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NEWS
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Winners meet at summit for tenth anniversary |
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More than a hundred national winners, with over 1000 years'
teaching experience between them, will celebrate our tenth
birthday at an anniversary summit next week. |
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The summit, hosted by Lord Puttnam who founded the awards
a decade ago, is a unique opportunity for plato
winners to meet and discuss a vision of education for the
next decade. The two-day event is sponsored by the
Specialist Schools and Academies Trust and the General
Teaching Council. |
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Sebastian Coe,
champion athlete and chairman of the 2012 London
Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and the
Paralympic Games, will open the summit with his thoughts
on the priceless contribution of teachers to children's
lives and prospects. |
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Other speakers and
panellists include Adam Hart-Davies, the science enthusiast, Ian
Gilbert, independent thinking expert, and James Naughtie, a
presenter of Radio 4's Today programme. |
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Our winners have already chosen topics, including
creativity, assessment, and how to engage disaffected pupils. A
book of ideas and contributions will be sent to Ed Balls,
Secretary of State for Education. |
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Lord Puttnam said: 'We know that every award winner is a
leading professional whose success can serve as an inspiration to
colleagues throughout the country. The summit offers a unique
platform to do just that'. |
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Lord Puttnam
with guests at national ceremony 2007 |
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Bake a brilliant birthday cake - children's competition |
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Competition
judge Kevin Woodford on Ready Steady Cook |
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To help celebrate a decade of success we're launching an
anniversary cake competition in First News, the national newspaper
for children. We are looking for a prize-winning cake that will be
jam-packed with healthy ingredients, look good and taste even
better. |
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Kevin Woodford, a celebrity chef who appears regularly on
BBC's Ready Steady Cook and Can't Cook, Won't Cook, is our
competition judge and will help the winner make his or her
delicious creation as a prize. |
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'For me baking a cake is all about having fun in the
kitchen and doing something creative that's rewarding,' says
Kevin, who is also a qualified lecturer. 'Many people eat with
their eyes - so the look of this celebration cake is really
important.'
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Please look out for competition details in First News this
Friday 11 April and encourage children to apply. The deadline for
entries is Wednesday 30 April.
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For further information please contact melaniep@teachingawards.com |
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New sponsor to reward fresh entrants to teaching |
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The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) is the new
sponsor for one of the Teaching Awards' most exciting categories,
the Award for Outstanding Teacher of the Year. |
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Winners may be young and newly qualified, or mature
career-switchers like 2007 national winner Nick Wergan, who gave
up his job as an investment banker in the City to become an
English teacher. |
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Nick joined the Fast Track programme and won the 2007
Outstanding New Teacher of the Year as head of department at
Sackville school in West Sussex, a comprehensive with specialist
status in engineering. |
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Welcoming the award's
new sponsor, TA's chief executive, Caroline Evans said: |
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Ed Balls
with Nick Wergan |
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'Nominees for this category are always of a very high calibre,
with passion and flair. We are delighted to be associated with the
SSAT.'
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Tribute to Steve Sinnott, general secretary of the NUT
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Admiration and sorrow were expressed at the death of Steve Sinnott, 56, general secretary of the NUT, who died suddenly of a
suspected heart attack last weekend. |
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Caroline Evans, chief executive of the Teaching Awards,
said: 'Steve was a great supporter whose wisdom,
experience and friendship made him a wonderful colleague.
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'From his early days as a teacher in Liverpool to the
elected leadership of the NUT he was inspired by schools
and what education could do for society. We send our
condolences to his family and know that throughout the
country he will be much missed.' |
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WINNERS’ UPDATE |
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Britain's longest serving head retires |
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Tony Storey OBE, head of The Hayfield School in Doncaster since
1971, retired at the end of last month, aged 69, after 37 years in
post, having won the Teaching Award for Lifetime Achievement in
the north in 2004. |
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Tony built a hugely successful comprehensive with 1150 pupils, a
thriving sixth form and an 'outstandingly effective' verdict from
Ofsted. His fans include bestselling author and raconteur, Gervase
Phinn, father of four, whose children were all pupils at The
Hayfield. |
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Tony Storey with his
2004 plato for lifetime achievement in the north |
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Described as a maverick, who threw darts at his noticeboard, Tony based his vision on the value of a
broad curriculum and after-school activities - drama
productions, orchestras, choirs and field trips. |
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'My proudest achievements are not mine', he told the
Doncaster Free Press on the eve of his retirement.
