Teaching stars win 2010 GTC awards
last updated:05 Jul 2010
The GTC is very proud to recognise the considerable achievements of these dedicated and inspiring teachers.
Five outstanding teachers have received prestigious awards from the General Teaching Council (GTC), in association with the Teaching Awards Trust.
The awards are given in honour of the GTC’s first chief executive, Carol Adams. They recognise those exceptional teachers who demonstrate excellence in their commitment to continuing professional development, equality and diversity.
Winners are selected from Teaching Award regional finalists, who have been publicly nominated for their distinctive contribution towards the profession.
GTC Chair Gail Mortimer says: ‘Sponsoring this unique award gives the GTC the opportunity to continue to advance teacher professionalism through our passionate commitment to improving the standards of teaching and learning.
The GTC is very proud to recognise the considerable achievements of these dedicated and inspiring teachers. Their promotion of issues that were so close to our founding chief executive’s heart deserves to be widely acknowledged and celebrated. Their work ranges from encouraging children from the travelling community to stay at school; to using music to unlock the potential of all children, including those with special needs.’
The five teachers selected by expert judges to receive the GTC award for 2010 are:
- Pamela Barrowcliffe, assistant head teacher at Blackwell Primary School in Alfreton, Derbyshire
- Jackie Kershaw, a teacher at Meon Junior School in Southsea, Hampshire.
- John Reilly, head teacher at Tewkesbury School in Gloucestershire.
- Jane Rusch, an advanced skills teacher at Lakeside Special School in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
- Carey Norton, a newly qualified teacher who received the award on behalf of her school, Farnley Park High School in Leeds, and also achieved a distinction in her own right.
Finalists at each of the five regional events, held this June, were cheered along by audiences of 250-plus, including pupils, parents, school governors and colleagues ranging from teaching assistants to heads. Also in attendance were leading educationalists, local politicians and some well-known faces, such as environmental campaigner David Bellamy, who presented an award at the East of England event held in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire.
This year’s awards attracted a record 9,200 nominations in 11 categories. Now regional winners from England will join those from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to go forward to the UK final awards ceremony, to be held on 31 October.
