South Hub
The South Hub is led by the University of Portsmouth, with support from Arts University Bournemouth and the Southern Universities Network. Together, they work collaboratively to connect practitioners, education providers, researchers, and Armed Forces communities across the region, fostering partnership and sharing expertise to drive positive outcomes and enhanced support for Service children and their families.
Hub Aims:
- Connect schools and supporters of service children
- Foster collaboration and good practice that enables service children to thrive
- Innovate with activity and approaches to achieve these aims
South Hub newsletter
The South Hub coordinates a half-termly newsletter, sharing information from across the region on:
- Events for service children and military families
- CPD or events for staff and supporters of service children
- Providers, charities and other networks and organisations that can support you in delivering against the Thriving Lives toolkit
- Opportunities for collaboration or funding
If you work in a school, or for an organisation that can support young service children and their families, and would like to receive the newsletter you can sign up here: http://eepurl.com/hdAcC9
How to get involved
If you would like to contact the hub please email - upforuni@port.ac.uk
If you have events or opportunities you’d like to share with practitioners across the region, let us know - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNAVWnjfGy-krKSdMfuyi0pHUhYKyM3wc8IHosYFReTpyBYg/viewform?usp=sf_link.
Previous Activities:
Thriving Lives webinar series: In October 2023, the South Hub launched a new webinar series aligned to the principles of the Thriving Lives Toolkit.
The webinar series showcased best practice case studies from schools and colleges and highlighted regional providers that work with schools to deliver on the Thriving Lives principles - helping to connect schools, partners and providers.
The Hub hosted a Thriving Lives Toolkit Virtual Training Event for Schools on 21st April 2021.
