Register for the 2024 Awards now!

Why not give YOUR school or FE college and your amazing colleagues a chance to receive national recognition?

These resources are designed for schools and colleges, and all external agencies working closely with them. Many of these people observe outstanding practice in schools everyday.

Key dates

  • All Thank Yous received before Friday 12th February are eligibile to be endorsed as entries for the 2020 awards. Thank you messages received after this date can be entered in next year’s awards.
  • The entry deadline for the 2020 awards is Friday 28th February.
  • The judging period is between March and April.
  • Silver Winners are announced on Thank a Teacher Day on Wednesday 10th June.
  • Silver winners are celebrated at an event on the Terrace at the House of Commons in early July.
  • The UK Ceremony is televised in October.

Use and share these resources

We've put together some resources to promote the awards.
Download posters for your staff room, or print some of the postcards to give to colleagues. If you'd like us to send you some printed materials, please ask - [email protected]

Posters Postcards Awards entry video Award winners videos Winners' quotes

Suggested tweets

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  • Do you have an extraordinary colleague? Pearson Are they a ‘Classroom Hero’? Why not enter them for a 2020 National Teaching Award? Give YOUR school or college and your amazing colleagues a chance to win a prestigious national award http://bit.ly/2rwFgY0. @TeachingAwards
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