our monthly jobs of the month round up. We've collated the latest leadership, learning support, and admin vacancies from across Portsmouth's schools to help you kickstart your job search.
Please note that this list only includes vacancies published on the Portsmouth City Council careers portal. We recommend extending your search to other places (such as school websites) to identify further opportunities. For more information on specific vacancies, please contact the school directly.
The following information is correct at the time of publication on Tuesday 2 July 2024.
The city's education workforce came together to celebrate two decades of service at an awards ceremony held at Portsmouth Guildhall on Wednesday 26 June 2024. 87 people from primary, secondary and special schools were put forward by their peers to attend an afternoon tea and trophy giving in recognition of their achievements.
A 'dynamic duo' of schools hosted a special hamper giving ceremony in recognition of their staff going above and beyond for families. Cliffdale Primary Academy and Copner Primary Academy were chosen by sponsors to receive their hamper in person with council leaders also in attendance.
As another academic year draws to a close, schools are beginning to recruit local professionals to educate children and young people in Portsmouth. To kickstart your job search, take a look at the latest teaching, leadership and support vacancies from across the city for June 2024.
Over the last 12 months, Portsmouth's community has come together to find out about becoming a teaching assistant. Teach Portsmouth's teaching assistant information events and taster sessions are helping schools and colleges find the professionals they need to support children, young people and families.
To better reflect the range of opportunities on offer, we've updated the website to help people navigate their options when it comes to working in a school.
This year, we're recognising the amazing achievements of staff in Portsmouth's schools and colleges who go above and beyond for the city's children and young people.
We've introduced Teach Portsmouth celebrates, a series of activities giving everyone across the city the opportunity to show their appreciation. Read on for a quick update on the campaign so far and what's coming up.
This year, Teach Portsmouth is celebrating long service to education by inviting school staff who have worked for 20 years or more in the city to a special event.
Senior staff in primary, secondary and specialist schools put forward teachers, teaching assistants and head teachers, to enjoy a delicious afternoon tea at Portsmouth Guildhall and be presented with a trophy and certificate for this career milestone.
For those aspiring educators who may feel they've missed the boat on teacher training this year, fear not! In Portsmouth, opportunities for teaching training are still available, and it's not too late to embark on a new adventure into the world of education this year.
Welcome to our monthly jobs of the month round up. We've collated the latest teaching, leadership, learning support, early years and admin vacancies from across Portsmouth's schools to help you kickstart your job search.
Over 100 people attended a special event to learn about jobs and opportunities in the city's schools and colleges. The Teach Portsmouth Support and Teaching Assistant Jobs Fair invited local experts including a teaching assistant apprentice and deputy head teacher, to share their expertise, in the hopes of inspiring others to join the profession.
Welcome to our monthly jobs of the month round up. We've collated the latest teaching, leadership, learning support, early years and admin vacancies from across Portsmouth's schools to help you kickstart your job search.
Working in a school provides infinite rewards where you can make a difference. While a teaching career is a popular choice for some, joining a school in a support role suits people wanting different responsibilities. If you are interested in becoming a teaching assistant, turn that dream into a reality by reading our guide on becoming one.
An initiative to increase the number of support staff in Portsmouth's schools has been hailed a success, 12-months after it launched. Taster sessions are designed to help people boost their confidence before applying for a job.
A group of school superheroes at Arundel Court Primary Academy attended a thank you tea party with parents/carers, senior school staff and council leaders to celebrate an important milestone, after Portsmouth's community thanked over 500+ primary, secondary and specialist school staff across the city.
Families across Portsmouth are continuing to recognise the school superheroes who go above and beyond for the city's children and young people. We've reached an incredible milestone in our thank a school superhero initiative and have now received over 500 messages!
If you know someone in a primary or secondary school who deserves a big thank you, there is still time to share a special message with them. The deadline for the thank a school superhero initiative has been extended, inviting people who live in Portsmouth to recognise someone who has gone above and beyond the call of duty.
Welcome to our monthly jobs of the month round up. We've collated the latest teaching, leadership, learning support, early years and admin vacancies from across Portsmouth's schools to help you kickstart your job search.
After the success of last year's event, the Teach Portsmouth Jobs and Opportunities Fair returned to Guildhall on Monday 26 February 2024. More than 300 people were welcomed through the big bronze doors to discover careers in the classroom.
It has been fantastic to see so many diverse shoutouts for our school staff across the city over the last few weeks. We have had an astounding number of messages for the thank a superhero campaign. Meet Louise, who is a teacher at the Mary Rose School. She is another school superhero who has been recognised by a colleague in the city.