0:00:02 > 0:00:04BELL RINGS
0:00:04 > 0:00:06She's devoted her entire life
0:00:06 > 0:00:09to improving the life chances of the young people in her care.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15He's my tutor but he's also probably the best friend I ever had.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17He pushes the limits on everything he does.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20She's the best teacher in the world
0:00:20 > 0:00:23and there's no other teacher that can replace her.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26I think he's just a great man.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30I really owe him a lot for what he's done.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33She's a teacher which I think all of us would like to teach our children.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38- COMPUTERISED VOICE:- Thank you for teaching me how to write
0:00:38 > 0:00:41and for making our lessons informative and such good fun.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- ANNOUNCER:- From Guildhall in the City of London,
0:00:48 > 0:00:52join us to discover Britain's Classroom Heroes 2016.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your host for the evening,
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Hugh Dennis.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Thank you and welcome to Britain's Classroom Heroes
0:01:18 > 0:01:23in a very salubrious staffroom, Guildhall in the City of London.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26I'm Hugh Dennis and tonight we'll discover who's won
0:01:26 > 0:01:31the coveted 2016 Teaching Awards, supported by Pearson UK.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33But, more importantly, we'll find out
0:01:33 > 0:01:35what makes the nation's best teachers tick.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38We'll be handing out these, the famous gold Plato -
0:01:38 > 0:01:41see me afterwards if you don't know who Plato is.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Dishing out the awards, we have a series of former unruly pupils
0:01:44 > 0:01:46who've since found fame.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48And, on tonight's timetable,
0:01:48 > 0:01:51we have drama with Alison Steadman and Nina Sosanya.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54CHEERING
0:01:59 > 0:02:02PE with Olympic gold medallist Helen Glover.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04CHEERING
0:02:07 > 0:02:11English with one of Britain's finest actors, Timothy West.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13CHEERING
0:02:16 > 0:02:20And dance classes with Strictly's Brendan Cole.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22CHEERING
0:02:28 > 0:02:32Now, to quote Plato, wise men talk because they have something to say,
0:02:32 > 0:02:34fools because they have to say something.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36So, in the interest of self-respect,
0:02:36 > 0:02:38have a fabulous evening and let's crack on.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51So our first award this evening
0:02:51 > 0:02:54is for Headteacher Of The Year in a Secondary School,
0:02:54 > 0:02:55a tough role by any standards.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00To present this, the W1A and Last Tango In Halifax actress
0:03:00 > 0:03:03who had her big TV break in the series Teachers.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Never one to shy away from a challenging role herself,
0:03:06 > 0:03:09she's just finished appearing in a trilogy of Chekhov
0:03:09 > 0:03:10at the National Theatre.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Would you please welcome Nina Sosanya?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23So, Nina, what have you learned about teachers
0:03:23 > 0:03:25by playing them on screen, do you think?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28I think I've learned that being an actress is a lot easier
0:03:28 > 0:03:30than being a teacher.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32When we did Teachers, of course,
0:03:32 > 0:03:34all of our pupils had scripts to follow,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37so our job was way easier.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39And how important were your own teachers
0:03:39 > 0:03:42in setting you on your own particular career path?
0:03:42 > 0:03:44My teachers at school,
0:03:44 > 0:03:47it was the ones that did the extracurricular things for me,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50so drama club, clearly,
0:03:50 > 0:03:54and also Mr Dawkins particularly, who was our music teacher,
0:03:54 > 0:03:56who took school band,
0:03:56 > 0:04:00which was sort of full of... At the time, we felt unpopulars,
0:04:00 > 0:04:01but, actually, I think we were probably
0:04:01 > 0:04:03the coolest kids in the school.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07It was all about working as a team, working towards performance,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10and I think that really sort of set me on that path.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Mr Dawkins is such a teacher-y name.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13Isn't it? Mr D.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15I'm almost certain it's made up.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Anyway... LAUGHTER
0:04:17 > 0:04:21So, Nina, can you tell us who has won please?
0:04:24 > 0:04:25I am honoured to present the award
0:04:25 > 0:04:29for Headteacher Of The Year in a Secondary School
0:04:29 > 0:04:32and the winner, from the Radclyffe School in Oldham,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34is Hardial Hayer.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36CHEERING
0:04:45 > 0:04:48'This is Five Live.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50'Our reporter Judy Hobson has been to the school.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51'Hi, Judy.'
0:04:51 > 0:04:54'Yes, the Radclyffe School has been nominated for a national award
0:04:54 > 0:04:56'for this new approach.'
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Hi, good morning, everybody. Welcome to Friday feeling.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02You are an outstanding team.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04We've had a fantastic year
0:05:04 > 0:05:08and three years running you have delivered the best ever results
0:05:08 > 0:05:09in the history of our school.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13Let's have a lovely day. Go out there and weave your magic.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Good morning, girls. You all right? How are you doing?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Lovely.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27When I initially was choosing a school for my daughter,
0:05:27 > 0:05:31I was devastated at the fact she had to come to this school.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Over the years I've seen him transform this school
0:05:35 > 0:05:39into the current outstanding school that it is now.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41We'll be walking down in the morning
0:05:41 > 0:05:43and he'll say "hi" every morning to you.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45He's always, like, proper motivating.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- BELL RINGS - That's the bell,
0:05:47 > 0:05:49so go and enjoy. Have a lovely day, all right?
0:05:49 > 0:05:51All right, let's go in, lads, now. Time for learning.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02I remember when I first came here
0:06:02 > 0:06:05and the local newspaper came to interview me,
0:06:05 > 0:06:07because I was quite a young person then.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09You wouldn't notice it from my grey hairs now.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12And it says, "The young head to inspire."
0:06:12 > 0:06:15That's what I wanted to do, raise their expectations.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- Morning, lads.- Hi, sir.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18Welcome.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22When I was in school, it wasn't like this big fancy building you see,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25it was a lot older, the buildings were run down.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26Some of the...
0:06:26 > 0:06:27We had Portakabins instead of classrooms.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29It's a massive difference.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31I feel like I've watched it grow and evolve
0:06:31 > 0:06:33from not such an amazing school
0:06:33 > 0:06:35to one of the best in this whole area.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Just changing that culture of kids wanting to do well,
0:06:38 > 0:06:40raising the aspirations.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44It's like being, like, turning around the tanker
0:06:44 > 0:06:47to establish that love of learning.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48You only have to look at our students
0:06:48 > 0:06:50to see the journey we've made,
0:06:50 > 0:06:52and look at where they're going -
0:06:52 > 0:06:53that we are getting students
0:06:53 > 0:06:55that are going to Oxbridge.
0:06:55 > 0:06:56That is fantastic.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04These are our five respects.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07The students had an input into these five respects.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09They are part of our DNA now
0:07:09 > 0:07:14and that has helped transform the learning culture in here,
0:07:14 > 0:07:18so we've got this attitude that you can be whatever you want to be
0:07:18 > 0:07:20and the sky's the limit here.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23And the Book Of Excellence, which is down,
0:07:23 > 0:07:25right in the centre of our atrium,
0:07:25 > 0:07:27is part of those aspirations.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31The Book Of Excellence is to recognise the achievements
0:07:31 > 0:07:32of our students.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Every week we get staff to nominate whoever they want.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40Then, on Wednesday, those students come here for lunch.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41Welcome, have a seat.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Welcome, everybody.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45'We talk to them about their careers,'
0:07:45 > 0:07:47their aspirations, their ambitions,
0:07:47 > 0:07:50and really give them a big round of applause.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Basically, I'm your waiter for lunch.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56That's what I do at lunchtime!
