Tes Awards: Lifetime achievement award winner

‘She expected the best from herself and those learning from her, and pushed all to achieve what they were capable of’: Teresa Roche is 2019‘s lifetime achievement award winner
21st June 2019, 9:13pm

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Tes Awards: Lifetime achievement award winner

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Tes Awards: Lifetime Achievement Winner

During nearly 40 years in education, Teresa Roche has made a huge impact on the lives of her pupils.

From an Irish Catholic family, Ms Roche grew up on a council estate in Liverpool. She began her working life as a science teacher and spent 10 years in the classroom perfecting her craft before starting her senior management career.

Her CV includes a “very successful” period as deputy headteacher
at All Saints School in Sheffield, where she is credited with moving the school forward, and as headteacher at Springwell Community College in north Derbyshire, where the impact she had was described as transformational.

“Teresa wanted to be the best possible science teacher, especially in A-level biology, and was meticulous in her preparation and feedback to students,” said a former colleague. ”She expected the best from herself and those learning from her, and pushed all to achieve what they were capable of.”

As headteacher of Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School in Derbyshire for the past 13 years, she is credited with turning the school around. “Her contribution has been nothing short of revolutionary,” said a parent governor. “From the start, she has inspired the school community, employing novel approaches to develop a whole-school collegial community with a genuine sense of ownership and belonging.

“The expectations of staff, students and governors have been raised year on year to create a school in which everyone is given the opportunity, support and inspiration to achieve their own individual potential.”

Ms Roche is due to retire in August.

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