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Kent Teacher of the Year Awards: NQT of the Year 2019

We are so proud to be a sponsor for the NQT of the Year award, one of the Kent Teacher of the Year Awards.

This year the award has gone to a CCCU alumna, Harriet Burrowes! (pictured above with Julie Evans) who recently finished the BA (Hons) Primary Education.

Harriet has told us a bit about her journey to becoming NQT of the Year and how she feels about being shortlisted:
“I studied Primary Education at Canterbury Christ Church University. Before university, I knew I wanted to be a primary school teacher but I couldn’t actually imagine myself as a teacher. I never thought I’d be ready to take on a whole class, let alone being shortlisted for a NQT of the year award!

However, I looked back in my third year of university and I realised how ready I felt to step into my first classroom as a teacher. Without me realising it, my course and tutors at CCCU had gradually nurtured and supported me so well that I felt completely confident and comfortable. The university helped me throughout my degree and I have still been able to rely on them for advice and support even after I graduated.

Right now I am currently a Year 4 class teacher in Kent. I have been able to draw upon my experience from placements, advice from tutors, all alongside the seminars and lectures from over the three years of my course. This has helped me hugely in my practice as a teacher. I survived Ofsted in one of my first weeks, mentored a CCCU student teacher who is on placement in my class and am now looking forward to my second year of teaching.

I feel astonished and honoured that I have been shortlisted as the NQT of the year!”

Congratulations, Harriet! We are so #CCCUProud of you!

And the winner is… Art Rebels Portfolio prize giving evening

Joe Jackson, winner in the Primary School, 5-7 Years Award (Year 1-2) and his teacher, Miss Collings from Miers Court Primary School.

We are so proud to be involved with the Turner Contemporary Portfolio competition. Last night all the short-listed entrants and their guests were invited to the prize ceremony in Augustine Hall to see an exhibition of their work and find out if they had won. Winning artwork will be displayed in an exhibition at the Turner Contemporary ahead of the Turner Prize 2019.

Jean-Paul Zeevaart, entrant, Ages 7-11

Entries opened in January with children, young people, teachers, FE students and community groups from across Kent and Medway invited to respond to the theme ‘Art Rebels’.  This year a new category of  ‘Community Groups’ from Kent and Medway were invited to enter the competition including Alternative Provision, NHS Support Services and in patients, Youth Offending Services, Support Groups, Pupil Referral Units, Health and Wellbeing.

The event in Augustine House kicked off with the much-anticipated announcement of the Turner Prize nominated artists by Victoria Pomery, the Director of the Turner Contemporary Gallery followed by the award presentation by the panel of judges including BBC1 broadcaster, Gemma Cairney, and representatives from Canterbury Cathedral, Go Vicinity and the Lilford Gallery.

Peter Gregory, principal lecturer on the BA (Hons) Arts in Education said of the competition: “The Portfolio award evening is one of my highlights each year. To see the exhibition of shortlisted artworks and talk to so many proud and excited families – many of whom have never been to an art exhibition or university before – is a huge privilege. We have no idea what will result in their futures as a consequence of their involvement!”

The winners in all categories were:

  • Students with Additional Needs Award – Nessie Bigg No Words, Sandra Art4All
  • Primary School, Ages 4 -5 Award, Reception & Foundation – Luke Rogers School for Monsters, Wittersham CEP Primary School
  • Primary School, 5-7 Years Award (Year 1-2) – Joe Jackson, Blurb 3, Miers Court Primary School
  • Primary School, 7-11 Years Award (Year 3 – 6) – Abigail Vincent, The dark and delirious mind of a girl, St Peters-In-Thanet Junior School
  • Secondary School, 11 – 14 Years Award (Year 7- 9) – Nicole Shephard, Effects of Social Media, Trinity School Sevenoaks
  • Secondary School, 14 – 16 Years Award (Year 10 – 11) – Toby Woodgate, Strong and Stable, St Laurence College
  • Secondary School, 16 – 19 Years Award (Year 12 – 13) – Ella Plumb, Time, Langley Park School for Boys
  • Further Education Award – Hannah Bell, Mrs Bob without Ian the Dog, Canterbury Christ Church University
  • Staff Award – Andy Howe, Undressing in front of the whole school, Simon Langton Boys School
  • Community Group Award – Dominic Harper, Boxing Day Swim, SEAS (South East Artists) Community Group
  • David Lilford’s Most Promising Artist Award – Bethan Isaacs, Generations, Barton Court Grammar School
  • Turner Contemporary Award for Bold Conceptual Approach (Primary) – Bethany Brown, Ruined Resources, Drapers Mills
  • Turner Contemporary Award for Bold Conceptual Approach (Secondary) – Ellie Springs, By-product of Art as Art, Herne Bay High School

 

Kerry Jordan-Daus, Peter Gregory and Claire March from Canterbury Christ Church University with Alice Ross, Jennifer Scott and Karen Eslea from the Turner Contemporary Gallery.  

