Teach First Awards 2010
Award Categories
The Teach First Awards recognise individuals who make outstanding contributions to addressing educational disadvantage. There 2010 Teach First Awards are listed below.
The Excellence Award
Teach First is a demanding programme and participants need to be committed to excellence throughout the two year programme. The Excellence Award recognises participants who are outstanding in their curriculum area.
There are three Award categories:
- The Garnett Excellence for Science, Maths, ICT or DT
- The Laura Howard Excellence for History, English, Geography, Music, Art, or Business
- Primary Excellence
Eligibility: Teach First participants teaching any curriculum area.
Click to nominate someone for the Excellence Award.
Learmonth 'Supporting participants' Award
Teach First participants are supported during their two years of the Teach First Leadership Programme by a range of individuals. The Learmonth 'Supporting participants' Award recognises that the programme could not exist without the individuals who support our participants.
Eligibility: Professional Mentors, Subject Mentors, Primary Language Specialist tutors, University tutor and Coaches.
Click to nominate someone for the Learmonth 'Supporting participants' Award.
Teach First Ambassador Awards
Beyond the two-year Programme, Teach First works to empower, equip and mobilise all Ambassadors (alumni) to support the Teach First Mission by driving forward sustainable change in education from both inside and outside the classroom.
- Teach On Award
Eligibility: Teach First Ambassadors currently working in a school as a classroom teacher or member of the school leadership team.
Click to nominate someone for the Teach On Award.
- Beyond the Classroom Award
Eligibility: Teach First Ambassadors who are no longer teachers but are addressing educational disadvantage through their job or an activity.
Click to nominate somone for the Beyond the Classroom Award.
We are delighted to be working with the National Teaching Awards. In association with the National Teaching Awards, any teacher with QTS nominated to the Teach First Awards will be automatically be nominated to the National Teaching Awards.
All Award finalists will be invited to the Teach First Awards event in June 2010.
Please contact External Relations Events Officer Laura Cameron if you have any queries:
E-mail: lcameron@teachfirst.org.uk
Tel: 020 7517 4820
Fax: 020 7900 3304
Switchboard: 0844 880 1800