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- I'm going to bring these around. - He's really easy to talk to.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02It's not like he's just another headteacher
0:08:02 > 0:08:03that sits in his office all day.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Do start. You've all got a drink.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07I've got my fruit salad.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09You always feel like it's a privilege
0:08:09 > 0:08:10because you actually get to talk to him,
0:08:10 > 0:08:12to, like, the big boss.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15A lot of our children, not all of them,
0:08:15 > 0:08:18come to us starting from behind the line.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21And our job, as professionals, is to try and ensure,
0:08:21 > 0:08:23after five years they are with us,
0:08:23 > 0:08:25they end up well beyond the line.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27If education can make that difference to their lives,
0:08:27 > 0:08:29for me, there's no better job.
0:08:31 > 0:08:32CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:08:35 > 0:08:36Ladies and gentlemen,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39our Head Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School,
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Hardial Hayer!
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Well done.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Well done.
0:08:53 > 0:08:58So, Hardial, you reward the star pupils by having lunch with them.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Please tell me that the other pupils also get lunch!
0:09:02 > 0:09:05They do, but not in my office every day.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09And you talked there about your mentoring scheme.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10How does that work?
0:09:10 > 0:09:14Really, what we've developed is that every member of staff
0:09:14 > 0:09:17has a responsibility for looking after our students
0:09:17 > 0:09:18and mentoring them,
0:09:18 > 0:09:21and what it does is it gives every single member of staff
0:09:21 > 0:09:23a stake in the success of our school.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26It's about making a big school into a small one,
0:09:26 > 0:09:29and creating small families all around our school.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34Well, it obviously works and you have this beyond outstanding rating.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36How difficult is it to maintain that?
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Well, that's our challenge.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40We want to go beyond outstanding
0:09:40 > 0:09:44by relentless pursuit of personal excellence for every single child.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46It's not about what we've done,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48it's what we want to do with the children
0:09:48 > 0:09:50who are there for the future.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51Ladies and gentlemen,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54our Headteacher of the Year in a Secondary School,
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Hardial Hayer!
0:09:56 > 0:09:59And thank you very much to Nina Sosanya.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10The next Plato is for Teacher of the Year in a Primary School.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13The winner of this award is a whiz at teaching maths.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14Where were you when I needed you?
0:10:14 > 0:10:18She is usually the first one in and the last one out at her school,
0:10:18 > 0:10:21and she channels her boundless energy into numerous activities,
0:10:21 > 0:10:25most famously her fun-fuelled dance class.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30So who better to surprise her than a Strictly favourite Brendan Cole?
0:10:30 > 0:10:32APPLAUSE
0:10:33 > 0:10:34Now I know what not to do.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39I'm here Uxendon Manor Primary School
0:10:39 > 0:10:41to surprise this year's winner
0:10:41 > 0:10:44of Teacher of the Year in a Primary School.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50She's down in the hall doing one of her many clubs right now.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52We are going to pop downstairs and surprise her.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Whilst we do that, take a look at why she's won.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01Good morning, everybody.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04I'd like to start off with our Uxendon song.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05KIDS: Yes!
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Can you sing really loudly?
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Yes!
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Our school is Uxendon Manor Primary School
0:11:11 > 0:11:13and we have about 550 children
0:11:13 > 0:11:14enrolled at the moment.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Miss Vekaria has been here for six years
0:11:17 > 0:11:19and four years ago she became our deputy headteacher.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22# Uxendon Manor
0:11:22 > 0:11:26# Uxendon Manor here in my heart... #
0:11:26 > 0:11:28She's vibrant, she's hard-working,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31she really is an inspiration to everyone in the school community.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34# Uxendon! #
0:11:34 > 0:11:38My school day starts between 7 and 7:30,
0:11:38 > 0:11:42and finishes 7, 7:30.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44She's often the last person to lock up the school,
0:11:44 > 0:11:47even after the caretaker and everybody else is gone.
0:11:47 > 0:11:48I do put in extra hours,
0:11:48 > 0:11:51but I feel passionate about my job
0:11:51 > 0:11:54and I don't like doing things half-heartedly.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57I believe that children should enjoy learning,
0:11:57 > 0:12:00it's important that they love it,
0:12:00 > 0:12:02and the only way you love something is if it's fun and you enjoy it.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04She would always do something new
0:12:04 > 0:12:06and something that we wouldn't have learned.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07Or if we have learned it already,
0:12:07 > 0:12:10she would do it in a fun way so we could memorise it easier.
0:12:12 > 0:12:13What does that mean?
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Most children will take GCSEs at 16 -
0:12:15 > 0:12:17some of our children will take them at 11 -
0:12:17 > 0:12:20and it's just the commitment of particularly Miss Vekaria
0:12:20 > 0:12:23to really push those children as far as they can possibly go.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25She is very encouraging and she said,
0:12:25 > 0:12:27"If you don't pass, it is OK, but you tried."
0:12:27 > 0:12:29For the past three years,
0:12:29 > 0:12:32we have entered some of our children for GCSE maths
0:12:32 > 0:12:34and they've all passed with 100%.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37When children do it one year early, it's a massive achievement,
0:12:37 > 0:12:39but five years early is incredible.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43I always get a bit worried that she doesn't eat anything for lunch,
0:12:43 > 0:12:45but she does zoom around. She's in the lunch hall,
0:12:45 > 0:12:46supervising children.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50She will be talking to teachers, she'll be doing all sorts of things.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52She organises all the after-school activities
0:12:52 > 0:12:54and she'll be, throughout the year, running different clubs.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57I've just organised a few after-school clubs.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59- Choir.- Chess. Gymnastics.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- ICT club.- Drama.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Literacy booster sessions.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06We have had her in high heels teaching football
0:13:06 > 0:13:07on the muddy pitch.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Recently we've just introduced a robotics coding club as well.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12She's like a Pied Piper
0:13:12 > 0:13:13because, whatever club she does,
0:13:13 > 0:13:16you will see that all the children want to do it
0:13:16 > 0:13:18and they follow her.
0:13:18 > 0:13:19Sing it!
0:13:19 > 0:13:20'I enjoy dancing
0:13:20 > 0:13:24'and it's nice to be able to have a lunchtime dance club,
0:13:24 > 0:13:26'just to put a bit of music on
0:13:26 > 0:13:28'and to have a bit of fun with the children.'
0:13:32 > 0:13:34We were changing rooms around because of our expansion
0:13:34 > 0:13:37and Jashu had an idea for a new library.
0:13:38 > 0:13:39And she said, "Right, Mr Parry,
0:13:39 > 0:13:41"we are going to have artificial grass on the floor.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45"We are going to make it look like a woodland, like a forest."
0:13:45 > 0:13:47I thought, "How do I get that across?
0:13:47 > 0:13:49"That you can open a book and be transported."
0:13:49 > 0:13:52If we can visually do that for them,
0:13:52 > 0:13:55then they will be inspired to visit the library
0:13:55 > 0:13:57and get a book to start reading.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03She has made such a huge impact in our school
0:14:03 > 0:14:06and some of the work that she has done has just been incredible.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08She's the best teacher in the world
0:14:08 > 0:14:10and there is no other teacher that can replace her.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15She's a teacher which I think all of us would like to teach our children.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Mrs Vekaria is just behind this door.
0:14:22 > 0:14:23Let's go and say hello.
0:14:29 > 0:14:30Hello?
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Sorry to interrupt. Is this a dance class?
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- KIDS: No! - Is it not?
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- No! - I may have come to the wrong place.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Unless...is Mrs Vekaria here?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Where as she? Is that her over there?
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Mrs Vekaria? Hello, my name is Brendan Cole.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48I know who you are!
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Kids, I believe that Mrs Vekaria is a pretty good teacher.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- Is that right?- Yes!
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Mrs Vekaria, I am here to tell you
0:14:55 > 0:14:58that you are Teacher of the Year in a Primary School.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Silver award.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01Gold award!
