The Award for FE Lecturer of the Year

ENTRY DETAILS
Name of the person you are entering for the award
Their job title
College name
College address and postcode
Length of time they have been teaching
Length of time they have been teaching in their current school
The teaching qualification they hold
CONTACT DETAILS
Your name
Your job title
Your email address
Your contact numbers / Work no: / Mobile no:
Principal’s name & Email address
Principal’s PA name & Email address
Vice Principal’s name & Email address

ELIGIBILITY

  • Please ensure you read through the eligibility, criteria and questions carefully before submitting your entry.
  • This award is open to all FE Lecturers and teachers.
  • Applications from state and independent colleges are welcome.

CORE QUESTION

Does this lecturer inspire and engage students in order to help them achieve their full academic and social potential?

GUIDANCE

The focus of the Pearson Teaching Awards criteria is teaching and learning.

  • Please think about the core question and address the category criteria when completing your entry.
  • Criteria questions are designed as a prompt to help you in formulating your entry and to give guidance on the type of questions that panel members will be exploring to compile their shortlist of finalists.
  • It is recommended that you provide written evidence and examples to support your statements wherever possible. Additional evidence can be shown to our judges when they visit your school, should your nominee be shortlisted.
  • It is recommended that you write approximately 250 words per section.

SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY

  • Once you have completed the form below please email your entry to by 16th March 2018 at 17:00
  • We will send the teacher you are entering a thank you card. The text you write in the opening statement box doubles as a ‘thank you message’. This will be sent to the nominated teacher,if they request to see it.
  • Please complete all criteria question boxes below.
  • Please remember that we recommend approximately 250 words, per criteria.
  • Please note, incomplete entries will not go forward for shortlisting.

Opening Statement

Describe why you would like to enter this person for this award. This section can be as many words as you wish.

Criteria 1. Learning environment.

Creates a climate for learning that is characterised by enthusiasm for teaching and learning, high expectations, and outstanding results.

QUESTIONS:

  1. How does this lecturer act to create a climate which is characterised by enthusiasm for learning and high expectations?
  2. What expectations do students in this lecturer’s class have of themselves?
  3. What are the perceptions of students.

Please answer in approx. 250 wordsbelow.

Criteria 2. Teaching and learning.

Shows a commitment to each and every student: challenges students to aim high and supports them in pursuit of their aspirations.

QUESTIONS:

  1. How does this lecturerencourage students to develop and maintain their sense of their own potential and their aspirations?
  2. How does this lecturer encourage and support students when they experience set-backs or difficulties?
  3. What progress do pupils regularly make in this lecturer’s class?

Please answer in approx. 250 words below.

Criteria 3. Assessment.

Actively monitors the experience and progress of each student, and adjusts his or her approach to take account of the needs of individual pupils and the class as a whole.

QUESTIONS:

  1. How does this lecturer keep abreast of the experience and progress of individual students?
  2. How does this lecturer manage the learning of students in the class and differentiate the goals s/he sets for diverse students?
  3. How does this lecturer set goals which are challenging for each student and breaks them down into manageable steps?

Please answer in approx. 250 words below.

Criteria 4. Working with others

Engages others in supporting students’ learning and development, including colleagues, other professionals and outside agencies / organisations?

QUESTIONS:

  1. How does this lecturer collaborate with colleagues in the college to further students learning and development and with what outcomes?
  2. How does this lecturerwork with other professional, agencies and organisations to address students’ needs and with what outcomes?

Please answer in approx. 250 words below.

Criteria 5. Beyond the classroom.

Contributes beyond the classroom to the life of the college and shows a continuing commitment to his or her own professional learning and personal development.

QUESTIONS:

  1. How does this lecturer contribute to the wider activities of the college (e.g. to the college’s extra-curricular activities or to the resources available to others)?
  2. What is the impact of this lecturer’s contribution to the broader life of the college?
  3. How does this lecturer continue to develop his or her classroom expertise and with what impact on the learning, growth and development of students?
  4. How does this lecturer share their expertise?

Please answer in approx. 250 words below.

Additional information (optional)

If you would like to add any additional information that you feel would enhance the entry that does not fall within the criteria above, please tell us about it below.

Please now save this form, and email it as an attachment to . You will receive an email acknowledgement when this has been received.

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