2011 Teaching Awards

He's a hero to me, and I know he's a hero to all our school community.

She's brilliant and I think this school is very lucky to have her.

He has ignited a passion for learning. He has made us like the

best ever. She's exciting, she's enthusiastic, she motivates us all.

She has an aura that sparkles. You're the best teacher in the

world ever. From the Palace Theatre, London, it is the 2011 Teaching

Awards. Ladies and gentlemen, please

welcome your host for the evening, Thank you.

APPLAUSE Thank you very much.

Welcome to the 2011 Teaching Awards, supported by Pearson.

How lovely. I'm so honoured to be back this year, among the

superstars of the teaching profession. That's right. We're

here tonight to recognise the true brilliance of teachers, yes you

really do change lives. Together with Teaching Assistants and

headteachers, you are the people who the next generation of kids are

depending on. Back stage we have fabulous stars ready to present the

awards. Hollywood actress, Minnie Driver, comedian, Al Murray,

fashion designer, Dame Vivianne Westwood is here. Actor David

Morrissey, and Downton Abbey's Elizabeth McGovern. Plus a

performance from the soul singing sensation, Beverley Knight.

Fantastic. We have brought together winners from Northern Ireland,

Scotland, England and Wales, to see who is the top of the class across

the UK. Some education news just in, it is very, very hard to believe,

but this is all true, OK. It is all true! Every single word is true. It

is all about the education industry, ladies and gentlemen.

Congratulations to Lord Sainsbury, who has just become the new

Chancellor of Cambridge University. Wolverhampton University have

appointed the Duke of Asda as theirs, but have received a firm no

from the mark kiss of Lidl. The head of the Independent Schools

Council claims one in five secondary school pupils learns

nothing. What it didn't say is many of these young people go on to

study nothing at university. Indeed some of them end up with highly

successful careers in politics! APPLAUSE

Research claims that excellent teefplers can boost test results by

- teachers can boost test results by 45%. One of those teachers

pointed out it was 44.9% recurring. Parents looking for decent schools

for their children are being urged by Elizabeth McGovern to go go,

have you heard this, just what you need, you're on-line, and the bloke

with the beardy tache comes out and sipbgs

# Don't send them there # The teaching's crap

# Don't send them there Let's get down to business. The

first award this evening is for the Special Needs Teacher of the Year,

it is for someone who combines great specialist knowledge with

imminence patience and compassion. To present the award is an Oscar-

nominated Hollywood actress, perfecting her Welsh accent at the

moment to play an inspirational drama teacher, please welcome,

Minnie Driver. Hello. Hello. Doesn't she look fabulous? So you

have been playing an idealistic drama teacher what is the film

called? It is called Hunky Dory, it is illusion. How is the accent?

Fabulous. Lush. You think it is fabulous, I'm not going to lie to

you, it is. You're a Teaching Awards ambassador,

what does that mean? It means that I had an amazing education, and I

like talking about that. I like talking about the teachers that I

had. I have been part of paub's Champions For Change programme in

America, I wanted to come and get involved here because this is where

I'm from. Fantastic. Could you tell us who has actually won? Yes I can.

I'm delighted to present this award to a truly remarkable winner, the

Special Needs Teacher of the Year is Simon Roberts. From Selworthy

School in Taunton. Sell Worty school is an all-age special school,

the young people have a - Sellworthy have an all-age school,

there is 90 members of staff, but only one Simon. Music is in my

blood, it is my first language. It is part of my back depon bone, I

use it seven days a week, as a - my backbone, I use it seven days a

week, as a teacher and therapist. At the age of ten I unfortunately

lost my father. I became a little bit distressed and off the rails

because of this, music became the only friend I had. Instead of

bashing the walls I would bash a piano.

# Hello to Natalie. I went on to study music and mental

health nursing. And then did my teacher training. And thankfully

found a school like this that was willing to combine all those skills

into one job. My daughter's name is Jessie, she's eight years old, and

she has autism. I want to thank Simon for giving me the ability to

see Jessie through his eyes. In doing that it has meant that I have

been able to tap into her world and be the parent to her that I could

only ever have dreamt of being without Simon's intervention.

morning everybody. Don't you lot laugh. It is, ballet. Versus,

street dance. Music is a unique tool, accessible to all children,

even considering some of the difficulties the children have. I

know that music therapy works. Give me some skin, brother, nicely done.