0:15:01 > 0:15:03CHEERING
0:15:05 > 0:15:06Of all the people to give it!
0:15:06 > 0:15:08One last thing.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11JASHU LAUGHS
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Everybody!
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Come on, get up!
0:15:29 > 0:15:32I don't know. I just can't believe this is happening to me.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Do you know? I am such a Strictly fan.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38I was dancing with Brendan Cole!
0:15:38 > 0:15:39It's absolutely amazing.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42CHEERING
0:15:45 > 0:15:46Ladies and gentlemen, the winner
0:15:46 > 0:15:48of Teacher of the Year in a Primary School,
0:15:48 > 0:15:53from Uxendon Manor Primary in Harrow, is Jashu Vekaria.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56CHEERING
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Our next award this evening
0:16:06 > 0:16:09is for Further Education Lecturer or Team of the Year.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Further education is a term
0:16:11 > 0:16:13that covers a wide range of subjects and ages,
0:16:13 > 0:16:15and it particularly involves vocational training
0:16:15 > 0:16:18for people looking to do a proper job,
0:16:18 > 0:16:20so not this one, obviously.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22To present this award,
0:16:22 > 0:16:24an actor who has championed his school motto,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27"Perseverance wins", for over 50 years,
0:16:27 > 0:16:30and has set up his own foundation to pass on that message
0:16:30 > 0:16:32to disadvantaged youngsters.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34For most of us, he is best-known
0:16:34 > 0:16:36as EastEnders favourite Patrick Trueman,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39where he has been an Albert Square resident for 15 years.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Would you please welcome Rudolph Walker?
0:16:51 > 0:16:54So, Rudolph, what inspired you to set up your own foundation?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56I have been working in schools
0:16:56 > 0:17:00since I did a famous television series back in the '70s
0:17:00 > 0:17:03called Love Thy Neighbour.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05And, about five years ago, five or six years ago,
0:17:05 > 0:17:10I was approached to go back to the schools and try and do something.
0:17:10 > 0:17:11So I set up the foundation,
0:17:11 > 0:17:14and here we are, five years on, going from strength to strength.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17And how much do you think that motto, "Perseverance wins" -
0:17:17 > 0:17:19is that very important in your life?
0:17:19 > 0:17:23It is very important, it is something that I adopted,
0:17:23 > 0:17:25that I had in my school, "Perseverance wins",
0:17:25 > 0:17:29and it is something that I use every day.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32It's something that I try to instil in the youngsters.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35In fact, a message to all the teachers,
0:17:35 > 0:17:39because I work in schools not in the capacity that you do,
0:17:39 > 0:17:45that you all do a fantastic, fantastic, fantastic job.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48I can't sing your praise much higher.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Well, you probably can't... APPLAUSE
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Anyway, over to you. Who has won?
0:17:58 > 0:18:00Right, um...
0:18:00 > 0:18:07And the winner, from Pembrokeshire College in Haverfordwest, is...
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Mr Michael Butcher.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20Keep it straight. Change.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23That's better. Well done.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27Mike is a tremendous horse person, his abilities are second to none.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30He is well-known as a trainer for the Paralympics,
0:18:30 > 0:18:33and he's said himself he's come back to teach
0:18:33 > 0:18:36because he valued his education so much
0:18:36 > 0:18:39he wanted to pass that knowledge on, and that experience on to others.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57I work with disabled riders and able-bodied riders.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Horse riding opens up a new world
0:19:00 > 0:19:01and that's why I went down the route
0:19:01 > 0:19:03of working with riders with disabilities,
0:19:03 > 0:19:05just to give them more opportunities in life.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10I could have the worst possible day, I come here,
0:19:10 > 0:19:12I see Mike or I see a horse,
0:19:12 > 0:19:15and my mood is like...
0:19:15 > 0:19:16total different person.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17Good lad.
0:19:17 > 0:19:18Good position.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Nice and controlled.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Steady, steady.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24I can go around here, if my Tourette's gets a bit bad,
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Mike'll look at me, and I know that with his eyes he's saying,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31"Chill, calm down, everything's fine."
0:19:31 > 0:19:35It's, like, massively therapeutic mentally, physically, emotionally.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39These riders haven't got much control
0:19:39 > 0:19:43over access in life, walking, sitting up, running,
0:19:43 > 0:19:47but, on horseback, they are in control of a half-a-tonne animal
0:19:47 > 0:19:49and that gives them a great sense of achievement.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Go on, mate, pick up the reins all by yourself.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Look at those legs working now!
0:19:54 > 0:19:55Wonderful.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59Every minute they are using 1,000 involuntary muscle movements
0:19:59 > 0:20:01without realising the benefits.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03It relaxes the muscle tone,
0:20:03 > 0:20:05the warmth through the horse,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07and the confidence the horse gives them.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Once they start walking after riding,
0:20:10 > 0:20:14you'll see that they have almost got a normal gait to their walk,
0:20:14 > 0:20:17where before they wouldn't have been able to walk so easily.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Enjoy that? Yes?
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Julie's done a lot of the courses over the years.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29They do part coursework and part riding,
0:20:29 > 0:20:31and she's got so many certificates.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Yes, piles of them!
0:20:38 > 0:20:41And the groups that come on a Monday,
0:20:41 > 0:20:43there's five from your centre, isn't there?
0:20:43 > 0:20:46And they...do a lot of talking.
0:20:49 > 0:20:50But they have great fun.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56Let's see what parts of the saddle we can remember.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- Pommel.- Pommel, good.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00There wasn't any cheating there, was there?
0:21:02 > 0:21:04- Numnah.- Numnah.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- Stirrup.- Stirrup.
0:21:08 > 0:21:13Her disabilities are so profound that she does need 24-hour care.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16When it comes to this day that she comes every week,
0:21:16 > 0:21:20something she can do without her parents,
0:21:20 > 0:21:21so she's very independent
0:21:21 > 0:21:23the days that she comes here.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25He's just such a great man.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28He comes in, big smile on his face, talking to us,
0:21:28 > 0:21:32and he's just interesting and lovely and kind and caring.
0:21:35 > 0:21:36Students inspire me.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40If they've made the effort to get up every morning to come to college,
0:21:40 > 0:21:42having somebody help them dress
0:21:42 > 0:21:44because somebody they can't dress themselves,
0:21:44 > 0:21:47having somebody help them feed because they can't feed themselves,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49that gives me great motivation every day,
0:21:49 > 0:21:53that if they've tried their best to get to college
0:21:53 > 0:21:55through all those barriers before they even get to me,
0:21:55 > 0:21:57I make sure that I give them the best.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- COMPUTERISED VOICE:- Thank you, Mike, for teaching me how to ride
0:22:00 > 0:22:03and for making our lessons informative and such good fun.
0:22:03 > 0:22:04- Headpiece.- Headpiece.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06'Mike's my tutor,
0:22:06 > 0:22:09he's my trainer, he's my coach,'
0:22:09 > 0:22:12but he's also probably the best friend I've ever had.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17I just can't forget about Mike and I just want him to go for gold.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20- Yeah, let's give Mike the gold! - Yeah.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23APPLAUSE
0:22:23 > 0:22:27Ladies and gentlemen, our Further Education Lecturer of the Year,
0:22:27 > 0:22:28Michael Butcher.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30CHEERING
0:22:46 > 0:22:48So, Mike, when did you first realise
0:22:48 > 0:22:52that horse-riding would be beneficial for disabled students?
0:22:52 > 0:22:56I was lucky enough to ride horses at a very young age,
0:22:56 > 0:22:59coming from a mining village in South Wales,
0:22:59 > 0:23:01not many opportunities at the time,
0:23:01 > 0:23:05and that opened up so many different opportunities
0:23:05 > 0:23:09for me to go on and eventually work with horses,
0:23:09 > 0:23:12and then to coach riders,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15so I knew what I got out of it, so I wanted to pass that on
0:23:15 > 0:23:17to my students.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19How far can your students go, do you think?
