The countdown to the most prestigious event in the further education calendar begins today with the publication of the shortlist for the TES FE Awards 2015.
Dozens of colleges and training providers submitted entries for the awards, which recognise the best individual and team contributions to the sector.
This year there are three new categories: outstanding contribution to a subject or vocational area, training provider of the year and overall FE provider of the year. The winner of this last award will be chosen from the victors in the training provider of the year and college of the year categories.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Grosvenor House hotel in Park Lane, London, on Friday 27 February.
TES editor Ann Mroz said the quality of entries reflected the strength and depth of the FE sector. “If anyone is in any doubt about the fantastic work that is going on in our colleges and training providers, then they need to look no further than the nominations we have received,” she added.
Shortlist
Lifetime achievement
The shortlist for this award is kept secret. The winner will be revealed at the ceremony on Friday 27 February 2015
Contribution to the local community
Chichester College
City of Glasgow College
Havering College of Further and Higher Education
Pembrokeshire College
Wakefield College
West College Scotland
Outstanding use of technology in FE
Bedford College
Croydon College
Heart of Worcestershire College
Loughborough College
Reading College
Walsall College
Teacher of the year
Scott Hayden, Basingstoke College of Technology
Peter Wright, The Blackpool Sixth Form College
Nick Tasker, Bridgwater College
Tomas Yates, Chichester College
Ali Sharif, College of North West London
Mark Damon Chutter, Sussex Downs College
Support for students
Bournville College
Canterbury College
Colchester Institute
New College Swindon
NPTC Group
York College
Employer engagement
Belfast Metropolitan College
Bradford College
City College Plymouth
Coleg y Cymoedd
Training 2000
Uxbridge College
Best teaching and learning initiative
Boston College
Chichester College
City of Bath College
Coleg Sir Gar
Elatt Connected Learning
Highlands College
Marketingcommunications campaign of the year
Barnet and Southgate College
City and Islington College
Salford City College
Solihull College
The Manchester College
Wakefield College
Outstanding contribution to a subject or vocational area
Barking and Dagenham College
The Blackpool Sixth Form College
Bradford College
College of North West London
In Touch Care
Pembrokeshire College
FE leader of the year
Jackie Hadley, Barking and Dagenham College
Ian Pryce, Bedford College
Craig Hodgson, Newcastle-under-Lyme College
Jill Westerman, Northern College for Residential and Community Adult Education
Mhairi Harrington, West Lothian College
Paul Phillips, Weston College
Training provider of the year
DV8 Training
Foxes Academy
Lifetime Training
MPCT - Military Preparation College
PM Training
TQ Training
College of the Year
Barking and Dagenham College
Chichester College
John Ruskin College
New College Pontefract
Northern College for Residential and Community Adult Education
Weston College
Overall FE provider of the year
This award will be given to one of the winners in the training provider of the year and college of the year categories