When I was at school, I was shy and I wasn't very confident, and I

wasn't very well, which made school really hard. Simon really made

music fun, I loved being here, and it made me really confident. When

Natalie left here she could stand in front of the whole school and

sing, that is such an achievement, only Simon could have done that.

Everything he does he does with every ounce of energy in his soul,

and transfers it to all the young people here, they benefit and grow

as a result. It is hard work, and can be emotionally draining, but

the rewards are priceless. Ladies and gentlemen, our Special

Needs Teacher of the Year, Simon Roberts.

APPLAUSE Well done.

Wow. They said don't get emotional. This is ace, this is absolutely

amazing, I'm truly honour today receive this. I wouldn't be here

without the nomination from the headteacher from Selworthy School,

caren, who you saw speak. All my friends, all my Karen, who you saw

speak in the feature there, all my friends, my family, and all the

people, and to my mum. Thank you very much indeed.

Now it's time to give an award that recognises a school team for the

amazing and innovative work they do. To announce the winner we invite an

actor working in television since the age of 16, you have seen him in

The Deal, South Riding, is there no end to his talents, now he's

filming Richard II, welcome David Morrissey.

APPLAUSE Hello. Nice to see you. You too.

an actor you have played many, many dark roles, I believe you played a

character called The Scarecrow once? I did, a wonderful teacher

called Miss Kel, from my junior school, St Margaret and Mary's in

Liverpool. She cast me as the Scarecrow in the wiz standard of oz.

One of my favourite memories at the age of 8, singing in front of a

loud of Scouse kids "If I Only Had a Brain". So I had a lot of kids

asking me if I had a brain. have established an educational

trust called Cast? A couple of years ago I was asked by the UN to

provide drama workshops for children in refugee camps around

the world. I went to Lebanon and Beirut. Like the last award winner

we saw, that education can be given in many ways, and we take it for

granted. Not everyone has it. My charity Cast is going to Sri Lanka

and South Africa, and do what we have in this country all the time,

which is teaching and learning in different ways, not just having the

children behind the desk. That deserves a round of applause.

Please tell us who the winner is. Team of the Year. The Outstanding

School Team of the Year. Is the PE Department at Dyffrn Taf in

Whitland. The staff at Dyffrn Taf are made up

of four key members of staff. The greatest strength is the way in

which they work together, collectively they are exceptionally

strong. We are a mixed bunch, but we do have the same vision.

Everyone brings something different to the team. The most important

thing you can do for students is to be a positive role model, and make

sure that the students harness that positive energy. He's really good

fun to be around, he always supports you in what you do, no

matter ping pong or rugby on the pitch. What we do in this

environment is try to encourage children to design their own

circuit, if you like, as opposed to it being prescriptive, and in many

ways, old fashioned and traditional. Miss Roberts is really fun in the

PE lessons, she's exciting, enthusiastic, she motivates us all.

Dancing is something that is really popular, especially with the girls

that maybe are not into games activities not so much. So we try

to introduce as much of that as possible.

Mr Blain has really gone to town on the IT! I use the video analysis

tools for the students within cricket. It enables the students to

analyse their own technique and analyse the technique of others.

we're looking at what is a skilled performer today. Mrs Philips seen

as the organiser within the department, she also focuses on

bringing together the academic side. As a department we offer a very

broad range of teaching styles. You can be really creative with your

methods of delivery. I think as a department we bring an enthusiasm

to the subject. Even the weakest sports person will feel special in

the PE environment. We have all got our individual strengths, but

everyone is very supportive of each other. We have a lot of fun, there

is a lot of laughter in that staff room. We have a saying here in the

PE Department, if you could change the eyes wees and the minds for a

was, you could start to build a real team. So let's give a round of

applause for the PE Department from My goodness me. We just would like

to thank everybody for presenting us with this award this evening. We

can't believe it is real. We were saying earlier you don't actually

see the opposition until this evening, if you want to call them

that, that is a sporting term for us. A team is really important for

everybody to be successful, it is not just about us, there is loads

more people that make up our team, it is just recognition of all the

hard work and everything that has gone on before us. Hopefully we

Now we come to the award for Headley Teacher of the Year, it is

the great headteacher - Headteacher of the Year. It is the great head

teachers that lead schools. We asked The One Show, Rhys Jones and

James Jordan from Strictly to step off the dance floor and go

undercover. We are here at Chingford Hall Primary School to

present this rather lovely award to Headteacher of the Year, 2011.

