Kent Teacher of the Year - 2008

The search is on to find Kent’s top teacher

KentOnline readers are asked to nominate members of the education profession for this year’s Kent Teacher of the Year Awards.

Organised by the Kent Messenger media group and a number of community partners, the awards aim to highlight the vital role teachers play in shaping the lives of young people in the county.

Any qualified educator who is teaching children at primary or secondary school in Kent may be nominated. Categories include: primary; secondary; science; newly qualified; head teacher.

A panel of judges will select winners in each of the 15 local authority areas in the county. They are Ashford, Bexley, Bromley, 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 the Priestfield banqueting rooms at Gillingham Football Club.

Event sponsors include Denne construction, KCC, Pfizer, Gillingham Football Club, Christ Church University, Hays Education, Priestfield Banqueting and Heselwood Audio Visual.

This is the sixth year that the Kent Messenger Group has run the awards. Pupils, colleagues, friends and family can make nominations, which should be submitted by Tuesday, April 29.

For information on the awards contact Jane True at the Kent Messenger Group’s community and charity team at 01227 475966.