Social School Awards

Teacher of the Week

Our Teacher of the Week category will showcase some of the most dedicated and inspiring educators across the social media community.

Whether it’s finding creative ways to inspire students or going out of their way to solve a problem, Teachers of the Week are resourceful, hard-working and generally passionate about teaching.

This week continues to raise new challenges for teachers as they work on educating children at home and also taking care of the children of key workers.  We have admired the great work that they’re doing to support students and the wider community, whilst also continuing to support one another on Twitter to share useful tips and resources. We salute you all!

This week’s winner is…

Mrs Pitt (@LHPSMrsPitt), for her second episode of the Nature Pitt. Besides being a fun and engaging way to interact with her pupils, it also aims to spread a positive and supportive message – we can’t wait for episode three!

This week’s runners up are…

The staff at Robin Hood Multi Academy Trust (@RobinHoodTrust), who have recently launched their Positivity Project. A group of individuals from the trust are sending fun and creative tasks to pupils with positive underlying messages, to support the wellbeing of the children and their families. It’s great to see you’re taking such an initiative to engage with the school community.

NQT of the Week

Our NQT category aims to recognise the excellent work of those at the initial stage of their teaching career. From going to great lengths to increase their own teaching knowledge, to networking with teachers and finding new and innovative ways to connect with pupils, NQTs of the Week find the perfect balance between learning and teaching.

This week’s winner is…

Year 4 NQT Miss B (@MissEB_x), who has been sharing her book reviews over on her blog.  Categorised in ages, Miss B makes it easy to find books suitable for your child’s year group. Now is the perfect time to discover plenty of new books and become immersed in an enchanting story.

This week’s runner up is…

Mr Southgate (@MrSouthgateNQT), who has received wonderful pieces of work from his class to mark VE day as part of their home learning. Great artwork everyone!

Edublog of the Week

The Edublog of the Week category is designed to bring attention to some of the best educational bloggers that share experiences and expertise with the online teaching community.

From insider tips and tricks to offering unique insight on educational trends, our Edublogs of the Week will be helpful, friendly and fascinating.

This week’s winner is…

MFL Classroom Magic (@EClaire71247211), for the recent post on MFL learning ideas for remote learning, where language teacher Claire shares numerous resources and helpful tips about MFL pedagogy. Her blog is a must-read for all language teachers!

Global Class of the Week

In an increasingly global world, it’s more essential that ever that young people are equipped to tackle the global issues facing us today, including climate change, poverty and inequality.

The Global Class of the Week award aims to recognise those engaging in valuable conversation around international issues within the classroom. Whether it’s participating in shared projects, learning about the Sustainable Development Goals, learning a language, or getting involved with the local community, a Global Class is one that takes an active interest in protecting the world we live in.

This week’s winner is…

Harriet T who’s representing her Year 8 Spanish class at Wyedean School (@WyedeanSchool). She produced an outstanding piece of work during her home learning. Harriet designed her very own monopoly board based around Mexico – so creative!

This week’s runner up is…

Ada who’s representing her Year 3 class at Delce Academy (@delceacademy1), who has been learning all about the Amazon Rainforest. Ada produced numerous fact files to share with her teacher to demonstrate her findings – we’re very impressed!

School of the Week

Our School of the Week award aims to celebrate those schools finding new and exciting ways to encourage learning.

This could be through a school trip, engaging in a school-wide project, fundraising or pulling off a performance or event. It could even be something as simple as making changes to students’ learning environment to boost motivation and increase productivity.

This week follows schools that are continuing to learn and study from home, whilst a small number of children will continue their studies in school. We have selected some of our favourite posts shared by schools this week, demonstrating their positive and creative approach to pieces of work.

This week’s winner is…

St Peter’s C of E Primary School (@stpetersfarn), who have been finding creative ways to engage with their pupils whilst the school remains closed. This week Professor Brain (aka Mrs Ward) is back with a brand new phonics lesson focusing on the ‘ur’ sound. We applaud all of the incredible staff involved!

This week’s school of the week runners up are…

Formby High School (@FormbyHigh), who published a Digital Artwork video to showcase the fantastic artwork of their GCSE students who’re in lockdown as part of their remote classroom programme.

Cheadle Hulme School (@CheadleHulmeSch), who as part of their #OneCHSChallenge, are supporting The Wellspring charity. Students, staff and parents have shown a great initiative to contribute such a kind gesture during this challenging period.

Highfield Leadership Academy (@HighfieldLA), who have sent a VE celebration pack to care homes, community groups & local services. The pack includes bunting, postcards, bluebirds and recorded messages, with an aim to celebrate the day together even though they’re apart – so thoughtful!