An exciting ‘CSI’ experience will be the top prize for the county’s best physics, chemistry or forensics teacher at the Kent Teacher of the Year Awards.

The winner’s prize is a dream come true for fans of the television programme CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

They’ll be invited to bring a group of students to the School of Physical Sciences at the University of Kent where they will be shown the latest developments in forensics, superconductivity, ballistics and optics.

Prof Mark Green, head of the School of Physical Sciences, said: "We are thrilled to be involved in strengthening the core physical sciences subjects such as chemistry, physics and forensics in Kent. They are so important for our economy and we are proud of the work that our excellent teachers in Kent carry out.”

Organisers of the awards are urging members of the public to nominate the stars of their schools before the March 2 deadline.

Simon Dolby from the KM Charity Team said: “Parents, pupils and colleagues alike can name that special person for an award.

“Nominations can be made for individuals or teams whether they are support staff, volunteers, management or teaching staff. There is a category for anyone you can think of.”

He added: “Help us to reward the people who are making a real difference to the success of your school.”

A number of organisations have announced their support of the awards including Brachers Law, Three R’s Teacher Recruitment, Project Salus, William Giles Chartered Accountants, CXK, Kent Sport, Southern Educational Leadership Trust, Social Enterprise Kent, Kent County Council, Medway Council, Christ Church University, Marlowe Theatre, Leeds Castle, and the following departments at the University of Kent: Politics and International Relations; Psychology; Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Sciences; Physical Sciences; Biosciences; European Culture and Languages; and History.

To nominate, visit www.kentteacheroftheyear.co.uk.