Big thank you to our judges
London judges, Marva Rollins with 2007 Teaching Award winner Despina Panayi and 2003 national winner Nina Panayis
The task of Teaching Awards judges begins in earnest this month with nominations up by 25% and now closed at a record level of 8,409.
In our tenth anniversary year, Lord Puttnam's founding vision to create awards that are 'by the profession, for the profession' is closer to being fulfilled.
Around two-thirds of all 417 judges nationwide have experienced the thrill of winning at a Teaching Awards ceremony and appreciate the value that a nomination, and ultimately a plato, can bring to a school.
Thirteen judging panels, each with around 30 members, met recently to confirm their teams and categories. This year 59 winners have become judges for the first time and will give as much as seven and a half days to the process, including visits to schools.
'Our judges are the touchstone of the Teaching Awards,' says chief executive Caroline Evans. 'They give professional credibility to all stages of the process and we are hugely grateful to them.'
