South Hub
The South Hub is led by the University of Portsmouth, with support from Arts University Bournemouth and the Southern Universities Network.
The South hub aims to connect schools and supporters of service children; foster collaboration and good practice that enables service children to thrive, and innovate with activity and approaches to achieve these aims.
South Hub newsletter
The South Hub coordinate 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
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.
If you would like to contact the hub please email - upforuni@port.ac.uk
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.
| Webinar | Date | Sign up link |
| Thriving Lives: a school-focused approach to supporting service children | 12th October 2023, 3.30-5pm | https://shorturl.at/emvzS |
| Supporting positive service child transitions | 8th November 2023, 3.30-5pm | |
| Placing student voice at the heart of school strategies for service children | 23rd January 2024, 3.30-5pm | |
Tailoring teaching and learning to maximise achievement for service children | 14th March 2024, 3.30-5pm | |
| Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of service children | 8th May 2024, 3.30-5pm | |
| Building strong school-home relationships with service families | 20th June 2024, 3.30-5pm |
The Hub hosted a Thriving Lives Toolkit Virtual Training Event for Schools on 21st April 2021.
