The deadline for entering the 2020 Tes FE Awards has been extended by two weeks.
The new deadline is midnight on Friday, 15 November 2019. This will give colleges and providers more time after half term to finalise their entries.
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Celebrating FE
The Tes FE Awards are the biggest celebration of FE and skills of the year, bringing together inspirational teachers, top colleges and providers, as well as those working behind the scenes across the UK, shining a light on and celebrate the very best the sector has to offer.
This year sees the introduction of two new categories - the first celebrating the work of those involved in WorldSkills - the international skills competition known as the skills olympics. Entries for the WorldSkills Unsung Hero Award can be made on behalf of individuals or teams who work for providers, employers and other organisations supporting WorldSkills participants. The second new award will pay tribute to a college’s outstanding GCSE resits provision. The Outstanding GCSE Resits Provision Award is open to a team or teams at any further education provider, and covers the year 2018-19.
Entry is free and open to all further education establishments in the UK, and the shortlist will be announced in Tes magazine on 10 January. The winners will then be announced at a glittering awards ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London, on 20 March.
The categories
- Outstanding support for learners
- Outstanding use of technology for improving teaching, learning and assessment
- Best employer engagement initiative
- Best teaching and learning initiative
- Outstanding contribution to the local community
- WorldSkills unsung hero (new award)
- Outstanding GCSE resits provision (new award)
- Teacher of the year
- FE leader of the year
- Professional services team of the year
- Adult and community learning provider of the year
- Apprenticeship programme of the year
- FE college of the year
- Specialist provider of the year
- Training provider of the year
- Sixth-form college of the year
- Overall FE provider of the year
- Lifetime achievement
For more information about the awards, click here.