Congratulations to the all the winners and runners up!  It was brilliant to see such hard work and creativity from our local community.

We won! Faculty project wins Times Higher Education International Impact Award

We are thrilled that the Faculty of Education has won the Times Higher Education (THE) Award for International Impact.  Pictured above is Tony Mahon, Faculty Director for International Development, as he accepted our award at the ceremony in London.

The Awards, which have been described as the ‘Oscars of UK Higher Education’, recognise the exceptional achievements of individuals, teams and institutions in the higher education sector.

Funded by the World Bank and working in collaboration with the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education and six universities in Palestine, the Teacher Education Improvement Project aims to enhance the quality of both pre-service and in-service teacher training throughout the sector.  This involves a wide-ranging programme of curriculum renewal, enhancement of academic staff capacity, mentor development and upgrading teaching competences of practising teachers.

The successful project has been running since 2011, and in 2015 it received further funding from the World Bank to allow for its expansion onto a national scale.

At a recent national education conference in Palestine, representatives of the World Bank held the project up as a beacon for teacher education reform in the region, with one representative commenting that it was the most successful project he has been involved in during his 29 years of working in 15 countries.

The judges of Award praised the fact that the programme has been “recognised by the World Bank for excellence and for its potential to be replicated in other regions where teacher training is an essential component of strengthening higher education systems.”

Tony Mahon, Project Director and Faculty Director for International Development, said: “To win the THE Award for International Impact is more than I could ever have hoped for this project.  Working in Palestine has been an amazing journey.  It is tremendous recognition that our team, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and partner universities in Palestine and with the support of the World Bank, has made such a significant contribution to reforming the entire teacher education system in Palestine that will have an impact for years to come.  I am both humbled and proud of the achievement and recognition.”

Find out more about the project on the World Bank website.

Celebrating our award winning teachers

 

The Faculty of Education is really proud of our KM Charity Teacher of the Year Award winners.  This year saw a huge number of Faculty alumni winners.

Adela Granger, pictured above right with her PGCE tutor, Justine Earl, won the overall Kent NQT of the Year Award.  Adela completed her PGCE Part-Time at Canterbury Christ Church University in 2016 and is an NQT at St Anthony’s School in Margate.

Adela said she was inspired to become a teacher because she loves working with children and wanted to make their education experience positive and enjoyable. Adela told us of her love of teaching: “Having worked in a school before I trained to become a teacher, I have always loved how each day is completely different, presenting a range of challenges but also rewarding. I have always enjoyed the challenges that come with working in a school and love how enthusiastic the children are! Working with children with SEN, I aim to help them develop and  improve their levels of self-esteem and confidence and provide them with opportunities to achieve.”

Abby Turner, second left, completed the BA Primary Education in 2017, won the NQT of the Year for the Canterbury area.  Abby was presented her award by Tracy Parvin who taught her both in primary school and then on the BA Primary Education course.

Other Canterbury Christ Church winners were:

  • Colin Taylor who won overall Kent Primary Teacher of the Year. (GTP, 2012)
  • Tim Jackson who won overall Kent ICT Teacher of the Year (Advanced Cert Education (Post Comp))
  • Clive Soord, The Gulbenkian Theatre Arts Award for Inspiring Creativity and Innovation and Canterbury Group Technical/Vocational Teacher of the Year Awards (Advanced Certificate of Education (Post Comp), 1998)
  • Stella Martin, Overall Kent Literacy Team of the Year and West Kent Group Primary School Teacher of the Year (PG 11-18, 1991)
  • Aliza Goren, Tonbridge & Malling Group Secondary School Teacher of the Year (PG 11-18, 2016)
  • Nicholas Leggat, Ashford Group Sport Teacher of the Year (BA Education Science, 1993)
  • Ross Butler, Dartford and Gravesham Group Secondary School Teacher of the Year for Gravesham (PG 11-18, 2013)
  • Louise Friend, Dover Group Primary School Teacher of the Year (PGCE FT, 2007)
  • Kim Howes, Maidstone Group Higher Education Teacher of the Year (Advanced Certificate of Education (Post Comp), 2003)
  • Mark Heaton, Maidstone Group Secondary School Teacher of the Year (PG 11-18, 2013)
  • Karin Tillett, Medway Group Deputy Head Teacher of the Year (BA Primary Ed, 2000)
  • Paul Cross, Medway Head Teacher of the Year (PG FT, 2014)
  • Brice Dempster, Shepway Primary School Teacher of the Year (PG FT, 2014)
  • Kavan Risby, Shepway Sports Teacher of the Year (School Direct, 2014)
  • Stephen James, Shepway Maths Teacher of the Year (BA Primary, 2013)
  • Scott Tift, Thanet Primary School Teacher of the Year (FD Physical Education)
  • Patrick Burns, Swale Primary School Teacher of the Year (PG FT, 2015)