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10/06/2003
Local teachers awarded for excellence
Fourteen teachers from Northern Ireland have been awarded for their teaching excellence at a special awards ceremony held in Belfast.
The local winners were honoured at The Teaching Awards 2003 for Northern Ireland at the Waterfront Hall yesterday.
Attending the event was Education Minister, Jane Kennedy who paid tribute to the winners. She said: “The award winners come from a wide range of schools, each with very different experiences to share. However, the common thread amongst them is that they all display the excellence in teaching for which Northern Ireland is justly renowned.
“It is the high calibre of teachers and classroom assistants, represented here today, whose commitment to growth, change and development makes the continuous improvement in the overall quality of education happen.”
The Minister also commended the organisers of the ceremony saying it provided local people with the chance of acknowledging the excellence of teachers and classroom assistants whose commitment to innovation and improvement in local schools through personal professional development was "a major strength in our education system".
The Minister was also delighted to offer the award winners the opportunity to further enhance their e-learning skills by participating in an International Study visit to America.
(MB)
The local winners were honoured at The Teaching Awards 2003 for Northern Ireland at the Waterfront Hall yesterday.
Attending the event was Education Minister, Jane Kennedy who paid tribute to the winners. She said: “The award winners come from a wide range of schools, each with very different experiences to share. However, the common thread amongst them is that they all display the excellence in teaching for which Northern Ireland is justly renowned.
“It is the high calibre of teachers and classroom assistants, represented here today, whose commitment to growth, change and development makes the continuous improvement in the overall quality of education happen.”
The Minister also commended the organisers of the ceremony saying it provided local people with the chance of acknowledging the excellence of teachers and classroom assistants whose commitment to innovation and improvement in local schools through personal professional development was "a major strength in our education system".
The Minister was also delighted to offer the award winners the opportunity to further enhance their e-learning skills by participating in an International Study visit to America.
(MB)
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