think I deserve one of these, any way, we have left the bright lights

of Strictly behind, and we are here today to surprise a real star.

Let's find out what makes our winner, Mrs Pat Davies really

special. In 2007 we were one of the worst schools in the country. As a

parent myself, I wouldn't have wanted my children to come to this

school. Pat's vision was for us to be an outstanding school.

doesn't tolerate second best, because these children only get one

chance. My mantra used to be, if you're not here for the children,

Jews get on the bus and go somewhere else. Oh, late.

We have quite a large estate near to the school, it is an area of

high depravation, lots of unemployment and crime. There is a

certain stigma attached to em - the pupils that come from the estate.

At the school we want to make sure the pupils have positive role

models who they can be inspired by, and who they can say I want to

become like that person one day. is about every child developing

confidence and self-esteem, and being happy and confident in

themselves. Where preon the last meeting of the school council.

represent the school and get people's ideas to what they wanted

aed to the school or taken away from the school. Giving children a

voice is so important, because this is their school. The children are

really involved in the decision- making within the school. As are

the staff as well and the parents. Everybody contributing.

celebrate many cultures at Chingford Hall. Me and my family

are from Cyprus, we came here three years ago. We have a daughter, she

is in year 3 now, she was very shy. At this school, the biggest change

was her confidence, it has been increased a lot. Ofsted, we did get

out of 31 areas we got 30 outstanding. It meant an awful lot

to everyone at the school, children, parents, staff, I think it was

really deserved as well. Something inside so strong

We have a lot of people now wanting to send their children to Chingford

Hall school, in the past it was one of those schools that would be the

bottom of your list. She's just the right person for the job, she's

brilliant. I think this school is very lucky to have her. The pupils

see her as a second mum. Some of them as a first mum. And they look

up to her. Just brilliant, and there is so many other words I want

to say, but, yeah, main one would be brilliant. I would say, fan it

is acal. - tan it is aical. That is why

she's Headteacher of the Year 2011. The whole school is in the middle

of the school assembly. Shall we go Mrs Davies. Hi.

So sorry to inter interupt your assembly. We have something very

special we would like to give you. If you would like to come into the

middle of us. Congratulations you have been named Headteacher of the

Year 2011. Thank you. # You're amazing

# Just the way you are OK, I'm just overwhelmed, thank you

so much, and thank you parents as well for always being so supportive,

and my fantastic staff, and thank you children. This is for us, for

Chingford Hall. The win irof the Headteacher of the

Year is Patricia Davies from Chingford Hall Primary School in

London. Congratulations. Next up is brand new award for 2011,

The History Boys Teacher of the Year. It takes an imaginative teach

Tory make - the History Teacher of the Year, it takes an imaginative

teach Tory make history interesting. My history was inspiring, he came

in dressed as Marie Antoinette, which was weird as we were studying

the Battle of Britain at the time. Our next guest is a huge history

buff and studied at Cambridge University, no less, but he's on

tour with his pub landlord, welcome Al Murray ladies and gentlemen.

Put it there so it is safe. So you're a history buff? Yes I am.

Always? I always have been. Since I was a very small boy. What do you

think triggered that love of history? Brilliant teachers, to be

honest. All the history teachers in my school were brilliant, as the

years went by, without exception. Is your interest in history

expanded beyond school, you are still interested? Yeah, yeah, I'm

reading it all the time. Today, 30th of October is when TV was

invented, there you go, history, this wouldn't be possible without

that happening. That is history for you, tell the kids! Tell them all.

