Webinar: Get top tips on how to write the perfect nomination
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our webinar on how to write a great nomination for the Teach Portsmouth Awards 2023, hosted by Frances Soul, independent chair of the Portsmouth Education Partnership. Frances was joined by Davina Wise, deputy head teacher and Lukasz Plaza, winner of the new teacher of the year award who shared why Admiral Lord Nelson School nominate their staff.
Nominations now open!
Nominations for the Teach Portsmouth Awards 2023 are now open and will close on Friday 10 March 2023.
To submit your nominations, visit www.teachportsmouth.co.uk/nominate.
Full descriptions and criteria for each of this year’s award categories can be found at www.teachportsmouth.co.uk/awards.
Watch a recording of the webinar
- Are you co-ordinating your school/college’s submission for this year’s Teach Portsmouth Awards?
- Are you new to the awards and need some pointers on what the shortlisting panel look for?
To help you write your awards submission, Teach Portsmouth organised a special webinar, hosted by Frances Soul, independent chair of the Portsmouth Education Partnership and chair of last year’s shortlisting panel for the Teach Portsmouth Awards.
Frances has previously sat on the panel for the Pearson’s Teaching Awards and is best placed to help those co-ordinating nominations in their school or college.
Davina Wise, deputy head teacher and Lukasz Plaza, winner of the new teacher of the year award join Frances as they explain why Admiral Lord Nelson School nominate their staff.
Need some inspiration? Read some of last year’s winning nominations:
Teaching assistant of the year award
Debbie has dedicated over 20 years of her career to supporting young people with special educational needs. She is 100% focused on securing the best outcomes for young people, be it academic qualifications or helping them handle themselves in social situations. In the last 4 years, Debbie has worked tirelessly with young down syndrome students – ensuring that they can access a full curriculum and become part of school life. This includes trips and extracurricular activities. Debbie is also very thoughtful about the wellbeing of others.
Innovation in teaching award
The team have begun a reading revolution at the school. The pandemic led to significant gaps in reading ability for our year 7s and year 8s, which could limit their life chances if they are not closed. The team designed a curriculum based around reading for year 7. They have innovated by using technology to “level the playing field” in terms of access. They have embedded the use of immersive readers and other accessibility tools. They have also embedded a reading culture with a home learning program that utilises the Microsoft Reading Progress app. As a result of their drive, the school has seen an average increase in progress score of +5 months between September and February.
Community and collaboration award
The curriculum team have organised ‘kindness week’ with a focus on the local community and strengthening relationships with them. The school also wanted to use it as an opportunity to say thank you to everyone in the community. During this time, their relationship with Southsea Fire Station has blossomed. The team have helped with the school’s work on fire safety. At Easter, the fire station visited the school to give a workshop with each child receiving an Easter egg. For Remembrance Day, the fire station team came and hung a wall of poppies on the school. For ambitions week, they gave up their time to talk about their role in the hope of inspiring pupils to become firefighters in the future. The school is proud of their work with Southsea Fire Station.