0:23:19 > 0:23:22I mean, is there an opportunity at Paralympic level for show-jumping?
0:23:22 > 0:23:26Well, I've started grassroots level show-jumping
0:23:26 > 0:23:28with the Riding For The Disabled Association,
0:23:28 > 0:23:32delivering show-jumping from grassroots up to Para level,
0:23:32 > 0:23:33so that's something I'm very proud of.
0:23:33 > 0:23:37Well, let's hope they get to the next Paralympic Games.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Ladies and gentlemen, our Further Education Lecturer of the Year,
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Mike Butcher.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44And thank you very much to Rudolph Walker.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Now, it's time for the award for Outstanding School Team of the Year -
0:23:51 > 0:23:53that's a group of teachers who have come together
0:23:53 > 0:23:56to deliver something really special -
0:23:56 > 0:23:57and here to present the award
0:23:57 > 0:24:00is a lady who's part of the team who wake you up in the morning,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03and has most recently has been keeping us entertained
0:24:03 > 0:24:06with her moves and various wigs on Saturday night.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08Please welcome Naga Munchetty.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Nice to see you.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20So, we've seen you in the newsroom and in the ballroom.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22What were you like in the classroom?
0:24:22 > 0:24:24I was a real boffin.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27I loved school, absolutely loved school.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29I used to wake up and be really happy to go to school,
0:24:29 > 0:24:31just as I am now about going to work.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Your teachers were obviously inspirational.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- Yes.- But one of your teachers was a life-saver as well?
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Mr Woolley. Mr Woolley.
0:24:38 > 0:24:43So, at the age of ten, we went to this visit to Corfe Castle
0:24:43 > 0:24:47and Mr Woolley told the whole class, "Do not run down the hill.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49"If you run down the hill, there is a cliff edge.
0:24:49 > 0:24:50"Don't run down the hill."
0:24:50 > 0:24:52No-one tells me what to do!
0:24:52 > 0:24:54So I ran down the hill.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55The next thing I remember,
0:24:55 > 0:24:57I was running down the hill and I couldn't stop,
0:24:57 > 0:24:59I genuinely couldn't stop.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02The next thing I knew, Mr Woolley came racing past me
0:25:02 > 0:25:04in his little jumper and tie.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06That's why he was called Mr Woolley, presumably?
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- LAUGHTER - He looked like a Mr Woolley.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11And he ran past me, picked me up, swung me round,
0:25:11 > 0:25:13so the next thing I was doing was running up the hill
0:25:13 > 0:25:15and then falling over.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17He gave me a right old rollicking, but he saved my life.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20But he also managed to stop himself, which was quite impressive.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Yes, he was a tough man.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24So, can you tell us who's won?
0:25:24 > 0:25:26I can indeed.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Absolutely delighted to be here tonight
0:25:28 > 0:25:33and to present the award to the Outstanding School Team of the Year.
0:25:33 > 0:25:34The winning team is...
0:25:36 > 0:25:39The Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths Department
0:25:39 > 0:25:41of Sandringham School in St Albans.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43CHEERING
0:25:52 > 0:25:56Sandringham is a mixed comprehensive School in St Albans.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58We've recognised for a number of years
0:25:58 > 0:26:00that there's been an issue with girls,
0:26:00 > 0:26:04perhaps, not wanting to take STEM subjects.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07A couple of years ago, we decided to do something about it.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13We put together a STEM team and, basically, racked our brains
0:26:13 > 0:26:16to see what more we could do to encourage young people
0:26:16 > 0:26:21into science, technology, engineering and maths.
0:26:21 > 0:26:22The big way that we did this
0:26:22 > 0:26:23was our Space Week,
0:26:23 > 0:26:25which was a theme week where all faculties and subjects
0:26:25 > 0:26:27were involved with developing lessons
0:26:27 > 0:26:29to do with the topic of space.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Lift off.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Chemistry, in particular, were looking at rocket propulsion
0:26:37 > 0:26:39and setting fire to methane to see how that worked.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42KIDS: Whoa!
0:26:42 > 0:26:46In art, as well, the students were able to paint and draw, and sculpt.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49They built a sculpture of the ISS during that week.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Early on we identified the opportunity
0:26:53 > 0:26:55to speak to Tim Peake aboard the ISS.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58This was going to be via amateur radio.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04And our students took on the opportunity
0:27:04 > 0:27:07to be station controllers, to ask the questions and so on.
0:27:07 > 0:27:12CQ, CQ, CQ, 20 metres from M-0-S-E-Y.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14In order to achieve contact,
0:27:14 > 0:27:16three of our students needed to undertake
0:27:16 > 0:27:18the amateur radio licence.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20This is M-0-S-E-Y.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23The three were successful and became the youngest people in the country
0:27:23 > 0:27:25to hold the licence.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33It was nerve-racking and we were really worried
0:27:33 > 0:27:36that potentially we'd set all this up, we had media,
0:27:36 > 0:27:39we had hundreds of students waiting in anticipation,
0:27:39 > 0:27:44and we just had that moment where we thought, "This might not happen."
0:27:44 > 0:27:47Sierra, alpha, November calling and standing by
0:27:47 > 0:27:52for a scheduled contact with the International Space Station, over.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58'Hello, golf, bravo, one, zero...'
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Finally, Jessica managed to make contact.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Over 18 million people watched it.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05The school was buzzing.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Are you ready for your first question? Over.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11The whole country was buzzing off it, which is such an achievement.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Talking to Tim Peake was surreal.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16It was an amazing experience and it was only really on the day
0:28:16 > 0:28:19that I realised just how big an event it was.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21I still work with the radio team now.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24We've had a few more newcomers.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26It's all down to the STEM team, really,
0:28:26 > 0:28:28the interest in radio and STEM subjects.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30This is one of the great privileges of being a teacher -
0:28:30 > 0:28:33that small moment in time can be the difference between
0:28:33 > 0:28:36choosing one career path and choosing another path.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46We've really raised the profile of STEM.
0:28:46 > 0:28:47We've really enthused a love
0:28:47 > 0:28:50for science, technology, engineering and maths,
0:28:50 > 0:28:53and I think the students will take that on for life now.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57How many rockets do we have to launch ready?
0:29:00 > 0:29:03Certainly, the young people that we work with,
0:29:03 > 0:29:05and particularly the girls who were underrepresented
0:29:05 > 0:29:07in science and technology and maths previously,
0:29:07 > 0:29:09are hitting new heights.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16In the future, I hope to get an apprenticeship in a lab.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19It is definitely down to the STEM team that my interest in science
0:29:19 > 0:29:20has been increased
0:29:20 > 0:29:24because they have opened my eyes to so many different opportunities
0:29:24 > 0:29:26and different areas in science.
0:29:26 > 0:29:27That makes us proud,
0:29:27 > 0:29:29that these students may not have considered this
0:29:29 > 0:29:30as a career choice in the past,
0:29:30 > 0:29:32but through the actions of Space Week
0:29:32 > 0:29:34they've really considered that they can do it,
0:29:34 > 0:29:37can be successful, and guess what? It's fun.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43ALL: Three, two, one!
0:29:46 > 0:29:49'Engine at maximum thrust, lift-off.'
0:29:51 > 0:29:54Ladies and gentlemen, our Outstanding School Team of the Year,
0:29:54 > 0:29:57the STEM team from Sandringham School in St Albans.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Are you taking this?
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Congratulations. Well done.
0:30:05 > 0:30:06Well done.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08So, one of you is Alan.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13- I'm Alan.- Space Week was last year, when Tim Peake was up in space,
0:30:13 > 0:30:17so what happens next year to keep the kids interested
0:30:17 > 0:30:19in science and technology?