Do you use history in your show? The pub landlord is a fairly weird

view of history, it is sort of like British-centric, written by the

winners, and French history books are blank from cover-to-cover. You

know, yeah. Could you please tell us who the winner s we are very

excited. It is in here. The winner is from Tendring Technology College

in fronten to on sea, it is Richard You better get under, the bombs are

coming. His lessons are always unique, he finds a way to bring

history to life. You see in the blilts, the amount of people who

died, the emotions they were going through. You have to write down how

you feel and you learn but what it is like to be there. It is a bit

scary but you know he's just acting. Cravivity is at the heart of

everything Richard does. He can sometimes be unorthodox, but he

gets results. But most importantly of all, the students are passionate

about history when they are in Mr Rodd's classroom. That is the all-

clear. I always look at my timetable and think have I got

history today, it is something to look forward to. You are thinking

this is so good, I really get this I understand, it is so interesting.

With the person next to you, I want you to share the key words you have

written down, you have 30 seconds, go. I have been here seven years, I

thoroughly enjoy my time here at Tendring Technology College, it is

like a family. He plans his lessons to make them creative, enjoyable,

and to show his passion, and ignite the passion of the students in his

class. Mind you, there is times I look out of that window and think,

what's he up to now. Oh my God, a crime scene, today you are going to

be MI5 agents, and you will find out what happened to this person.

When I was at primary school I didn't like history, I really

didn't like it, Mr Rodd's lessons are so interesting, I got really

involved, and I really started to enjoy it, now I have taken it at

GCSE and now A-level as well. Gather round the murder victim.

He's a master story-teller, the children become engrossed in the

stories he tells, and history starts to really live for them.

can remember back 15 years when at secondary school, history was a

reading of textbook and answering the question, I didn't want to do

that. I wanted to come back into the classroom and bring personal

things back into it, and bring the learning to life with acting. Can

anyone tell me who this person was. Thomas Beckett. Spot on, well done.

Some of the ideas are risky and challenging and could cost me my

job sometimes, but they work. a one-off, he's unique, the

students think he's amazing, the students love him, he has touched

hundreds and hundreds of lives and ignited passion for learning.

The History Teacher of the Year, Rcihard Rodd from Tendring

Technology College. - Richard Rodd from Tendring

I didn't expect that. Even the other day when we had the BBC

coming, people saying you have won, you have won, I had no idea. It was

only the other day that two colleagues of mine Dan and Mark

were giving me advice about had I written my speech yet, I said no,

don't I think I should, they said they knew I could waffle on and

talking, it won't last a minute, by the way. I said give me some advice,

and Dan said to me, make it funny. Have something with current affairs,

Mark said keep it plain, simple, just thank those who really helped

you get this award. Who really enable you to teach the way you do.

I went away, started writing my speech came back to see Mark, Mark

what about this for start, go on then, I would like to thank, Hitler,

Stalin, Mussolini, and he started to shake his head, and he said he

didn't mean those. Thank those who enabled you to get your award. So I

can do that, went away, came back five minutes later, Mark I know

what I'm going to say now, winning this is just like winning an MBE,

it is "my blinking efforts", I have had enough of people saying thank

you for this and that to everybody else, this is all about me!

APPLAUSE The problem is at that point I

couldn't hold my composure, I was only having a joke with him, there

is lots of people I do need to thank. Firstly, it is my TTC family,

it is the students who are there, you are just amazing. To Caroline

Haynes, the principal, very inspirational, gave me the

opportunity to teach at the college seven years ago, and puts up with

lots of risky things I do, and I have been told not to mention them

today. Two special people to thank, my grandparents who are at home,

without them, without the stories they used to tell me about their

lives in the Blitz, I wouldn't have had the passion to go on and be a

history teacher. I want to put someone in the middle of my thank

you, most people say the most important person should go first or

last, my wife, Diane, she has put up with a lot from me in the last

11 years, hopefully in the last three months when she gives birth

to our child I can support her as much as she could. Sandra Foot,

thank you very much, you have been my school mum, you have been my own

personal OSA for the last seven years, thank you very much. There

are a few students to thank, five of them are here, Beth. Could you

crack on! But in particular, Molly, Steven, and Emily, Emily, not for

what you said, two particular words, that was F & F, I thought what does

that mean, fit and fashionable, no, she said, you're fat and funny!

