Deadline looms to nominate top teachers

Deadline looms to nominate top teachers

The deadline is fast approaching for communities to nominate outstanding teachers for the ASG Teaching Awards and Cognition Education Leadership Awards.
The awards encourage teaching excellence and give communities the opportunity to publicly recognise their inspirational teachers and leaders.

Every two years, parents, Boards of Trustees, parent associations, secondary student councils and community organisations are given the opportunity to nominate teachers and leaders in their school community who inspire learning.

Terry O'Connell, chairman of the NEiTA Foundation which facilitates the awards
programme, says: "Your nomination demonstrates recognition of outstanding teachers and leaders at early childhood education centres, primary, intermediate and secondary schools nationwide who provide children with the desire, confidence and enthusiasm to learn and do well."

Nominations close on 30 September 2013. To nominate go to www.asg.co.nz/neita.
Teachers who are nominated have the chance to be one of 20 selected for a regional Award, to be presented in Wellington in May 2014. From these, ten will receive National Awards and professional development grants of up to $5000 at their schools or centres later in 2014.

ASG Education Programs New Zealand helps create educational opportunities for children and Cognition Education Trust aims to raise the educational expectations and contribute to raising the life chances of all New Zealand students.

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