Who is this year's best teacher
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The awards last year: Kent Secondary school
teacher of the year Aimee Banks from Chatham Grammar school
by Simon Dolby
Time is running out to nominate your favourite teacher.
We are searching for Kent and Medway's top teachers. The annual
Kent Teacher of the Year Awards will be held in July at historic
Howfield Manor Hotel and we need readers to nominate their
favourite teacher, teaching assistant or head teacher.
But you only have until noon on May 7 to apply.
The Kent Teacher of the Year Awards was started to mark the
vital contribution that teachers make to our community and
recognises the expertise and dedication that is the hallmark of an
outstanding teacher. It is organised by the KM Group and a number
of important community partners.
Award categories include:
• Primary
• Secondary
• Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT)
• Science
• Teaching Assistant
• Head Teacher
We want to hear from KM Group readers if there is an outstanding
newly-qualified teacher at your school who deserves to be in line
for our top award. Any newly qualified educator who is teaching
children at primary or secondary school in Kent may be
nominated.
A panel of judges will select winners in each of the 13 local
authority areas in the county. They are Ashford, Canterbury,
Dartford, Dover, Gravesham, Maidstone, Medway, Sevenoaks, Shepway,
Swale, Thanet, Tonbridge and Malling and Tunbridge Wells.
The top 30 teachers will be invited to a special awards event to
be staged at historic Howfield Manor Hotel near Canterbury. The
hotel is providing the venue for the awards night for free.
Dr John Moss, acting dean of education at Christ Church
University, is also backing the awards through both sponsorship and
judging of the contest. He said: "As a university that is strongly
committed to Initial Teacher Education and continuing professional
development, Canterbury Christ Church is strongly supportive of the
recognition that excellent teachers get through the Kent Teacher of
the Year Awards."
Educational recruitment consultancy, Hays Education, is another
major sponsor of the event. The firm which recruits both teachers
and support staff believes the awards are important. Area manager
Matthew Hall said: "Awards like these go some way to rewarding the
outstanding contribution that both teachers and support staff make
to schools."
Other event sponsors include Denne construction, KCC and
Pfizer.
This is the seventh year that the KM Group has run the awards.
Pupils, colleagues, friends and family should submit their
nominations online by noon on Thursday, May 7.
For information on the awards contact Jane True at the KM
Group's community and charity team at 0844 264 0291.
Click
here to nominate your teacher
Wednesday, April 15 2009
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