They say that it’s the people in our lives when we are young who influence the people we become. Our Inspirational Educator of the Year Award will highlight those special educators who are truly exceptional in their teaching and how their leadership or mentoring has inspired or captured their student’s imagination.
Do you know a special educator, perhaps a teacher who has gone above and beyond to help a student or someone whose teaching methods have really helped a struggling pupil? This could be a primary school teacher or a someone in further education.
Speaking at the launch of this year’s awards, category sponsor Gary McSherry from MessyPlay NI said: “This category is a good fit for our business as we have the contract to supply the Education Authority with their outdoor learning and development equipment.
“Right across the region there are exceptional teachers and it’s great to see this category included in the Armagh I People of the Year Awards. We see first hand the role that teachers play in the lives of students and it’s great to see the positive impact they have.”
This years winner was Andrew Glenny – that’s Mr Glenny to you and I – a teacher who was nominated by one of his pupil’s parents at the Hardy Memorial School in Richhill.
Now is your time to say thank-you.
Inspirational Educator of the Year (sponsored by MessyPlay NI)
(a) describe how this person is truly exceptional in their teaching & how their leadership or mentoring has inspired & captured the imagination of their students (of any discipline)
(b) how do they assist in developing the skills and enthusiasm students need to make a positive difference in the world
(c) include evidence of success and achievement in their field of expertise
Please note that only the information you submit can be considered when shortlisting, vague nominations may not be shortlisted.
To give your nomination the best chance, please include as much detail as possible about their work.
The shortlisting panel will not be able to consider information already in the public domain or prior knowledge of the individual.
Finalists will be announced on December 14, when public voting for those finalists will also open, with public voting closing on December 28, 2022.
The winners will be announced at a special awards ceremony in Armagh Observatory and Planetarium hosted by Northern Ireland’s very own weatherman Barra Best on February 2, 2023.
