About Teach Portsmouth

Teach Portsmouth is a key component of the work of the Portsmouth Education Partnership, where education partners working together to provide the best possible education for all pupils across the city. The Portsmouth Education Partnership has a wide membership and sets the education priorities for the city.

One priority is to recruit, retain and grow the best teachers and leaders for the city and to make Portsmouth the place of choice for the very best senior leaders, teachers and other education staff.

Portsmouth is a great place for teachers to live and work. Explore the Living section of the website to find out more about all of the lifestyle options that Portsmouth has to offer. There really is something for everyone!

There is a positive, supportive environment for teachers in Portsmouth. As well as being a great waterfront city, Portsmouth has a clear focus on addressing key national education issues like teacher workload, flexible working for teacher and ensuring that teachers can feel fulfilled and supported in their schools. Through the Portsmouth Education Partnership, schools work collaboratively to share good practice and support progression. The Training section outlines how early career teachers are supported.

We recognise that there are multiple routes into teaching and we will help you navigate these. We can help you become a teacher in Portsmouth and would encourage you to explore the Training section, especially the Routes into Teaching and the Route Finder tool, so that you can identify the best route for you.

The Teaching section of our website directs you to Portsmouth's education landscape, including statistics about the make-up of our schools and academies. Discover how you can progress in your teaching career, and what it's like to support families as a special educational needs coordinator (SENCo). You can also learn more about how we celebrate the achievements of school staff through special initiatives and award ceremonies.

We hope that the information we have provided gives you a sense of what Portsmouth has to offer.

• At the start of your working career?
• Already working in schools or with children and want to progress your career by training to become a teacher?
• Further into your career and considering re-training and becoming a teacher?
• Already qualified and returning to the profession?

Wherever you are in your teaching career, we hope you will get in touch so that we can support you to work within our schools and academies.