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Enter the 2024 Pearson National Teaching Awards
Principal Tracy Whitehurst from Aurora Haney School in Bucknall has been recognised with a Silver Award in the Pearson National Teaching Awards. Selected from thousands of nominees, the win highlights the remarkable impact she has on shaping the lives of the young people in her care.
Tracy’s been responsible for setting up, opening and leading Aurora Hanley School and Aurora Summerfields School, achieving two outstanding Ofsted reports. She’s established the schools firmly as a front runner of outstanding practice nationally.
Julie Martin, head of school at Aurora Hanley said: “She’s installed a culture of high aspirations and expectations, care and compassion for all staff, students and families in her reach. As an exceptional practitioner she has dedicated her life to working in the special needs arena and brought this experience to life in her schools-relishing the opportunity to build them from scratch and applying all her learning to make it the most fabulous provision imaginable.”
She’ll now be in the running for the coveted Gold Award, which will be announced at a prestigious awards ceremony later in the year. The announcement comes as students and schools across the UK are today paying tribute to all those who work in education to mark National Thank a Teacher Day, which celebrates the whole education community and shines a light on the exceptional impact they have on shaping young lives.
