Nominations open for Welsh Teaching Awards
Nominations are now open for the Welsh Teaching Awards, which celebrate the outstanding work of educators across Wales.
For the first time is open to the college workforce as well as schools.
The Professional Teaching Awards Cymru recognise the excellent work that the education workforce do in Wales to go above and beyond for our young people.
People are being asked to nominate the most inspiring, talented, and dedicated education professionals they know for this year’s awards.
There will be ten award categories this year, including: Headteacher/Principal of the Year, Inspirational use of the Welsh Language, Outstanding new Teacher, Teacher of the Year in a Primary School, Learners’ Award for Best Teacher/Lecturer, Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School, and Learning Support Assistant.
The Betty Campbell (MBE) award for promoting the contributions and perspectives of Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities - a new award introduced last year - is also returning, while two new awards are also up for grabs.
The new awards for 2024 are Lecturer of the Year, and Learners’ Engagement in School/College.
The Learners’ Engagement in School/College prize will be awarded to an individual, team or school/college that has demonstrated an excellent approach to help improve learner engagement and attendance.
Engagement in school/college impacts attainment, wellbeing and citizenship, and this award celebrates where learners have been supported in this area.
Minister for Education and the Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles, said: "I’m delighted to open the nominations for this year’s Professional Teaching Awards Cymru. Since the first awards in 2016 we’ve received hundreds of nominations celebrating the best in education, and this year I’m sure will be no exception.
“Improving attendance is a key issue for me. I have seen so much good work promoting learners’ engagement and it’s important we recognise this. The new award for ‘Learners’ Engagement in School/College’ is part of that recognition."
This year the awards are open to Further Education professionals for the first time, along with qualified teachers, lecturers and support staff of learners in schools and colleges.
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