'They're the individual youngsters' who end up doing
amazing things in Doncaster, London and all over the
world. My greatest enjoyment is watching their success.' |
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Tony received personally signed letters from Gordon Brown and Ed
Balls and was interviewed by the TES, the Independent and BBC tv's
breakfast programme. |
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Deadlines that make the news |
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Students from St Boniface's Catholic College in Plymouth have been
training to become TV and radio journalists, with a little help
from BBC TV News anchorman, Huw Edwards. |
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Huw, who used to be a teacher, has lent his support to the
BBC project. He says: 'Having been a teacher and run many
journalism workshops in schools, I've seen how much fun it can be
and how much can be learnt when there are real deadlines, real
audiences and real standards to meet .' |
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The project is run each year by the BBC for pupils in
Years 7, 8 and 9, encouraging them to consider how the
news can have an impact on their lives. |
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At St Boniface's College, teacher Mr Scott, who won the
2005 TDA Award for Outstanding New Teacher of the Year in the
South West, has been working with boys to produce a weekly
bulletin. It is delivered over the College website to a network of
flat screens around the campus. |
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Josh, Ashley
and Curtis report for the BBC |
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For further information on BBC project go to
www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport
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Palace teacher bids farewell |
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It's not often a Teaching Award winner appears in an
official football match programme, but that's what happened to
Christine Mourant, winner of the 2003 Award for School and
Community Involvement in London.
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Last month she graced the souvenir programme for Crystal
Palace v Barnsley, in which she was described as 'an inspirational
teacher and outstanding leader'.
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Christine
Mourant and her plato |
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Christine set up the Crystal Palace Study Centre ten years
ago under the government's Playing for Success Project - a
maths, literacy and ICT initiative, using football clubs
as the host environment for study support after school. |
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Now in the main stand at Crystal Palace, her centre has
won a series of accolades and is described as 'a bright,
airy, wonderfully different learning environment'. She has
seen the phenomenon spread from three to 163 football
clubs and secure permanent funding. Christine is now an
education consultant in the field. |
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OPPORTUNITIES |
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New content for the NPQH redesign |
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Since the National Professional Qualification for Headship
(NPQH) was last updated in 2001, the role of headteachers
has become much more diverse and demanding.
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To reflect this, NPQH has been redesigned and is being
relaunched, with the first intake from May to June 2008.
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NPQH is for aspiring headteachers ready to progress to
headship within the next 18 months. |
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Find out more about NPQH visit
www.ncsl.org.uk/npqh
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Recognition for professional development widens |
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The General Teaching Council for England is extending
opportunities for teachers to be recognised for their
professional learning through its Teacher Learning Academy
(TLA). |
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More than 6,700 teachers in 2,600 schools have signed up
to the TLA; over 60 schools are TLA Support and
Verification Centre pilot sites that are assisting other
schools to take part. |
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The GTC is now inviting more schools to take up key
partnership roles. Teachers in partnership schools will be
able to share their learning and innovations; schools can
offset future costs of TLA enrolment by generating
resources from verification and support. |
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For more details please go to:
www.gtce.org.uk/tla
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EDUCATIONAL EVENTS |
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Information |
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23 April |
World's biggest lesson |
Teachers and pupils from around
the world attempt to break the world record for the biggest
simultaneous lesson. The aim is to raise public awareness of
children who never get the chance to go to school, and of the
value of universal education. |
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29 April |
Educational leadership for a
values-based future |
This conference examines the
values approach to leadership in education.
Keynote speakers include Estelle Morris, former Secretary of
State for Education, Mick Waters, director of curriculum at
AQA, and Dr Anthony Seldon of Wellington College.
To book your place or for further information contact Caroline
Collingham on
c.collingham@hti.org.uk
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2 May |
Art
from the start |
A hands-on approach to help
introduce young children to the galleries at Tate Britain. |
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To share your news and
updates in the Teaching Awards E-Brief, please call
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Sarah Bayliss on
020 7736 2340 or email
sarahb@teachingawards.com
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