Thank you. The final person to thank, that is my work wife,

someone who has not just been a mentor, a colleague, who thinks

they are my boss, and that is Dan Browning, without Dan Browning's

advice and guidance I wouldn't be half the teacher I am today, thank

you very much. Thank you.

Now we're going to find out who is 2011's Teacher of the Year. To

present the award we have the grand Dame of British fashion design, she

started her working life as a Primary School teacher. Please

welcome the fabulous Dame Vivianne Westwood.

How lovely to see you, how are you doing? I know, I haven't seen you

for ages. You used to be a teacher? Yes. Where? Oh, in the Pennines,

and since then I have continued teaching fashion at one point. I

would like to say that teachers, my experience of teachers, in my time

as a teacher, all they talk about is the children. They just love the

children, I have an incredible respect for teachers, and we need

more teachers and we need a lot more teachers.

APPLAUSE When you are at school you have

that time to pursue knowledge to understand about the world, and so

it's like you have to follow your deep interests, that is what

teaching is about. That is why we need more teachers and smaller

classes. APPLAUSE

I'm a reader, and reading for me is the most concentrated form of

experience it is possible to have. It is all those different views of

life, you, people here, in your lifetime, you have had at least, I

have had ever so many different views on the world. Your mother had

a different view on the world, but, in the case of reading a book, we

are able to have the perspective to also look at it from our point of

view as well. So you are looking at it through the eyes of the person

in the past, but you are also looking at it from yourself. What

you are actually doing is comparing the world that they are looking at

with your world, could our world be better. You are getting a

perspective on real values and culture. Could you announce the

winner please! They won't need to bother about getting a jobs,

everybody will want their ideas. So, I take every opportunity I can

to stick up for teachers. APPLAUSE

I'm only joking. So, Christine Emmett is the Teacher of the Year

from St Elizabeth's Primary School Many, many years ago when I was a

very small girl, I had a teacher, whom I absolutely adored, always

looked up to, and one day I thought, I wanted to be like her, and today

I am. Would you like to go to Spain. Christine is interested in every

single child, she knows the child, she knows their family, she's

probably taught their mums and dadz at this stage. She brings - dads,

she brings the world into the classroom, she involves the

community. Any questions you want to ask Evan about the rabbit.

was a help to me when I was at school. I was in a position to come

back up and give something back, that is why I bring the rabbit and

get the kids more with wildlife involved. Mrs Emmett sticks out in

your mind, and puts her heart and soul in the job. I have a kid now

at the school, it is nice to know there are teachers who care this

much. Christine is inspirational, her children love the fantastic

ideas that she brings to the classroom. She instills in them a

can-do attitude. They want to learn when they are with Christine.

Because it is not what you do, it is the way that you do it, and

that's what gets results. If we don't think we can do something,

Mrs Emmett believes in us and gets us to do it really well.

reminds me of the Pied Piper, every child wants to follow her,

everything she wants them to do, they will give 110%. She is

inexhaustable, she has a lot of energy and knows how to tap into

children's imagination. At the moment the children are

studying Indians, they are face painted, and built their own

teepees, and come across the problems the Indians come across,

perhaps not being able to work together. They have learned all

about the river, the bison, they have lived as Indians, we have

found it great fun and rewarding. Christine thinks out of the box and

has the children in the class eating out of her hand. They want

to please and learn. Thank you Mrs Emmett, you are the best teacher in

the world, ever. APPLAUSE.

The 201 Teacher of the Year is Christine Emmett from St

Elizabeth's Primary School. This is for all the boys and girls

of St Elizabeth's Primary School, past and present. For a fantastic

headteacher Mrs Bradshaw and deputy, for all my hard working colleagues,

for all the parents of the community, south Laing arbgshire

council, mum and dad, two boys, Scottish education, St Elizabeth's

Primary School, this is your's, thank you.

Now we come to the Film My School competition. Here students used

creativity and flair to show what is best about their school in a

short film. To present it is an American actress, wowing audiences

with her portrayal of Lady Cora in Downton Abbey, please welcome

Elizabeth McGovern. APPLAUSE

So, Downton Abbey is a big hit, isn't it, it is a big hit this

television show. Why do you think it is so popular with people?