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Well, we have actually got one of the other members of staff
0:30:21 > 0:30:23in the audience and he's managed to get us
0:30:23 > 0:30:25one of these large weather balloons,
0:30:25 > 0:30:27so we're sending that up into the stratosphere
0:30:27 > 0:30:29with a load of data and stuff.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31Are you going to maybe put an unruly child in there?
0:30:31 > 0:30:33I've got one in mind.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35LAUGHTER
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Maybe a member of staff actually!
0:30:37 > 0:30:40But I would like to thank the team, and there's a load more there.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42It's not a single person that's done this,
0:30:42 > 0:30:45it's a combined effort, and I think that's why it's been recognised.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47Well, well done to all of you.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Ladies and gentlemen, our Outstanding Team of the Year,
0:30:50 > 0:30:53the STEM team from Sandringham School,
0:30:53 > 0:30:55and thank you to Naga Munchetty.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06Our next Plato is for Excellence in Special Needs Education.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Now, as well as being a teacher,
0:31:08 > 0:31:10the winner of this award is an entertainer,
0:31:10 > 0:31:13a stage and film director and editor
0:31:13 > 0:31:16who has discovered talent in children who've quite often
0:31:16 > 0:31:17been written off by others.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20So, to surprise him, we needed someone
0:31:20 > 0:31:23with suitable theatrical gravitas,
0:31:23 > 0:31:26actor Timothy West.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29APPLAUSE
0:31:29 > 0:31:33This is Cricket Green School in south London,
0:31:33 > 0:31:37where they educate children from four to 19 with special needs,
0:31:37 > 0:31:42including autism, behavioural difficulties and Down's syndrome.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45I'm here to present their head of performing arts
0:31:45 > 0:31:49with this award for Excellence in Special Needs Education.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51He's a remarkable man,
0:31:51 > 0:31:55started his career on cruise ships and on children's television,
0:31:55 > 0:32:00before settling down and bringing his love of theatre into schools.
0:32:04 > 0:32:10So, on the carpet, can you see we've got a not very well drawn circle?
0:32:10 > 0:32:14In the circle...we're going to have our boys.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16'Cricket Green has got a real range of diverse needs,
0:32:16 > 0:32:18'so pupils with Down's syndrome, autism,'
0:32:18 > 0:32:21those with emotional and behavioural difficulties,
0:32:21 > 0:32:24so a real collection of different characters
0:32:24 > 0:32:25all under one roof.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29Let's have all the boys in the circle.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32He's funny, kind,
0:32:32 > 0:32:38and also likes to be making jokes on me!
0:32:38 > 0:32:41I'm constantly amazed by the depth of Richard's commitment,
0:32:41 > 0:32:43the piece about the Somme that he did,
0:32:43 > 0:32:45he pushes the limits on everything he does.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49We got to build a trench out in the middle of the forest
0:32:49 > 0:32:52and perform to members of the public.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55We performed Macbeth but turned it into a modern-day script
0:32:55 > 0:32:58based around Scotland's Got Talent.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03I've been in two World War scenes
0:33:03 > 0:33:08and there was another one at Wimbledon Theatre.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11Now, I think, Brown's doing another play.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17We thought they wouldn't get on the stage
0:33:17 > 0:33:18because they used to turn their backs on people
0:33:18 > 0:33:20when they were scared, but they didn't.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22They went up and absolutely smashed it!
0:33:25 > 0:33:27We could never have even imagined
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Callum being involved in a group like that,
0:33:30 > 0:33:32but Mr Brown has just egged him on.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34I don't know how he does it.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39At the end, they can't believe they've gone up
0:33:39 > 0:33:43in front of all the bright lights and they've done what they've done.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50# Keep the home fires burning
0:33:50 > 0:33:54# Though your heart is yearning
0:33:54 > 0:33:58# When the lights are far away... #
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Luke is a young man who came to our school.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03He's got autism, which obviously makes things...
0:34:03 > 0:34:06makes the world around him difficult to understand at times.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08He'd come out of the mainstream setting
0:34:08 > 0:34:10having been quite badly bullied.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Easy does it.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15This one day I was waiting for Luke
0:34:15 > 0:34:18and he hadn't come out of the cloakroom,
0:34:18 > 0:34:20so I thought, "That's strange."
0:34:20 > 0:34:24The kids hung him to a clothes peg
0:34:24 > 0:34:28while he's standing on, they've got the long benches,
0:34:28 > 0:34:31so if he put his foot down,
0:34:31 > 0:34:35well, I think Luke would have...
0:34:35 > 0:34:37He might not have died,
0:34:37 > 0:34:41but he would have found himself in a difficult predicament.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43He was very low on confidence
0:34:43 > 0:34:46and his self-esteem was probably rock bottom.
0:34:46 > 0:34:51He's just changed Luke's whole, whole life.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:34:55 > 0:34:58He said, "Look, your son is very musical,
0:34:58 > 0:35:01"so that is what we're going to do."
0:35:01 > 0:35:04I really owe him a lot for what he's done.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07I'm still thinking of Mr Brown all the time.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15I can always hear him saying, "You go, Lukester!"
0:35:15 > 0:35:16I never forget that part!
0:35:18 > 0:35:23Luke was going for an audition and seemed a bit nervous,
0:35:23 > 0:35:26and I said to him, "How do you get through it?"
0:35:26 > 0:35:32He said to me, "Mum, I just think of Mr Brown and Cricket Green",
0:35:32 > 0:35:35and that was it. We both started laughing!
0:35:37 > 0:35:43Well... Obviously, hearing what Luke's mum says about that
0:35:43 > 0:35:45is...
0:35:45 > 0:35:49Oh, it's amazing, really, that he can take a part of our school
0:35:49 > 0:35:53and what we've done together...
0:35:53 > 0:35:55that can help him...
0:35:55 > 0:35:57cos that's the idea,
0:35:57 > 0:35:59that we give them things that are long-lasting
0:35:59 > 0:36:01and they can take with them forever.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be where I am today.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07I am now in St Mary's University
0:36:07 > 0:36:09doing drama and theatre arts.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11CHEERING
0:36:11 > 0:36:15He helped me, basically, to follow my dream.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Yeah. He helped me to follow my dream, yeah.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24So that's why he's getting this special award.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28At the moment, Richard is running a drama class next-door,
0:36:28 > 0:36:30but he won't be expecting this.
0:36:33 > 0:36:34So, that's your cue.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Arms unfolded.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38- Remember, you're a little bird. - Hello.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40- Hello, sir.- Sorry to interrupt.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42My name's Timothy West
0:36:42 > 0:36:47and it's my great pleasure today to give Mr Brown
0:36:47 > 0:36:52this year's award for Excellence in Special Needs Education.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54There you are.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56- Oh, wow! - APPLAUSE
0:36:56 > 0:36:58Well done, Mr Brown!
0:37:00 > 0:37:01Thank you!
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Oh, amazing!
0:37:05 > 0:37:07I don't know what to say!
0:37:07 > 0:37:08Thank you very much!
0:37:08 > 0:37:11- Is that real gold? - It's real gold, yes!
0:37:11 > 0:37:12Yes, I think it is!
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Let's all gather round.
0:37:16 > 0:37:17Three cheers for Mr Brown. Hip-hip...
0:37:17 > 0:37:20ALL: Hurray!
0:37:20 > 0:37:22- Hip-hip... - Hurray!
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- Hip-hip... - Hurray!
