Award for St Edward’s teacher who lives the Lasallian values
A teacher from St Edwards High School, Poole, who is living the Lasallian values on a daily basis has been recognised for her efforts with a prestigious national award.
Dorota Hall with her award
Dorota Hall has been honoured as one of 102 Pearson National Teaching Silver Award winners across the country. Selected from thousands of nominations, she is the recipient of a Silver Award in The Award for Teaching Assistant of the Year for their outstanding commitment to changing the lives of the children they work with every day.
Since joining St Edward’s School, Dorota has made a significant difference to the learning of every child through her meticulously planned and engaging literacy lessons. Her patience and determination with students with considerable speech and communication challenges have enabled children to socialise and engage beyond expectations.
Dorota supports students and families beyond her role within the department and frequently liaises with students in English and Polish as needed, working closely with Polish families in their first language.
Dorota Hall has now been shortlisted to win one of just 15 Gold Awards later in the year, in a programme which will be broadcast on the BBC. This is a great opportunity to celebrate the exceptional school staff who have worked wonders during an incredibly challenging time for educators across the country.
The Silver Award winners are being honoured as part of the wider celebrations for ‘Thank a Teacher Day’, a national campaign to honour and recognise school staff for their incredible work.
The last year has seen a wealth of stories of teachers making care visits to vulnerable families, coming up with innovative ways of remote teaching, keeping their pupils settled by regularly checking in and even using their school sites for Covid-19 testing when classes did return to school. There has never been a better time to appreciate them and the vital work they do.
The Pearson National Teaching Awards is an annual celebration of excellence in education, founded in 1998 by Lord Puttnam to recognise the life-changing impact an inspirational teacher can have on the lives of the young people they work with. This year marks its 22nd year of celebrating, award-winning teachers, teaching assistants, head teachers and lecturers across the UK.
Head teacher Michael Antram was thrilled with the award for Dorota, with all in the school very proud of her achievement.
“We are delighted that Mrs Hall has been awarded this prestigious title. We have been national finalists in previous teaching awards and strive for excellence in teaching here at St Edward’s which we see demonstrated every day in the achievements of our students and staff at our school. We are very proud of Mrs Hall’s achievement and all that she brings to the school,” he stated.