Interesting Times!: The Teaching Awards

Thursday, 28 January 2010

The Teaching Awards

"The Teaching Awards provides a unique opportunity for us to celebrate those who, tirelessly and often selflessly, dedicate their lives to securing a future for the next generation"

Lord Puttnam of Queensgate CBE

We are not very good at shouting about our heroes... those incredible people in every school who through their daily work make a real difference. There are hundreds of them across Leeds and at least one in every school I visit. So why not nominate a school, a teacher, a headteacher, a classroom assistant, a learning partner or a school governor for a Teaching Award. We all know that these are inspirational people who help change lives for the better. Help us celebrate their achievements and reward their dedication by nominating the unsung heroes in our schools. Anyone can nominate online at www.teachingawards.com. It is a quick and easy process which only takes a few minutes, but it's the best way to say thank you to some of our talented, gorgeous, brilliant and wonderful colleagues who are transforming young people's lives.

The Teaching Awards categories for 2009 are as follows:

The Award for Special Needs Teacher of the Year
The TDA Award for Teaching Assistant of the Year
The Becta Award for Next Generation Learning
The BT Award for Teacher of the Year in a Primary School
The DCSF Award for Governor of the Year
The DCSF Award for Sustainable Schools
The Guardian Award for Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School
The NCSL Award for Headteacher of the Year in a Primary School
The Royal Air Force Award for Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School
The SSAT Award for Outstanding New Teacher of the Year
The DCSF Award for Enterprise
The Ted Wragg Award for Lifetime Achievement

The closing date is 1 March 2010 so why not nominate a colleague, a school or someone who has made that difference?!
Chris

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Brilliant Quotes!

“I must accept life unconditionally. Most people ask for happiness on condition. Happiness can only be felt if you don't set any condition.”
Margaret Lee Runbeck

“Happiness is not in our circumstances but in ourselves. It is not something we see, like a rainbow, or feel, like the heat of a fire. Happiness is something we are.”
John B. Sheerin

“Most true happiness comes from one's inner life, from the disposition of the mind and soul. Admittedly, a good inner life is difficult to achieve, especially in these trying times. It takes reflection and contemplation and self-discipline.”
William L Shirer

“The pursuit of happiness is a most ridiculous phrase: If you pursue happiness you'll never find it.”
C.P. Snow

“Doubly rich is the man still boyish enough to play, laugh and sing as he carries and emanates sunshine along a friendly road.”
Charles R. Wiers

"Faith is not a shelter against difficulties, but belief in the face of all contradictions."
Paul Tournier

"Convictions are the mainsprings of action, the driving powers of life. What a man lives are his convictions."
Francis C. Kelley

"To do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger; but jump in, and scramble through as well as we can."
Sydney Smith

"It is often just as sacred to laugh as it is to pray"
Charles R. Swindoll

"Things never go so well that one should have no fear; and never so ill that one should have no hope"
Turkish proverb

"Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself"
Chinese proverb

"Don't bother to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."
William Faulkner

"In times of change, learners will inherit the earth,while the learned will find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists"
Eric Hoffer

"Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans."
John Lennon

"Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation."
Robert F. Kennedy

"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems."
Mahatma Gandhi

"Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way."
Abraham Lincoln

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
Martin Luther King Jr.

"There is nothing in life so difficult that it cannot be overcome. This faith can move mountains. It can change people. It can change the world."
Norman Vincent Peale

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
Albert Einstein

"Life isn't measured by the number of breaths we take but the moments that take our breath away."
Anonymous

"Patience and perseverence have a magical affect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish."
John Quincy Adams

"Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and woman to win them."
Ralph Waldo Emerson