The deadline for the Tes FE Awards 2021 has been extended by one week: you now have until midnight on Friday 12 March to apply.
With institutions preparing for a wider reopening on Monday, Tes wants to ensure staff have sufficient time to nominate the teams and colleagues that have gone above and beyond this year. The awards celebrate the best and brightest in the further education sector: from the best teaching and learning initiative to the professional services team of the year, and from the apprenticeship programme of the year to the best use of technology in teaching and learning.
The past 12 months have been tough for everyone in FE, and the awards are a chance to celebrate the power of the sector as well as the incredible achievements of so many hard-working staff.
With 18 categories to choose from, there is an award for everybody. Entry is free and open to all further education establishments in the UK. Tell us in 500 words why you should win before midnight on that date. The shortlist will be announced in Tes magazine and the ceremony will be held virtually on Friday 28 May.
The categories
Lifetime achievement
Employer engagement
Outstanding use of technology in delivering remote teaching and learning
Best teaching and learning initiative
Contribution to the local community
Support for learners
WorldSkills unsung hero
Outstanding GCSE resits provision
Professional services team of the year
Apprenticeship programme of the year
Teacher of the year
FE leader of the year
Training provider of the year
FE college of the year
Sixth-form college of the year
Specialist provider of the year
Adult and community learning provider of the year
Overall FE provider of the year
Tes FE Awards: Meet the judges
Earlier this week, we announced our esteemed group of judges. They are:
Jennifer Coupland, chief executive of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE)
David Hughes, chief executive of the Association of Colleges
Lynette Barrett, chief operations officer at National Star and chair of Natspec
Jim Metcalfe, chief executive of the College Development Network
Helena Good, a graphic design lecturer at Edinburgh College on secondment with Skills Development Scotland and Tes’ FE teacher of the year 2020
Jeff Greenidge, director of diversity at the Association of Colleges and Education and Training Foundation
Fiona Aldridge, director for policy and research at the Learning and Work Institute
Bill Watkin, chief executive of the Sixth Form Colleges Association
Marie Therese McGivern, former principal and chief executive of Belfast Metropolitan College, and non-executive director of the Strategic Investment Board for Northern Ireland
Bob Harrison, chair of Northern College and governor at Oldham College
Vicky Duckworth, professor of further education at Edge Hill University
David Russell, chief executive of the Education and Training Foundation
Jane Hickie, chief executive of Association of Employment and Learning Providers