People like to ask that question all the time, I hope it is because

it is emotionally engaging and fun, and beats doing a lot of other

things on a Sunday night. Was there a particular drama teacher that

mentored you throughout your school years? Not so much a drama teacher

as my English teacher. But it was basically the love of learning of

all kinds that makess me so happy to be here to honour teachers. I

think that is something you make with you to any profession and

through the rest of your life. you particularly academic at school

or could you not wait to leave? always turned in every homework

assignment on time. I did all my homework and red every - read every

book. Did you. All right, all right. So let me tell you who the three

finalists are. The Prince of Wales First School in Dorchester. Lewis

Pengam in Wales. And St John's Primary School in

Walsall Wood. Before we find out who the winner is, let's have a

Welcome to the Prince of Wales # This is the right time

# It's the time for us # It's the time to show the world

# If you dream it The art club always uses the latest

technology. At our school they like us to

experience history firsthand. our topic we did the fashion from

the 50s, 60s and 80s. We had a go at dressing-up in the clothes from

each decade. # Don't know quite where we're

going to go # I don't quite know

# How we're going to get there # I just know that

# We are with you it's going to be So, thank you. Those were the three

nominations. Elizabeth, can you tell us who has won please?

I am thrilled to announce that this year's winner is the Lewis School

Pengam. Please welcome to the stage the

Thank you very much, it is like the Oscars, I'm very excited by this.

There are many, many people we have to thank, we have only got a minute.

Most importantly I think there are the pupils that were involved in

filming that project, they have all got camera envy tonight, they are

looking at the cameras all over the place. I have a list, Liam Goff,

Daniel Davies, Jack Nichols, and Rhys Jones, and Joss Evans, who did

a fantastic job in putting the video together. A special thanks to

Nathan Battersby, who was the pupil who recorded and wrote the song you

heard, record companies get in touch with us! He's a fantastic

student and deserves credit for. That we would also like to thank

the fantastic staff at the Lewis School in Pengam, who have given up

their time to put the film together, Mike Oliver and others contributed

to all of this. We couldn't have achieved it without that. Lewis

School Pengam is a fantastic school, pull of extraordinary people and

staff, days like this make it all worthwhile, thank you very much.

APPLAUSE Our next award recognises a highly

talented teacher. Someone who has made a huge impact in a short space

of time. It is the outstanding - outstanding New Teacher of the Year.

An actress with one of the most sought-after jobs in television,

she gets to snog Doctor Who, it is Alex Kingston. I'm at Severnbanks

Primary School in Gloucestershire. I'm about to present this to new

teacher, Keeble keeb, they are all in a- Rachael Keeble, they are all

at assembly at the moment, I have to keep a low-prove fight. Before I

present this, I - low-profile, before I present this I want you to

look at why she gets this. In the first year you expect teachers to

settle in, Rachel flew from the start. We used to be the worst

class in the school in year, now she has made us the best-ever.

of the special things about her is she's really good at finding out

what the children are interested in, and incorporate that in their

lessons. Your Doctor Who challenge today. Occasionally we get a visit

from Doctor Who who gives tricky challenges which we have to solve.

The children are learning, but they don't feel like they are learning.

You need to decide quickly what you have discovered today. Back to the

tables quickly. Everyone in the class we love Doctor Who, we don't

care in the lessons are hard or easy, we focus on helping Doctor

Who. Victoria is able to retain the information due to enjoying the

class. We use the news to try to think about what is going on in the

world around us. Welcome to the BBC news. In turn, we then use what we

are learning about in class and translate it into new shows.

with Dr James in the UN. That helps the children to put who they are

thinking about and what they have learned about into a different

context. Well done guys, that was amazing, give them a big round of

applause. Absolutely fabulous. Never in my wildest dreams did I

think that Shakespeare would be taught at Key Stage II in

Severnbanks Primary School. drama club we are currently working

on an abridgeed version of a mid- summerers night's dream. The

children are loving it, they have performed it in a real theatre in

front of an audience of 300 people. I only did it because I knew Miss

Keeble would get me through it, stage fright is my biggest fear, I

was crying afterwards because Miss Keeble made me overcome my fear.

