Benedick Ashmore-Short
Benedick Ashmore-ShortWinner, Headteacher of the Year in a Primary School, 2014 “Winning the award literally transformed my life and boosted the recognition of the teaching profession” Benedick Ashmore-Short The Award for Headteacher of the Year in a Primary School 2014 now Chief Executive of The Park Academies Trust ON WINNING I won the award after […]
Jashu Vekaria MBE
Jashu Vekaria MBE “Can you imagine, my passion is my job and I was being rewarded for a job I love? It was one of my proudest moments!” Jashu Vekaria Winner, the Award for Teacher of the Year in a Primary School, 2016 Currently Deputy Headteacher Uxendon Manor Primary School ON WINNING It was wonderful […]
Dan Buckley
Dan BuckleyWinner of the Award for the Most Creative Use Of ICT, 2003 “After winning the award the comments from staff, parents and particularly the students had a profound impact on me.” Dan Buckley Winner of the Award for the Most Creative Use Of ICT, 2003 Now CEO Smart Multi Academy Trust SE Cornwall ON […]
Ben Levinson
Ben Levinson, Winner, The Award for Making a Difference – Primary School of the Year 2020 “I visited each classroom with the Gold Plato, and it really felt like I’d won an Oscar” ON WINNING I will never forget the moment that Alex Jones cut to myself and Soofia (my Assistant Head) in the Green […]
Heather Cooper
Heather CooperSilver Winner, The Award for Teacher of the Year in a Primary School, 2018 “All this adds up to a feel good factor for our school and all who are part of it” Heather Cooper The Award for Teacher of the Year in a Primary School Spire Junior School The process of being nominated […]
Tracy Stone
Tracy Stone Winner, The Headteacher Of The Year In A Primary School, 2006 “I never considered that the job I was doing was any more worthy of an award than other fantastic head teachers I knew; however, I recognised an opportunity to raise the profile of a school community in a deprived inner-city area, which previously […]
Peter Simons – Thornhill Infant and Junior School
“Well what a rollercoaster of a year it has been” I think everyone in the education profession can agree. We are now working in an environment where guidance is changing on an unprecedented basis and everyone in the education sector has had to learn to adapt quickly to guidance and still provide a high level […]
A day in the life of staff at Diamond Wood Community Academy
A day in the life of staff… Staff at Diamond Wood Community Academy in West Yorkshire share a typical day in lockdown With so much uncertainty around, it is reassuring to know that teachers are a constant in a child’s life. In the midst of this ongoing health crisis, the teaching profession has worked tirelessly […]
