Sixteen winners from across UK schools and colleges have been honoured in the 2022 Pearson Teaching Awards for their dedicated work in education.
The “inspirational” gold winners have been revealed following a week-long celebration of teaching on the BBC’s The One Show.
Now in their 24th year, the awards celebrate the best teaching across the UK and thousands of nominations were received for the gold award winners.
The week ended with all the award-winning teachers, schools, leaders, teaching assistants and lecturers being presented with their trophies at a ceremony at The Brewery in the City of London.
Education secretary Gillian Keegan congratulated the winners, saying their “fantastic work and dedication to their students is truly an inspiration, and these awards provide well earnt recognition of the work of incredible teachers and school staff up and down the country”.
“We have some of the best teachers in the world and I want to thank every single person working so hard to support children and young people for their expertise and commitment.”