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NEWS |
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FOOTBALL HERO SALUTES
A CHAMPION TEACHER |
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Award-winning special needs teacher Karen Lewton was
delighted to receive her plato from footballing legend
Peter Beardsley at a special event staged in her school. |
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Karen, a teacher at Valley Gardens Middle School in
Whitley Bay, was devastated when work commitments meant
that she missed the North East ceremony in June where
Peter was our star guest. |
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So we arranged a personal visit, with help from the
Newcastle Chronicle and Chris Tipple, chair of the
regional judges. |
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Peter Beardsley,
former England international, |
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with Karen and her
fans |
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Karen, who retired this summer, is no stranger to footballing
heroes; two former pupils play for Newcastle United and her cousin
was the late Bill Shankly, who helped transform Liverpool FC into
a footballing superpower. |
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Karen, who retired at the end of term, said: 'It was an amazing
day and I'm so grateful'. |
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SURPRISE NEWS FROM THE BBC |
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Caroline Evans and
children celebrate with Tracey |
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Teaching Assistant Tracey Kildea was at home recovering
from a spell in hospital when she got a big surprise - a
phone call from the BBC. |
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Points West presenter Ali Vowles, who had just come off
stage at the Teaching Awards ceremony in
the Assembly Rooms, Bath, stunned Tracey with the news
that she'd won a plato. |
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Tracey listened while Ali read out the Teaching Awards
script that explained why she had won her award. 'I can't
believe it,' said Tracey later, 'I'm so sorry I wasn't
there!' |
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The happy ending was complete when Caroline Evans,
Teaching Awards chief executive, and Poppy O'Shaughnessy, winners'
manager, visited an assembly at May Park Primary School in Bristol
to present Tracey with her plato.
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WINNERS’ UPDATE |
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GET CREATIVE AT CRAMLINGTON |
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It's not every term that a school suspends normal lessons for
three whole weeks, but that's exactly what happened at Cramlington
Community High School in Northumberland this summer. |
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The radical break from the national curriculum offered
some exciting projects to all 11-14 year
olds, including a mini-Olympics, a music festival, a
'Horrible Science' exhibition and a 'Pimp My Ride'
car-fixing challenge. |
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Different styles of learning were promoted, with pupils
engaging in filmmaking, silk-screen printing, bricklaying
and dog training. |
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Helping to organise the special programme, masterminded by
headteacher Derek Wise, was Chris Harte, head of languages and the
2004 national winner of the TDA Teaching Award for Outstanding New
Teacher. |
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Car-fixing challenge
at the three-week curriculum extravaganza |
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'We take the students just beyond their comfort zones and get them
to apply skills they've been learning all year', said Chris. 'The
excitement in school is tangible.' |
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For a report on the action by Matthew Sharp and Nicola Reed, aged
14, see First News, the children's national newspaper, this
Friday. |
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SEND A SUPER MESSAGE! |
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If you haven't discovered the Teaching Awards message
boards yet we recommend you take a look. It's here that
pupils, parents, friends, family...in fact anyone who's
ever met a Teaching Award winner, can send a personal
message to their very own hero. |
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It's here you'll feel the enthusiasm of children and see
the evidence that winning awards raises morale in schools. |
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Here are two of our favourites: |
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Children from Godwin
Junior School show off one of the three awards they
scooped at this year's London Teaching Awards ceremony |
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*The GLORY of Godwin! |
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WELL DONE GODWIN! We have done so well - three awards - Is
that good or is it SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS?
(Bethany Yates, Godwin Junior School, Newham) |
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And from Byron Morris at Ysgol Cynfran Primary School in Colwyn
Bay, Clwyd: |
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*Our school is greeeeaaaaat! |
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I moved to Newcastle and to New Romney but this is the best school
I've ever been to in the world. The staff are super and kind, the
cooks are good, the kids are friendly. We recycle everything. We
recycle fruit and use it for compost. We might even recycle Mr
Williams…. |
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To send a message go to
www.teachingawards.com and click on 'winners'
to find the name of the person for whom you want to leave a
message.
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OPPORTUNITIES |
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EDUCATION |
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Stand in the GTC elections |
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The General Teaching Council for England (GTC) needs enthusiastic,
committed teachers who care about the profession and want to help
raise standards of teaching and learning. |
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The GTC elections take place in the spring term. If elected, you
will serve for four years, from September 2008 to August 2012. |
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Members have four main tasks: |
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1. developing education policy and advising government |
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2. speaking up for teaching and talking to teachers about the GTC
and education issues |
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3. ensuring that the Council makes the right strategic decisions
for teaching and learning, and uses teachers' registration fees
efficiently, and |
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4. upholding and promoting professional standards through
regulatory work. Only a tiny minority of teachers ever face a GTC
disciplinary hearing but thorough investigations and fair hearings
are vital. |
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Nominations open in October. You can find out more by visiting
www.gtce.org.uk/elections. To request a nomination
form, e-mail
returning.officer@gtce.org.uk
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NEW SPONSORS FOR TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARD |
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The Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) is
delighted to be sponsoring the award for Teaching
Assistant of the Year in 2008. The award recognises the
massive contribution the wider school workforce makes in
engaging with children, stimulating them intellectually
and being creative, to make learning enjoyable for all.
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The category recognises teaching assistants (TAs) who
demonstrate high aspirations for all students and who work
with teachers to establish care and support within the
classroom. |
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If you know of an inspirational TA, get online and make a
nomination.
It is a quick and easy process, and is the best way to say thank
you to a special teaching assistant. |
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EDUCATIONAL EVENTS |
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Date |
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5-27 August |
Edinburgh Fringe Festival |
The largest arts festival in the
world, with hundreds of groups, including schools, involved in
putting on shows at venues across the city |
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23-26 August |
UK School Games, Coventry |
Held in five venues around the
city, this event sees children competing in a range of sports |
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31 August-1 September |
Aspect Annual Conference Exhibition
Royal York Hotel, York |
Aspect's 2007 annual conference
will focus on the links between school improvement and the
Every Child Matters agenda. |
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21 September |
'Small Change, Big Impact - Raising
Boys' Achievement' at The Guardian Newsroom, London
EC1 |
One-day conference for all
secondary heads, deputies and assistant heads. Price £175 +VAT
Speakers include William Atkinson, head of Phoenix High School
and deputy chair of the Teaching Awards national panel |
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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 7776 2348 or email
sarahb@teachingawards.com
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