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NEWS
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Judges' decisions on finalists |
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After 1300 hours in more than 140 schools, our 410 judges
have completed their work and reached decisions about the
finalists for the 2008 Teaching Awards.
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Judging teams, which
include TA fellows from the past decade and our current
sponsors, have been in scores of classrooms and met
hundreds of pupils, parents and governors, all supporting
their endorsed nominations. |
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Judging panels
in the 11 English regions, Wales and Northern Ireland have
met, confirmed results and written reports. All that
remains to be done now is for staff at TA HQ to put the
finishing touches to the three-week tour which hosts 13
ceremonies around Britain, starting at Canterbury
Cathedral on June 10. |
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'We're really
looking forward to the tenth anniversary tour,' said chief
executive Caroline Evans, 'and to shine a light on the
unsung heroes in schools all around the country.'
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Children from St
Brigid's Primary School, Magherafelt in Northern Ireland,
cheer on their teachers at last year's ceremony |
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Summit success and thanks |
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The tenth anniversary summit, hosted last month by founding
chairman Lord Puttnam, was an opportunity to 'feel special',
'liberated' and 'empowered', according to the 100 winners who
debated their vision for schools in the next decade. |
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Lord Coe with
Teaching Award winners, Barry Cooke, Robert Barber, Paul
Keogh, Andy Bell and Clare Kelly at the TA summit |
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'Inspiring and stimulating speakers, comfortable
surroundings, and most importantly, the chance to spend
time with so many gifted and exciting fellow teachers – a
great experience,' said Ian Jamison from Kingsbridge
Community College in Devon and 2007 winner of the Guardian
Award for Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School.
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Champion athlete Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London
organising committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic
Games, met winners in the opening session and spoke
particularly of the four-year build up to 2012.
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'We want the Games to inspire young people to do things they have
never done before, and to involve the teachers in their schools.
As well as sporting endeavour, we want the Olympic spirit to
excite young web designers, student journalists, trainee
electricians. There is much to share.'
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Primary review takes evidence from winners |
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Sir Jim Rose, former HMI director of inspection and leader of the
2008 Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum, is visiting at
least two winners' schools in the coming weeks, having met the
heads at the TA's tenth anniversary summit. |
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Tracy Stone of Rookery School, Birmingham and Kevin Harcombe of
Redlands primary school, Hampshire, both national winners of the
NCSL Award for Headteacher of the Year in a Primary School in 2006
and 2007 respectively, will both host visits to their schools by
Sir Jim. |
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At the summit he led a discussion with around 40
winners and three main issues arose. They were: the desire
to extend the areas of learning in the foundation stage up
to key stage 1 and possibly beyond; the wish to slim down
an overloaded primary curriculum without losing depth and,
finally, the need to accommodate different ways of
teaching. |
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'It should be perfectly possible to do discrete teaching
on the basics as well as thematic work. I know schools are working
hard on that,' he said. |
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Sir Jim Rose in
summit discussion group |
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'Primary heads and teachers expressed a general desire to see
children's personal development at the heart of things. 'I have a
real issue with the delivery model of education. You can't fill
children up with knowledge if they are not fit to learn,' said
Tracy. |
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Cake competition latest |
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Celebrity
chef, Kevin Woodford |
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Many thanks to all the young cooks and baking enthusiasts
who took up the challenge to create a healthy cake recipe
for our tenth anniversary celebrations. |
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Entries have now closed for the 'Bake a cake with Kevin'
competition, which will be judged by celebrity chef Kevin
Woodford, who appears regularly on 'Ready Steady Cook'.
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Kevin is looking for original ideas jam-packed with
healthy ingredients and will visit the winning school to
help pupils bake the winning entry. Look out for the
chosen recipe in our June E-brief. |
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WINNERS’ UPDATE |
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School links with Rwanda |
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Mike Ullman, national winner of the 2005 Guardian Award
for Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School, and an
assistant headteacher at Hockerill Anglo European College
in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, visited a partner
school in Rwanda last term and met the country's first
lady. |
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At the school in Gisenyi he saw building work in progress,
to improve its refectory and sports pitches, met 55
sponsored students and established a British Council bid
for bilateral work. Hockerill has raised £7000 for Gisenyi
in the past eight months. |
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Teaching Awards
winner, Mike Ullmann with staff at Greenhills Academy in
Kigali |
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The building
work continues |
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Hockerill is also setting up three-way teacher-training
links through distance learning with the Kigali Institute
of Education and the Nottingham University School of
Education. In its capacity as a training school it will
help pay for videoconferencing cameras so quality
interaction can take place between all three institutions. |
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Hockerill is renowned for outstanding results in the
international baccalaureate (IB) and Mike visited
Greenhills Academy in Kigali, which offers the IB to sixth
formers as well as the middle years programme of the IB to
younger students. |
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The Rwandan ambassador, Mr Claver Gatete, had suggested a new link
be set up and there was a productive meeting with the principal
and Mrs Jeannette Kagame, wife of President Paul Kagame and founder of Greenhills. |
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Healthy meals at St Aidan's |
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A winning head's school, which employs three chefs, a dietician
and a gardener to grow fruit and veg, is offering advice and
support to other schools that want a healthy catering service.