The best way to engage a child is to also have their parents on board.

Tea parties are a really great opportunity for the parents to come

in and to engage with their children's learning. Miss Keeble

gives parents the motivation to help with our children's learning

and to help them succeed. When you talk to every child about Miss

Keeble, and about how they feel about her teaching, their face

lights up. She has an aura which sparkles. Whatever it is, she has

got it. I absolutely love teaching, it

doesn't feel like a job at all, because work shouldn't be this much

fun. Right everyone is in there, it is

the moment of truth. Let's go. Hello everybody, I'm so sorry to

interrupt. I have just stepped off the Tardis to present this very

special award. To somebody in this room. Rachael Keeble, I present

this award to you, and you are the Outstanding New Teacher of the Year.

Thank you. Thank you so much everybody. All

the staff, everybody. But most importantly my wonderful class.

The winner of the Outstanding New Teacher of the Year, Rachael Keeble

from Severnbanks Primary School. And now to the final award of the

evening, the Ted Wragg Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognises

the overwhelming dedication a teacher has given throughout their

professional career. To present this award is one of Britain's

cultural icons, a master of his craft for over 30 years, whether a

popular musical or a Shakespearian tragedy, his productions are

renowned throughout the world. Please welcome Sir Trevor Nunn.

This is home from home, this was Les Miserables for 20 years. Do you

love doing your job, and is it anything like being a teacher in

the rehearsal room? It is, my job is essentially collaberative, a lot

of the time I have to work like a teacher. Especially when I'm

dealing with things like a classical text and a Shakespeare

play. But, equally, every day I learn from the actors, from

designers, from my creative colleagues. So just like teaching

it is two-way traffic. Do you think you would make a good teacher? Did

you ever feel like you wanted to be a teacher? I was a school teacher

for ten months! I was sensational! Really, absolutely amazing. We

didn't have gap years in those days, inbetween school and university, I

signed up as a supply teacher. At the age of 17 going on 18, poor

kids, can you imagine. Due play them lots of records? Actually I

was in a pop group at the time, I used to play guitar for them.

had them! We played you up something rotten. Trevor, could you

please tell us who the winner is? can indeed. The winner has a

brilliant job title, he is - Master of Imagination, the Ted Wragg

Lifetime Achievement Award goes to Jeff Stratton from Lipson Community

It is hard to believe it is 50 years. Mind you, I have no

intention of stopping, this is a great place to work, and as long as

I can still make a difference to young lives I will carry on.

first came across Jeff 15 years ago when I was a new headteacher. He

was working in one of our satellite centres. I immediately thought we

have challenging youngsters that need retracking and Jeff has the

skills to do that. I snapped him up, that is one of the best decisions I

have ever made. When I left art college the principal said to me,

you will never make a living as painter, you can't make a living,

you have to teach. I was a teacher and then became a deputy head, I

was appointed head in the early 1980 of a secondary school in

Plymouth that needed turning round, it turned into a beautiful school.

From there I went to County Hall as a senior education officer, became

disillusioned with the politics, went back working as a volunteer,

and Steve saw my work. Glory be, that was a great day. He's far more

than an art teacher, he is master of imagination, he works creatively

to engage students and build their self-esteem to allow them to be the

thing they want to be. The whole thing about the drawing is

representing three dimensions on a two dimensional surface. You are

not copying what is there, you are making sense of it. Because Jeff

has been teaching so long, he has managed to teach parents and

children and grandparents of the same families. He taught me in

primary school when he used drop him, and then here, and now I'm

back working alongside him as a Teaching Assistant. He hasn't

changed. Teaching is looking after the children, we are their parents,

we have been given that by their parents, we look after them,

teaching children is teaching them everything. A few years ago I was

in a bad place, and I couldn't, emotionally I found it difficult. I

couldn't deal with it on my own. He has helped me in many different

ways, academically, and he has helped me personally confront a lot

of demons. Jeff links with all community remarkably well, leads on

work with the Respect Festival, the Barbican theatre and here at the

college he's our chief set builder, he never ceases to amaze us with

what he can create, and especially with cardboard. Cardboard mou, does

that work. I feel nobody is managing me at all, they are

probably, cleverly, Steve lets me doing my own thing, I can get away

with red and green shoes and not doing my tie up. It is about being

allowed to being who I am. Headship can be a lonely job, I have always

appreciated the meant torg skills Jeff has brought to me, he has

always been there - mentoring skills Jeff has brought to me and

he has always been there for me, he has been a hero to me and this

school. At some point people will point out that I'm a bit past it, I

will work at home, it won't stop, because I am who I am.