0:37:24 > 0:37:25Well done.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27CHEERING
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Ladies and gentlemen,
0:37:29 > 0:37:32the winner of the Excellence in Special Needs Education,
0:37:32 > 0:37:36from Cricket Green School in Mitcham, is Richard Brown.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38CHEERING
0:37:48 > 0:37:49So, our next award
0:37:49 > 0:37:52is for Headteacher of the Year in a Primary School,
0:37:52 > 0:37:55a role that requires determination and stamina,
0:37:55 > 0:37:59which is why the lady who is here to present the award is a perfect fit.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01She followed her father into teaching
0:38:01 > 0:38:05before becoming an Olympic rower, winning gold in both London and Rio.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Would you please welcome Helen Glover?
0:38:22 > 0:38:24So, Helen, you trained as a PE teacher
0:38:24 > 0:38:26before becoming an Olympic rower. Which is harder -
0:38:26 > 0:38:27training to become an Olympic champion
0:38:27 > 0:38:29or looking after a classroom full of kids?
0:38:29 > 0:38:32I mean, it's close. Both are pretty intimidating -
0:38:32 > 0:38:35walking into a classroom of children and sitting on a start line.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37I just have so much respect for teachers.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39I think, until I started teaching myself,
0:38:39 > 0:38:43I didn't realise the dedication and the hard work
0:38:43 > 0:38:45that goes into teaching every single day.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48So just a big thanks to the teachers out there
0:38:48 > 0:38:49because you do an incredible job.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51Can you tell us who has won?
0:38:54 > 0:38:56I am delighted to present the award
0:38:56 > 0:38:59for Head Teacher of the Year in a Primary School.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02The winner from Tregolls School in Truro
0:39:02 > 0:39:04is Matt Middlemore.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06CHEERING
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Morning, girls.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18Morning, Mum. Morning!
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Come on. See you later, Mum.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Hello. Welcome to Tregolls School.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26- I'm Rio.- And I'm Kian.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28And we're going to tell you why Mr Middlemore is so good.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30- Is he?- Look, it says here!
0:39:30 > 0:39:31It must be true.
0:39:36 > 0:39:37Hello, boys.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- Hello, sir. - How did you become a teacher?
0:39:40 > 0:39:42I was in the Army for ten years.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44I was in the Royal Artillery.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47I was in an Arctic warfare unit called 19 5 Battery.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50I left the Army and became a ski teacher
0:39:50 > 0:39:52and, when I was working at a resort in Switzerland,
0:39:52 > 0:39:54the headteacher there invited me to come back
0:39:54 > 0:39:57and work in his school once the snow was all gone.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59And, from there, the rest is history.
0:40:08 > 0:40:09Who's that over there?
0:40:11 > 0:40:12It's Mr Middlemore's boss.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14He looks scary. You go first.
0:40:17 > 0:40:18Hello, boys, what did you want to ask me?
0:40:18 > 0:40:22Does Mr Middlemore do any real work around here?
0:40:22 > 0:40:23Yes, Mr Middlemore does lots of work.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25I think he works in his sleep.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27One person from your team of three...
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Four years ago, the school was in the bottom 15 in the country
0:40:30 > 0:40:33and the school was in special measures.
0:40:33 > 0:40:3528 multiplied by 4.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37And when Mr Middlemore arrived,
0:40:37 > 0:40:39he came in with an idea to turn the school around.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Work hard. Keep going, Molly!
0:40:42 > 0:40:44And, in 18 months, the inspectors came back
0:40:44 > 0:40:47and they said we were good and on the borderline of outstanding.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50We've gone from being one of the worst performing schools
0:40:50 > 0:40:53in the country to being one of the best performing schools
0:40:53 > 0:40:55and we keep getting bigger and better.
0:40:55 > 0:40:56Stop! Count!
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Heart rate. Good.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00We are living the dream here.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03Multiply by four.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Time is what's on my watch.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Is he a bit boring sometimes?
0:41:11 > 0:41:13I don't know how to answer that!
0:41:21 > 0:41:23- Hello, boys.- Hello, Miss.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Did you ever tell off Mr Middlemore?
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Yes, I did, when I first met him.
0:41:27 > 0:41:28Everyone had their guard up,
0:41:28 > 0:41:30so we were a bit scared.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32So we told him that, if he didn't fit in
0:41:32 > 0:41:34with what we wanted him to do for this school,
0:41:34 > 0:41:36he could get on the Tamar Bridge and do one.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Are you and Mr Middlemore best friends now?
0:41:38 > 0:41:41Yes. He's come in, fixed our school
0:41:41 > 0:41:44and done what he said he was going to do.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Hence, Miss Wright's tattoo -
0:41:46 > 0:41:48"Living the dream."
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Jelly and ice cream, Summer?
0:41:52 > 0:41:55How did Mr Middlemore help the teachers?
0:41:55 > 0:41:56Well, when Mr Middlemore arrived,
0:41:56 > 0:41:58they had low morale and he brought in a life coach
0:41:58 > 0:42:00to help them build confidence.
0:42:00 > 0:42:05I realised if we could get the teachers to function effectively...
0:42:05 > 0:42:07that was just going to impact upon everything else,
0:42:07 > 0:42:09so all we did was focus solely on teaching
0:42:09 > 0:42:11and the impact it has on learning.
0:42:11 > 0:42:12When Ofsted came back in 18 months,
0:42:12 > 0:42:15they said teaching was strong throughout the school.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Matt supports Troops to Teachers.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22That scheme allowed ex-service men, like myself,
0:42:22 > 0:42:24I left in June of this year,
0:42:24 > 0:42:29to join a two-year programme to become a fully-qualified teacher.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Good goal. OK.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37Matt has the knack to get everybody just to give that extra 10% more.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42And there's no end to what you can achieve.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46He talks about the best in Truro, Cornwall, the United Kingdom.
0:42:46 > 0:42:47We're looking to the world.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49We're living the dream.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51- BOTH:- Yeah, living the dream!
0:42:51 > 0:42:54APPLAUSE
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Ladies and gentlemen, our Primary Headteacher of the Year,
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Matt Middlemore!
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Well done.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14So, Matt, do you have a tattoo on your arm saying,
0:43:14 > 0:43:16"I told you it would work"?
0:43:16 > 0:43:18- LAUGHTER - We're still living the dream.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20Living the dream. Fantastic.
0:43:20 > 0:43:22So, which part of your military training
0:43:22 > 0:43:24do you think has helped you most?
0:43:24 > 0:43:28I spent most of my time helping others in the Balkans, in Kosovo,
0:43:28 > 0:43:30Bosnia and Croatia,
0:43:30 > 0:43:33and what we're doing now in the classroom
0:43:33 > 0:43:35is we're just helping children to be the very, very best.
0:43:35 > 0:43:40And you spoke in the film about the morale of teaching staff
0:43:40 > 0:43:43being at a very low ebb when the school was effectively on the brink.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46What did you do to raise the morale of your teachers?
0:43:46 > 0:43:48This award doesn't just belong to me,
0:43:48 > 0:43:51it belongs to all the teachers, all the TAs,
0:43:51 > 0:43:52all the parents, all the pupils.
0:43:52 > 0:43:54If I could break this up and give it to everybody, I would.
0:43:54 > 0:43:56It belongs to them.
0:43:57 > 0:43:59I just focused on raising their profile,
0:43:59 > 0:44:01making them feel that they are the best,
0:44:01 > 0:44:04and they are the best, and one day we will be the best in the world.
0:44:04 > 0:44:06Well, I hope you carry on living the dream.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09Ladies and gentlemen, Primary Headteacher of the Year,
0:44:09 > 0:44:11Matt Middlemore.
0:44:11 > 0:44:12Thank you, Helen Glover.
0:44:17 > 0:44:22So, now to our final award of the night - for Lifetime Achievement.
0:44:22 > 0:44:26To present this one, one of our most talented and versatile actresses.
