The Teaching Awards is an annual teacher awards ceremony

Teacher award

Teacher awards are given to teachers in recognition of their services to their profession and the students they teach. There are numerous countries and organisations that give out awards.-United States:...

 in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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Process

Every year, all schools across the UK are invited to nominate their most outstanding headteachers, teachers, teaching assistants and governors. Anyone can make a nomination. Nominations are then endorsed by the senior management team to proceed to the next stage. There are various regional events that act as qualifying rounds for the national awards. The televised national awards ceremony is held in autumn, where awards are given out in various categories.

The Teaching Awards Trust

The Teaching Awards were established by Lord Puttnam CBE

David Puttnam

David Terence Puttnam, Baron Puttnam, CBE, FRSA is a British film producer. He sits on the Labour benches in the House of Lords, although he is not principally a politician.-Early life:...

 in 1998 and are managed by an independent charity, the Teaching Awards Trust. The Teaching Awards Trust aims to celebrate excellence and promote best practice in education.

Goals

The Teaching Awards Trust was initially established to regenerate national pride in the teaching profession. The Trust has been successful in achieving this aim and has repositioned itself as a centre of excellence in education with the following aims:

• promote teaching as a career
• disseminate best practice
• encourage the involvement of other stakeholders in education
• engage with a wider audience at a national level

Profile

The Awards are supported by all the main political parties, the Department for Education in England, the Department of Education in Northern Ireland, the Scottish Executive and the Welsh Assembly Government as well as all the national teaching unions and associations.

The Teaching Awards Trust works in partnership with the BBC. Regional Ceremonies are covered by local BBC news stations. The national ceremony is a produced in conjunction with the BBC and is shown on BBC Two

BBC Two

BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...

 in a primetime slot as a showcase of excellence in education.

Funding

The Teaching Awards are funded through sponsorship, donations and grants. The current main sponsor is Pearson plc

Pearson PLC

Pearson plc is a global media and education company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is both the largest education company and the largest book publisher in the world, with consumer imprints including Penguin, Dorling Kindersley and Ladybird...

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