APPLAUSE Welcome to the stage, our Lifetime

Achievement Award winner, Jeff Stratton from Lipson Community

College. I feel very humble about this. I

have got lots of people that I could thank, but the people I

really must thank the most are my colleagues at present, at Lipson

Community College. It is a fantastic place to work, wonderful.

What it says on this programme, "education is the most powerful

weapon we have to change the world", I know that is true. I have seen it

happen. When I first started teaching, there was a Berlin wall,

there was apartheid in South Africa, there was segregation in America,

gay people could be prosecuted and put in prison. Teachers were

expected to cane and hit children round the head, it was a moral duty,

I had classes of 45 children, there were no supply teachers, there were

no classroom assistants. Slowly, this has changed, it has got better

and better. Most of the children I first taught left school at 15 with

no qualifications at all. Since then, all sorts of changes have

happened, gradually the zeitgeist has got better and better, I'm so

optimistic about the future. Our young people are fantastic, they

are marching into the future with our help. I'm so optimistic. Thank

you ever so much for this award, I'm most grateful. It is for me and

all my colleagues. Many congratulations, what a worthy

winner, anyone and everyone can make their nomination for next

year's awards. If you know a teacher who transforms young

people's lives, go on and say thank you. All you have to do is go to

the website. Many congratulations to all of our

winners who have made a massive difference in their schools, give

it up to them. You are tonight's stars. You are tonight's true stars.

Inspiring our children to do great things, what a brilliant job you do.

APPLAUSE Thank you

Now to close the show, is an amazing soul singer, who was

encouraged to follow her musical dreams by her primary school

teacher, Mrs Barnard, now we know who to thank. Singing Cuddly Toy

from her latest album, Soul UK, welcome, from Wolverhampton, the

# Oh yeah # Oh

# Yeah # Well I know you heard

# So many people say # I got a different boy

# In every town # But there must be

# Somebody telling lies # Spreading rumours all around

# There's a cuddly toy # It's my only joy waiting for me

# When I get home # And what I need

# Is a boy like you # To come and call my very own

# You got to feel for me # Yeah you got to feel for me baby

# Oh you gotta to feel me # Oh give me some love yeah

# Well I don't pour out my heart # Like it to everyone

# And anyone # That I meet

# And I know it ain't no wine # Because I feel just fine

# To see people still on my feet people

# A cuddly toy # Is my only joy

# Waiting for me # When I get home

# And what I need # Is a boy like you

# To call # Call my very own

# So you got to freel feel me # Oh you got to feel me

# Yeah you gotta feel for me baby # Oh give me some love

# Yeah # Come on

# Oh yeah # Feel it

# Oh yeah # Feel feel for me baby

# Come on # Like I know you can

# Feel me # Feel for me baby

# I know # I know you understand

# A cuddly toy # Is my only joy

# Waiting for me # When I get home

# And what I need # Is a boy like you

# Oh to call # Call my very own

# So you got to feel # Oh baby

# Baby # Somebody got feel me

# Give me some love # Yeah

# Feel for me # Come on people

# Yeah you gotta to feel me # Give me some love

# Yeah Thank you

Thank you very much, good night. Other awards presented at this

evening's ceremony, was the Teaching Assistant of the world,

which went to Mandy Theobald were Spring Meadow Primary School in

Harwich. This is something special, this is for every child and every

parent, every governor and colleague that I have had the

privilege of working alongside at Spring Meadow. The Henry Winkler

Award for Special Needs was awarded to Wren Spinney Community Special

School. This is so extraordinary and I'm so passionate about the