0:44:26 > 0:44:29On screen she found fame in Abigail's Party
0:44:29 > 0:44:32and on stage she picked up an Olivier Award
0:44:32 > 0:44:34for The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice.
0:44:34 > 0:44:36In her glittering career,
0:44:36 > 0:44:39she more recently became a firm favourite in Gavin And Stacey
0:44:39 > 0:44:41and can currently be seen giving us an insight
0:44:41 > 0:44:44into some of the more secluded spots around the UK
0:44:44 > 0:44:47in her series Little British Isles.
0:44:47 > 0:44:50Would you please welcome Alison Steadman?
0:44:50 > 0:44:53APPLAUSE
0:44:59 > 0:45:03So we've been celebrating the country's best teachers tonight
0:45:03 > 0:45:07and you had a very special drama teacher, I think.
0:45:07 > 0:45:10I did. She was called Mildred Spencer,
0:45:10 > 0:45:12and I was in youth theatre,
0:45:12 > 0:45:14and she was an absolute inspiration.
0:45:14 > 0:45:17She was fun, she was full of energy.
0:45:17 > 0:45:21She gave you the feeling that you can do anything,
0:45:21 > 0:45:24you can be anybody, and she was wonderful.
0:45:24 > 0:45:28I lost touch with her over the years, the way one does,
0:45:28 > 0:45:32and then I went to film on the Isle of Man.
0:45:32 > 0:45:36I was in my hotel one day and a card appeared from Mildred,
0:45:36 > 0:45:38and she invited me around for a meal.
0:45:38 > 0:45:42I went round to see her and it was an absolute joy.
0:45:42 > 0:45:43We shared a bottle of wine,
0:45:43 > 0:45:46we reminisced and we just became friends.
0:45:46 > 0:45:49She was an absolute inspiration.
0:45:49 > 0:45:50Because you had such a special teacher,
0:45:50 > 0:45:55do you appreciate the very special role that teachers fulfil?
0:45:55 > 0:45:58Oh, absolutely, because so many kids,
0:45:58 > 0:46:01they have talent, they have potential,
0:46:01 > 0:46:04but they haven't got the ability to actually harness that talent,
0:46:04 > 0:46:06to do something with it.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08You've got to have someone like that who's going to say,
0:46:08 > 0:46:12"Yes, you can do it. Come on, you can do it",
0:46:12 > 0:46:15and actually, you know, provide that get-up-and-go thing.
0:46:15 > 0:46:17Well, now, you'll be glad to know you can do it,
0:46:17 > 0:46:21you can tell us who has won the award.
0:46:21 > 0:46:22With my pleasure.
0:46:25 > 0:46:31So, it's my privilege to present the award for Lifetime Achievement.
0:46:31 > 0:46:36The winner from Paignton Community and Sports Academy
0:46:36 > 0:46:38is Jane English!
0:46:57 > 0:46:59I was born in Paignton
0:46:59 > 0:47:01and I came here in 1982
0:47:01 > 0:47:03as a teacher of physical education,
0:47:03 > 0:47:05and I've been here ever since.
0:47:05 > 0:47:09How many of you could give me a word that sums up friendship?
0:47:12 > 0:47:13Brilliant.
0:47:13 > 0:47:16'I became head here in 1998'
0:47:16 > 0:47:19and one of the things that I needed to do very quickly
0:47:19 > 0:47:21was to raise pupil aspirations.
0:47:23 > 0:47:28In 2002, we became a sports college.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31I felt sport had something for everyone...
0:47:31 > 0:47:32Well-played.
0:47:32 > 0:47:36..and it's absolutely flourished from that time.
0:47:36 > 0:47:38We've opened up community sports facilities
0:47:38 > 0:47:40and we now have 2,000
0:47:40 > 0:47:42community users per week.
0:47:42 > 0:47:43On a Friday evening,
0:47:43 > 0:47:46we have something called social inclusion football,
0:47:46 > 0:47:49which encourages young people to come along and play football,
0:47:49 > 0:47:54be part of a team, and that has had an impact within Torbay
0:47:54 > 0:47:56in terms of reducing the crime that was taking place
0:47:56 > 0:47:58on a Friday evening.
0:48:01 > 0:48:04Jane has been the longest-standing headteacher in Torbay
0:48:04 > 0:48:08and has taught three generation of students, including myself.
0:48:10 > 0:48:15In 1998, Jane introduced the Tic Tac Advice Information Centre
0:48:15 > 0:48:17for students needing that extra support
0:48:17 > 0:48:20with difficult home lives, anxiety,
0:48:20 > 0:48:24you know, social media was starting to rear its head.
0:48:24 > 0:48:28Just a safe place for students to come and talk to somebody
0:48:28 > 0:48:30that was in a non-teaching post.
0:48:30 > 0:48:33It was an absolutely amazing success.
0:48:36 > 0:48:38I was born with a number of problems,
0:48:38 > 0:48:41the main one being my hearing impairment,
0:48:41 > 0:48:45which means obviously I can't hear as well as other people,
0:48:45 > 0:48:46with, like, normal hearing.
0:48:46 > 0:48:48As Matt approached 11 years old,
0:48:48 > 0:48:50we had to make a decision.
0:48:50 > 0:48:53We had to select a school for his secondary education
0:48:53 > 0:48:56and I came to this one to have a look around
0:48:56 > 0:48:59and, I have to say, I wasn't overly impressed.
0:49:00 > 0:49:02I was worried about academic achievement,
0:49:02 > 0:49:04being able to keep up with his peers,
0:49:04 > 0:49:06so it was on that basis I said,
0:49:06 > 0:49:09"Right, a month, and if he doesn't come up to it,
0:49:09 > 0:49:12"trust me, we will move him out."
0:49:12 > 0:49:16Miss English provided, like, soft skills, like perseverance.
0:49:16 > 0:49:19Great, those are two really good definitions.
0:49:19 > 0:49:23And I think that's obviously what helped me when I went to university.
0:49:23 > 0:49:26I came out with a first-class degree.
0:49:28 > 0:49:30I got it wrong.
0:49:30 > 0:49:33I'm grateful to Miss English, she got it right.
0:49:41 > 0:49:44I've obviously seen huge numbers of students
0:49:44 > 0:49:46and some of them stand out.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49Some of them have been extremely successful,
0:49:49 > 0:49:51one of which is Hugh Maynard.
0:49:51 > 0:49:54I remember him being a bit of a devil,
0:49:54 > 0:49:57but I also remember him being a very talented young man,
0:49:57 > 0:49:58who is now a West End star,
0:49:58 > 0:50:02and I'm extremely proud to have known Hugh and to have taught him.
0:50:06 > 0:50:10I've never seen anyone like Jane in terms of drive, passion,
0:50:10 > 0:50:13desire and single-minded commitment
0:50:13 > 0:50:14to do the best for young people.
0:50:16 > 0:50:19She's inspirational.
0:50:19 > 0:50:23Excellence is not an act, it's a habit...
0:50:23 > 0:50:25and Jane has that habit.
0:50:25 > 0:50:28She is incredible, absolutely incredible.
0:50:28 > 0:50:29Can't thank her enough.
0:50:31 > 0:50:32Thank you, Jane.
0:50:39 > 0:50:42Ladies and gentlemen, our Lifetime Achievement Winner,
0:50:42 > 0:50:44Jane English!
0:50:52 > 0:50:56- Congratulations, Jane.- Thank you. - Wonderful.
0:50:56 > 0:50:58Well done. Well done.
0:50:58 > 0:51:00- Thank you very much indeed. - It's heavy.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02Is it heavy? OK, I've got it.
0:51:02 > 0:51:05So, Jane, 34 years in one school.
0:51:05 > 0:51:07Why did you stay?
0:51:07 > 0:51:09Because I loved it so much.
0:51:09 > 0:51:13It was just a magnificent place to work, and still is, actually.
