A huge congratulations to the Silver Winners of The 2023 Pearson National Teaching Awards!

Read about the passion, innovation, and impact of our 2023 Silver Winners!
Click on any individual name to read about each winner.

The Award for Digital Innovator of the Year

Amanda Pickard, South Ayrshire Council  Ayr, South Ayrshire
Daren White, New Rickstones Academy, Witham, Essex
John Croxon, Lea Forest Primary Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands
Lyndsey Stuttard, ACS Cobham International School, Cobham, Surrey
Melanie Hall, Chase High School, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex
Nino Trentinella, Sutton Grammar School, Sutton, Surrey

The Award for Early Years Team of the Year

Arden Primary School , Arden Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands
Eggbuckland Vale Primary School , Eggbuckland Vale Primary School, Plymouth, Devon
Little Grubs Kindergarten , Little Grubs Kindergarten, Ludlow, Shropshire
Little SERC , South Eastern Regional College, Lisburn, Lisburn and Castlereagh
St Margaret’s Primary School , St Margaret’s Primary Academy, Lowestoft, Suffolk
The Essential Early Years Team , Essential Early Years, Wirral, Merseyside
The Rathcoole PSNU Early Years Team , Rathcoole Primary School and Nursery Unit, Newtownabbey, County Antrim
The Woodland Nursery Team , The Woodland Nursery, Blackheath, London

The Award for Excellence in Special Needs Education

Alice Morphet, Woodlands Primary School Nursery Class, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
Amy Stimpson, Meridian High School, Croydon, Surrey
David Jones, Pembrokeshire College, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Phillip Potter, Oak Grove College, Worthing, West Sussex
Victoria Butler, Mark Hall Academy, Harlow, Essex

The Award for FE Lecturer of the Year

Aine McGreeghan, South Eastern Regional College, Lisburn, Lisburn and Castlereagh
India Loveland, East Norfolk Sixth Form College, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Lauren Robinson, Sunderland College,   Sunderland
Pamela Brown, North West Regional College, Derry, Derry
Rachel Bown, Fairfield Farm College, Westbury, Wiltshire

The Award for FE Team of the Year

Everton Football College , Everton Football College, Liverpool, Merseyside
The Creative Arts Department , Coleg Gwent, Crosskeys Campus, Crosskeys, Caerphilly
The Entrepreneur Club Team  , South Eastern Regional College, Lisburn, Lisburn and Castlereagh
The Performing Arts Team , HRUC Uxbridge College, Uxbridge, Middlesex
TSFA Senior Leadership Group Team , Trinity Sixth Form Academy, Halifax, West Yorkshire.

The Award for Headteacher of the Year in a Primary School

Dave Shaw, Spire Junior School, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Lisa Walsh, Grove Street Primary School, Wirral, Merseyside
Maria Carlton, Bewley Primary School, Billingham, County Durham
Matthew Jessop, Crosthwaite CofE School, Nr Kendal , Cumbria
Peter Hilton, Millbrook Primary School, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire

The Award for Headteacher of the Year in a Secondary School

Farhan Adam, Crown Hills Community College, Leicester, Leicestershire
Fiona Mullen, St Andew’s and St Bride’s High School , Glasgow, South Lanarkshire
Jane Galbraith, Lathom High School, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
Robin Newman, Haileybury Turnford, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire

The Award for Impact through Partnership

HISP Multi-Academy Trust , HISP Multi-Academy Trust, Eastleigh, Hampshire
The HEARTs Project Team , Hope School, Liveprool, Merseyside
The Legacy Project Team , Delph Side Community Primary School, Skelmersdale, Lancashire
The LightBulb Mental Wellness Programme for Schools Team , St Andrew’s College, Northampton, Northamptonshire

The Award for Lifetime Achievement

Jane Frankish, Broad Heath Primary School, Coventry, West Mids
John Patterson, St Vincent’s School – A Specialist School for Sensory Impairment and Other Needs, Liverpool, Merseyside
Julie Deville, Eldon Grove Academy, Hartlepool, Cleveland
Sheelagh Rusby , Dumfries and Galloway Council ,  Scotland
Sue Thompson, Redden Court School, Romford, Essex
Sue Higginson, Wirral Met College, Birkenhead, Merseyside

The Award for Making a Difference – Primary School of the Year

East Plean Primary School , East Plean Primary School , Stirling , Scotland
Lansbury Lawrence Primary School , Lansbury Lawrence Primary School, Tower Hamlets, London
New City Primary School , New City Primary School, Plaistow, London
St Oliver Plunkett Primary School , St Oliver Plunkett Primary School, County Antrim, Belfast

The Award for Making a Difference – Secondary School of the Year

Braes High School , Falkirk , Scotland
Crown Hills Community College , Crown Hills Community College, Leicester, Leicestershire
Kettering Buccleuch Academy , Kettering Buccleuch Academy, Kettering, Northamptonshire
Sharples School , Sharples School, Bolton, Greater Manchester
St Michael’s Church of England High School , St Michael’s Church of England High School, Rowley Regis, West Midlands

The Award for Outstanding New Teacher of the Year

Alice Jones, Emmbrook Junior School, Wokingham, Berkshire
Ayla Zenkic, Bishop Challoner Catholic College, Birmingham, West Midlands
Daniel Callaghan, Thorpe Primary School, Bradford, West Yorkshire
Julie Howard, Queen Katharine Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Robyn Hastings, Heber Primary School,  London
Russell Hill, Houlton School, Rugby, Rubgy, Warwickshire
Zac Moxon, Chiswick School,  London

The Award for Teacher of the Year in a Primary School

Chelsea Castell, Ernesettle Community School, Plymouth, Devon
Claire Adshead, Thames View Primary School, Rainham, Kent
Kate Harrison, Fishtoft Academy, Boston, Lincolnshire
Kateryna Konstantynova, Malmesbury Primary School, Tower Hamlets, London
Leah Coyne, St Johns CofE Primary School, Canterbury, Kent
Mairi Miller, Coombe Hill Junior School, New Malden, Surrey
Matthew King, Trinity St Peter’s, Liverpool, Merseyside
Mia Bano, Arden Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands
Yehoshua Radomsky, North West London Jewish Day School,  London

The Award for Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School

Ibraheem Talib, Ninestiles, an Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands
Jo Turner, Callington Community College, Callington, Cornwall
José Ros, Queen Katharine Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Lee McCue, Madeley High School, Crewe, Staffordshire
Patrice Gonazales, Harris Academy Orpington, Orpington, London
Patrick  Walker, Turnbull High School , Glasgow , Scotland

The Award for Teaching Assistant of the Year

Claire Swain, Halesowen College, Halesowen, West Midlands
Elizabeth (Liz) Barber, Halesowen College, Halesowen, West Midlands
Julie Barnfield, Beacon Hill Academy, Dudley, West Midlands
Lorna Cannon, Margaretting CofE VC Primary School, Chelmsford, Essex

The Award for Unsung Hero

Becky Smith, New College Pontefract, Pontefract, West Yorkshire
Duncan Marshall, St Edburg’s CofE VA Primary School, Bicester, Oxfordshire
Elaine Small, The Coppice Primary School, Hollywood, Worcestershire
Mandy Farrar, Diamond Wood Community Academy, Ravensthorpe, West Yorkshire
Manjit Nahal, Bridgetown School, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire
Ryan Gardiner, Howden School, Howden, East Yorkshire