Kentish Express Ashford & District
Top teachers to be honoured
Inspirational teachers and leaders in science education across Ashford are sought by the county’s teaching awards.
The Kent Teacher of the Year Awards will honour the best school staff, from talented volunteers to outstanding educators, at a ceremony in May. Now open for nominations, this year’s awards have been established in partnership with the University of Kent.
The university’s director of enrolment management services, Mary Hughes, who is encouraging the public to make their nominations before the March 1 deadline, said: “The value of good teaching should never be underestimated. Their commitment to their profession, their inspiration to young people who want to better themselves with education is something that always needs to be rewarded.”
The University of Kent is the awards’ headline sponsor for 2017.
More than 50 staff and schools will be celebrated at the event, with diverse categories ensuring that anyone making a difference at a school can be nominated.
A KM Group-led collaboration of organisations has staged these awards for more than a decade and this year’s event has attracted a record number of supporters.
Organisations joining the judging panel include Kent County Council, Christ Church University, CXK, Kent Sport, Three R’s Teacher Recruitment, Social Enterprise Kent, Project Salus, Kreston Reeves, LoopCR, Trust Careers at Medway Youth Trust, Hornby, Battle of Britain Memorial Trust, Kent Libraries, the Mercure Great Danes Maidstone, and Beanstalk.
For more information or to nominate, visit www. kent teacheroftheyear.co.uk