‘Exceptional’ Liverpool school wins major award at ‘education Oscars’

The Divine Mercy RC Primary School will be heading to London for the ‘Oscars’ of the teaching profession.  The glittering ceremony will be hosted at The Brewery in Central London and will be hosted by BBC presenter, Gaby Roslin. For [...]

Darwen teacher crowned ‘Unsung Hero’ in Teaching Awards

 A teacher at a Lancashire school has been crowned as the ‘Unsung Hero’ in the 2024 Pearson National Teaching Awards. Greg Smalley, from Aurora Woodlands School in Darwen, was announced as the Gold Winner on BBC’s The One Show. Mr Smalley, the school’s [...]

Revealed: The 2023 Pearson Teaching Awards winners

Sixteen winners from across the UK’s schools and colleges have been honoured in the 2023 Pearson Teaching Awards for their dedicated work in education. Nine winners were presented their gold awards at a glitzy ceremony in London on Saturday, with another [...]

Kendal headteacher wins Pearson National Teaching Award

Matthew Jessop, of Crosthwaite C of E Primary School, was one of only five headteachers in the UK to win a Pearson National Teaching Silver Award in celebration of National Thank a Teacher Day. Selected among thousands of nominations, Mr Jessop was honoured with the award for [...]

Sue Higginson receives lifetime achievement honour

Sue Higginson, Principal and chief executive of Wirral Metropolitan College, received the silver award from the Pearson National Awards on Wednesday. The announcement came following a celebration event held in college for staff and students for National Thank A Teacher Day. A total of 89 winners [...]

Turton School teacher’s experience on Thank a Teacher Day

Schools, teachers, support staff, children and families across the country have come together to pay tribute to all the school staff at the heart of their communities, to mark the day (Wednesday June 21). Tony Grogan – a history teacher at Turton School in [...]

Award-winning Wigan teacher reveals all

Jackie Birch, assistant principal and year two teacher at St Peter’s CE Primary School in Hindley, was named as the Teacher of the Year in a Primary School at the Pearson National Teaching Awards in 2021. She was put forward for [...]

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