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St Aidan's CE High School in Harrogate, where Dennis Richards OBE
won the Ted Wragg Award for Lifetime Achievement last year, took
over its meals service nine years ago and attracts virtually all
the school's students (1,800) into its dining halls. Seven times
more students than before now eat a freshly prepared, locally
sourced lunch every day at St Aidan's. |
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Deputy head Steve Hatcher reckons that when lunchtime
becomes a satisfying experience for all, there can be
profound effects on teaching and learning. He cites
improved behaviour in the afternoons, better relationships
between staff and students and an organisation that
permits 70 clubs and activities to take place. |
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Visitors seeking advice have prompted St Aidan's to set up
an online subscriber-based service providing hundreds of
recipes, five day meal plans and nutritional analysis -
all of which will soon be required by Ofsted. |
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Dennis Richards
OBE receiving his plato from Dame Kelly Holmes |
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The school is one of the first to work with the School
Food Trust, setting standards in school nutrition, and in March
ran a conference for 70 schools. A second conference is planned
for Wednesday July 16. Book online at www.catering4schools.com |
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Congratulations |
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Dame Yasmin Bevan, headteacher at Denbigh High School in
Luton, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Education at the
University of Bedfordshire's graduation ceremonies last month.
Dame Yasmin, who won the 2005 RAF Award for Headteacher of the
Year in a Secondary School in the East of England, is currently on
a year's secondment to Whitehall, advising Ed Balls, Secretary of
State for Children, Schools and Families. |
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Dame Yasmin,
with chair of the London judging panel Alan Roach |
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On Easter Sunday at Truro Cathedral Ryan Hill, winner of
the 2006 Teacher of the Year in a Primary School in the
south west, married a fellow teacher, Julie Clemens, from
Bishop Cornish CE primary School in Saltash, Cornwall. The
750-strong congregation included Ryan and Julie's classes,
who sang a Celtic blessing, translated into Xhosa by a
South African teacher linked to the school.
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OPPORTUNITIES |
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The RAF has a dedicated Schools Team (known as the Student
Awareness Team) whose members visit schools and colleges to
raise awareness of the work of the RAF within the context of
the national curriculum. Their purpose is to outline the role
of the RAF, its staff, technology and mission in the UK but
also around the globe. Details of the Schools Team can be
viewed on the RAF web site or contact the Team on:
rafpresentation@mod.uk. |
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One Planet Schools 2008 |
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Jonathon Porritt,
keynote speaker for WWF's One Planet Schools 2008
Conference |
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Interested in making your school more sustainable? WWF is
holding its One Planet Schools 2008 conference on June 12.
The conference offers an exciting mix of inspirational
speakers, participatory workshops, exhibitions and lots of
time to share ideas and tips with other teachers. The
event is at Central Hall, Westminster, London and costs
£30. Schools shortlisted for the DCSF Teaching Award for
Sustainable Schools will be given a free place. More
information can be found at WWF's website:
www.wwflearning.org.uk/conference2008.
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EDUCATIONAL EVENTS |
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19-23 May |
National summer walk to school week |
The Walk to School Campaign for
May 2008 is focusing on children exploring their local
environment through sound and noise. |
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23 May |
Friendship Funday |
Is a chance for schools to
celebrate and promote friendship whilst at the same time
changing the lives of children living in other countries.
To find out more and register for your Friendship Funday
FUNdraising pack
click here |
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12 June |
Autism 2020, Prior's Court School, Berkshire |
A one-day conference bringing
together specialists in the field of autism, who will present
their views on the progress made in research and
interventions, and offer their predictions for the future. For
further information
click here |
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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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