How does it feel to be an award-winning teacher?
Jackie Birch talks about her experience of winning the award for 'Teacher of the Year in a Primary School'.
Inspiring teachers
Teachers, your hard work is so appreciated: thank you for transforming children’s lives!
On National Thank a Teacher Day, we’re celebrating education staff for the huge impact they have all across England. Here are some of our favourite thank you messages from students, parents and colleagues so far.
Let’s thank our teachers for educating, inspiring and moving mountains for future generations
Alastair Field, headteacher at Roundhay School’s Primary Campus in Leeds, shares why he believes a key part of his role is to spread the word about his fantastic team and the remarkable things they do for their students.
Rediscovering teaching: my experience of returning to the classroom
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COVID-19 support, Flexible working, Inspiring teachers, Teachers' reflections
Loic Menzies is the former Chief Executive of the Centre for Education and Youth, who has answered the call for teachers to return to the classroom to support schools with staffing pressures. We’re inviting qualified ex-teachers to step in and …
Celebrating excellence in education and recognising the amazing work of teachers
There are no words to describe how I felt when I found out that I had won the Gold Award for Outstanding New Teacher of the Year; I was genuinely speechless. It’s a privilege not only to help shape my students’ success but to also mentor student teachers and help them be the best they can be.
Trainee teachers have really gone above and beyond this year
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Emma Sikora, Kim Renshaw, Matthew Turner, Kirsty Butler, Sophie Olley, Kirsty Pretsel and Bailey Wilson, Posted on:
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COVID-19 support, Inspiring teachers, Support for ECTs, Teachers' reflections
From supporting the teaching of classes or bubbles to delivering remote education - this year’s trainee teachers have shown creativity, versatility and resilience. We asked trainees from Teach North/Outwood Institute of Education to tell us about some of their standout moments from the last year.
Leading through a pandemic: International Women’s Day
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COVID-19 support, Inspiring teachers, Teachers' reflections
This year’s International Women’s Day is an opportunity to empower the future generation of young women and girls, despite the challenges faced in this year’s pandemic. Headteacher, Kate Jefferson, shares her experience of leading her school through the pandemic so that no child is left behind.
“We must consistently show girls that a career in computing is for everyone”: Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science
To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we spoke to Karen Morris, an inspirational computer science teacher, about her career, encouraging more girls to take GCSE Computer Science, and how the National Centre for Computer Education (NCCE) has helped her to feel more confident in her teaching practice.
“I am proud to be among you” – thank you to everyone working in education in 2020
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Laura Vance, Posted on:
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COVID-19 support, Inspiring teachers, Teacher wellbeing, Teachers' reflections
2020 has been a real rollercoaster of emotions. Whether you have been working in education for YEARS or are new to your craft, I don’t think that anyone could have predicted just how challenging working in education during a global pandemic could be. But we have done just that. And we should be proud.
A thank you from a governor
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Claire Hannah-Russell, Posted on:
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COVID-19 support, Inspiring teachers, Primary schools, Teacher wellbeing, Teachers' reflections
A Chair of Governors at a rural primary school, shares the respect and admiration governors have for their school staff.