Summer ceremonies 2008
Children from St Brigids Primary School in Northern Ireland at the 2007 Belfast ceremony
All local level judging will be complete by 1 May and dates are already set for the 2008 Teaching Awards summer ceremonies at 13 venues around Britain.
Around 430 finalists from 11 English regions, Wales and Northern Ireland, will be invited to leave their classrooms for a day to be thanked, entertained and rewarded at each location. Guests, including colleagues, pupils, judges and sponsors will swell the total number attending to around 3500.
Four out of 13 events will be held in prestigious places that are new to the Teaching Awards' UK tour. They are: The Sage, Gateshead, the Cutlers' Hall, Sheffield, the Riviera Centre, Torquay, and the Arena and Convention centre in Liverpool, this year's European capital of culture. Each is hosted by a BBC news presenter.
Ceremonies:
South East, ;Tuesday 10 June Canterbury Cathedral
South, Wednesday 11 June Winchester Guildhall
East, Thursday 12 June De Vere Dunston Hall, Norwich
Northern Ireland, Monday 16 June Belfast Waterfront Hall
North East and Cumbria , Wednesday 18 June The Sage, Gateshead
North West , Thursday 19 June ACC Liverpool
North, Friday 20 June Cutlers' Hall, Sheffield
East Midlands, Monday 23 June EMCC, Nottingham
West Tuesday, 24 June The Assembly rooms, Bath
South West, Wednesday 25 June Riviera International Conference Centre, Torquay
Wales, Thursday 26 June Cardiff City Hall
West Midlands, Friday 27 June Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire
London, Tuesday 1 July Café Royal
