Flag Raised for Portsmouth Teachers

The News, Portsmouth

To mark the national opening of teacher training applications,  a special flag raising ceremony took place outside the Civic Offices in Portsmouth, on Monday, October 6, 2025, to celebrate the start of Love to Teach Week, a local initiative recognising the city's incredible teaching workforce and inspiring the next generation of educators.

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00:00Good afternoon, I'm councillor Abdul Qadir, deputy Lord Mayor of Hortsmouth City.

00:04Tell me what we're doing here in the Guildhall Square.

00:06We are thanking our wonderful teachers of our city, the hard work they put up to make our city

00:13one of the best cities to live in for young families, for the wonderful schools we have.

00:20So it's given me, it's a great pleasure and honour to be here to recognise their hard work

00:26they put up there, because they're the nation builders, that's how I say.

00:30Our teachers are taking care of our children six, seven hours a day and, you know, they

00:37can be prime minister, they could be lawyers, doctors, and they really work hard.

00:44After the parents, I think teachers are the important person in your life.

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