Portsmouth's educators unite to inspire next generation of trainee teachers
A webinar hosted by Councillor Suzy Horton welcomed 26 people on Zoom who were interested in becoming a teacher in Portsmouth.
Held on Wednesday 23 October 2024, Love to Teach: Routes into Training introduced two early career teachers who shared their experiences from the classroom. Four training providers presented information on their courses to help demystify people's next steps.
Councillor Suzy Horton, Cabinet Member for Children, Families and Education at Portsmouth City Council said:
"It was a pleasure to host Teach Portsmouth's latest webinar as part of their Love to Teach initiative. Teaching is such a rewarding profession but taking that first step can be confusing as there is so much information out there.
"The webinar presented the essentials when it comes to becoming a teacher and invited those who have gone through the process to share their top tips. Training providers imparted information on school-based and university-based training options too."
Councillor Suzy Horton
The University of Portsmouth, The University of Chichester, Portsmouth Primary SCITT and Inspiring Future Teachers all presented information on their courses and answered questions from the audience live.
After the webinar, attendees were redirected to a page on the Teach Portsmouth website that contained
For those who are interested in finding out more about the training providers on the call, they have shared information about their upcoming open days and events.
Inspiring Future Teachers
- Wednesday 6 November, 4pm - 5.30pm - Thornden School
- Wednesday 11 December, 9.30am - 1pm - Tanners Brook Primary School
- November date/time tbc - St Joseph's School, Aldershot - 'Get into Teaching' recruitment afternoon
You can meet key people involved in your training and ask all your questions about our course. You will get to see the school that you may well be training in and find out what a training year with a PGCE qualification or QTS is going to be like.
To find out more, please contact HISP Teacher Training at
Portsmouth Primary SCITT
- Thursday 7 November, 6pm - 7pm - Virtual (Zoom) open event - Meet the SCITT staff and ask your questions.
- Tuesday 26 November, 5pm - 8pm - Southampton Novotel - Get into Teaching event
- Monday 2 December, 10am - 11am - Stamshaw Junior School - Observe a trainee workshop in action
To find out more, please contact Portsmouth Primary SCITT at
University of Chichester
- Friday 1 November, 9.30am - 3pm - undergraduate open day
- Saturday 23 November, 9.30am - 3pm - undergraduate open day
To find out more, visit the University of Chichester website or contact
University of Portsmouth
- Thursday 14 November, 5pm - 6pm - online webinar
To find out more, please contact the University of Portsmouth at
Watch the recording
For those who were unable to attend the webinar, a recording is now available to view on the Teach Portsmouth website alongside the questions that were asked.
Callum Murphy 