0:51:13 > 0:51:16You have stayed in Torbay,
0:51:16 > 0:51:19but you have links, don't you, with other schools around the world?
0:51:19 > 0:51:21I do indeed.
0:51:21 > 0:51:24I've been very, very fortunate to work with schools in Nigeria,
0:51:24 > 0:51:27done lots of work out there, which has been fantastic,
0:51:27 > 0:51:30and I think that's brought a lot to our school,
0:51:30 > 0:51:34having visitors across from the continent of Africa.
0:51:34 > 0:51:36Our children really have enjoyed that and got a lot out of it,
0:51:36 > 0:51:39so it's been great.
0:51:39 > 0:51:42And next Easter, I think, you retire.
0:51:42 > 0:51:43I do indeed.
0:51:43 > 0:51:46Is that a terrifying thought, or are you looking forward to that?
0:51:46 > 0:51:49It's not a terrifying thought at all.
0:51:49 > 0:51:51LAUGHTER
0:51:51 > 0:51:54In fact, I'm quite looking forward to a bit of skiing, a bit of golf,
0:51:54 > 0:51:57and I'm hoping to continue with the international work that I've done.
0:51:57 > 0:51:59Well, if it's rowing you're interested in,
0:51:59 > 0:52:01we've got someone here tonight who could help you.
0:52:01 > 0:52:04That would be great. Yeah, I'm up for anything, absolutely!
0:52:04 > 0:52:08Now, Jane, you mentioned someone in the film
0:52:08 > 0:52:11who's gone on to star in the West End's biggest musicals.
0:52:11 > 0:52:14Well, he's keen to say thank you to you
0:52:14 > 0:52:17and he's here tonight to perform for you.
0:52:17 > 0:52:20Will you please welcome Hugh Maynard?
0:52:20 > 0:52:24APPLAUSE
0:52:24 > 0:52:27How lovely to see you!
0:52:27 > 0:52:29You look delightful.
0:52:29 > 0:52:30Oh, so do you!
0:52:34 > 0:52:37Thank you! Fantastic! Thank you.
0:52:37 > 0:52:41I'm so pleased you are here because you're such a lovely guy.
0:52:44 > 0:52:48So, Hugh, this year you've performed in Miss Saigon, I think,
0:52:48 > 0:52:52and you've just finished a run as the lead in Sweeney Todd.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55What part did Jane play in your success?
0:52:55 > 0:52:58I think...the author, the director...
0:53:00 > 0:53:01..producer.
0:53:02 > 0:53:07Truly for me, I was, I'm sure, a bit of a devil.
0:53:07 > 0:53:08You were a bit of a devil, yes!
0:53:08 > 0:53:11Growing up, and I was raised in the care system,
0:53:11 > 0:53:15so I was perhaps not as focused as I am now.
0:53:15 > 0:53:22And having Mrs English - I daren't call her by her first name -
0:53:22 > 0:53:24was one of the few people,
0:53:24 > 0:53:29one of the key people that had that extra time to give to me,
0:53:29 > 0:53:34to listen and to point me in the right direction
0:53:34 > 0:53:36when I was many times going in the wrong.
0:53:36 > 0:53:38You're obviously very proud of each other,
0:53:38 > 0:53:40- which is absolutely delightful to see.- I'm very proud of him.
0:53:40 > 0:53:43What are you going to perform for us tonight?
0:53:43 > 0:53:45Tonight, I'm going to sing a song off my album
0:53:45 > 0:53:49- called Something Inside So Strong. - That's fantastic.
0:53:49 > 0:53:51Well, bring on the choir.
0:53:51 > 0:53:53The stage is yours.
0:54:06 > 0:54:10# The higher you build your barriers
0:54:12 > 0:54:15# The taller I become
0:54:18 > 0:54:22# The further you take my rights away
0:54:23 > 0:54:26# The faster I will run
0:54:28 > 0:54:31# Deny my place in time
0:54:31 > 0:54:34# You squander wealth that's mine
0:54:34 > 0:54:37# My light will shine
0:54:37 > 0:54:41# So brightly it will blind you
0:54:41 > 0:54:43# Because there's
0:54:43 > 0:54:45# Something inside so strong
0:54:47 > 0:54:50# I know that I can make it
0:54:51 > 0:54:54# Though you're doing me wrong, so wrong
0:54:54 > 0:54:57# You thought that my pride was gone
0:54:57 > 0:54:59# Oh, no
0:54:59 > 0:55:03# There's something inside so strong
0:55:03 > 0:55:05# Oh oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
0:55:05 > 0:55:08# Something inside so strong
0:55:11 > 0:55:14# Brothers and sisters
0:55:14 > 0:55:17# When they insist we're just not good enough
0:55:22 > 0:55:25# Well, we know better
0:55:25 > 0:55:28# Just look him in his eyes and say
0:55:28 > 0:55:31# We're gonna do it anyway
0:55:31 > 0:55:34# We're gonna do it anyway
0:55:34 > 0:55:37# We're gonna do it anyway
0:55:37 > 0:55:42# We're gonna do it anyway
0:55:42 > 0:55:47# Something inside so strong
0:55:47 > 0:55:50# I know that I can make it
0:55:50 > 0:55:54# Though you're doing me wrong, so wrong
0:55:54 > 0:55:57# You thought that my pride was gone
0:55:57 > 0:55:59# Oh, no, oh, no
0:55:59 > 0:56:03# Something inside so strong
0:56:03 > 0:56:04# Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
0:56:04 > 0:56:11# Something inside so strong. #
0:56:11 > 0:56:12Thank you, Jane.
0:56:12 > 0:56:15You made a huge difference to my life,
0:56:15 > 0:56:17blessing me with your time,
0:56:17 > 0:56:23it's made huge difference and helped me be where I am today.
0:56:23 > 0:56:24Thank you.
0:56:24 > 0:56:26CHEERING
0:56:37 > 0:56:40Thank you so much.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42I'm so proud of you. Thank you.
0:56:42 > 0:56:44That was lovely. Thank you.
0:56:44 > 0:56:46CHEERING
0:56:46 > 0:56:48Thank you, guys. Thank you.
0:56:52 > 0:56:55Thank you, Hugh, and your brilliant young backing singers.
0:56:55 > 0:56:56That brings us to the end
0:56:56 > 0:57:00of this year's Teaching Awards supported by Pearson UK.
0:57:00 > 0:57:03Congratulations again to Jane and to all of tonight's winners,
0:57:03 > 0:57:07and thank you to Alison Steadman and to all of our guests.
0:57:07 > 0:57:09If you'd like to see your favourite teacher
0:57:09 > 0:57:11take home a gold Plato next year,
0:57:11 > 0:57:13you can make your nomination right now.
0:57:13 > 0:57:15All you have to do is go to...
0:57:17 > 0:57:19..and say thank you.
0:57:19 > 0:57:20Goodnight.
0:57:22 > 0:57:25Other awards presented tonight.
0:57:25 > 0:57:29The award for Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School,
0:57:29 > 0:57:31the winner is...
0:57:31 > 0:57:33from Wyvern College, Eastleigh,
0:57:33 > 0:57:35William Emeny!
0:57:39 > 0:57:40I'm delighted to be here tonight
0:57:40 > 0:57:43to present the award for Teaching Assistant of the Year.
0:57:43 > 0:57:44The winner is,
0:57:44 > 0:57:47from Anchorsholme Academy in Blackpool,
0:57:47 > 0:57:48Patricia Carr.
0:57:56 > 0:57:58I'm honoured to present the award
0:57:58 > 0:58:01for Outstanding New Teacher of the Year.
0:58:02 > 0:58:06And the winner is from Oxley Park Academy in Milton Keynes
0:58:06 > 0:58:08and it's Helena Carter.