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SecEd: On Your Side
A new magazine
for a new era
It is with great pleasure and
anticipation that SecEd this
Pete
week formally announces
Henshaw
the launch of its new sister
Editor,
magazine, Delivering
SecEd
Diplomas, which is
exclusively dedicated to the new Diploma qualifications.
Fonz memories: Henry Winkler with
As the four-page cover special published with SecEd
children and staff from Howard Primary
this week explains, on September 24 this year, we will
School in Croydon and editor of First
news, Nicky Cox (third right), at a
be publishing the inaugural edition of this exciting new
reception to mark his new Teaching Award
magazine (see image below).
The new title will, like SecEd, be free to all Diploma
deliverers and will provide a wealth of support to all those
involved in delivery consortia and partnerships – from
secondary teachers and heads right through to college
lecturers and principals, as well as employers. Very happy days!
As with SecEd, the publication will showcase great
practice and excellence, as well as innovation and success
IT MIGHT be surprising to hear Despite the progress made,
in Diploma delivery. We will have practical case studies
that a man who describes himself
Henry Winkler, better known as ‘The
Henry – whose three children are all
and offer advice to consortia, highlighting the latest policy,
as “my teachers’ absolute worst dyslexic – feels there is still some
news and developments. And that’s not all. nightmare” has had a prestigious
Fonz’ from Happy Days, found out
work to be done to help dyslexic
After each edition of Delivering Diplomas, we will be
Teaching Award named after
hosting a one-day Delivering Diplomas conference for
him.
he was dyslexic at age 31. Now he
students learn as effectively as their
peers.
But that is exactly what has
practitioners. These will be a continuation of the successful
has had a Teaching Award named in
He told us: “I think there are still
happened to Henry Winkler – better some prejudices against children
Diplomas events that we
know as The Fonz in the 1970s
his honour. Chris Parr finds out why
who learn differently, because
have already held through
American sitcom Happy Days – they really can cost schools and
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SEN teaching. but here I am now with my own describe their outstanding projects resources. I hope that the award will
And so on October 1,
The UK ’s only mag
azine dedicated to
the 14-19 Diploma
Henry is dyslexic, but was only Teaching Award named after me. and explain what they would do if help spread the word about good
a week after the inaugural
Working
diagnosed at age 31, and this only It’s unbelievable.” they won a top prize of £15,000. practice, and will finally give these
magazine comes out, we
together
happened because he was present This unlikely turn of events Two runner-up prizes of £10,000 remarkable teachers the recognition
will see a host of high
when one of his children was being came about last month when Henry will also be awarded. they deserve.
The secrets to
success
calibre speakers, Diploma
assessed for the condition and he selected the Teaching Awards as Henry continued: “I was at “Bad behaviour can sometimes
deliverers and students,
What do
recognised the symptoms in himself. his favourite charity in an Absolute the Teaching Awards last year, be a sign – a huge clue that
employers
Speaking to SecEd while on Radio competition that saw and meeting teachers that really something is not quite right. These
representing all sectors,
really want? a tour of UK schools with the celebrities competing against each understood the difficulties that days teachers can spot this, but
gather in Birmingham
children’s newspaper First News, other to win £40,000. dyslexic pupils face really I didn’t have any teachers who
for what will be the
Lessons
learned he said: “School was unbelievably He won the vote, beating 89 touched me. It can be difficult, helped me like that.”
Year 1 case
fourth national Delivering
studies difficult for me. All I knew was that other celebrities including Dawn because no matter much you tell Despite his troubles, Henry still
I struggled with all the work I was French and Simon Cowell, and kids that they’re doing well, and has some fond memories of his high
Diplomas conference. The
given, and that I was always one of picked up the cheque on behalf of working hard, if they feel that school days, and has co-authored a
theme for this event will be collaboration and engagement. the low-achievers. the Teaching Awards. they’re not keeping up then their series of 16 books about a 10-year-
And still there is more. SecEd already has a great
“In order to compensate for my From next year, The Henry self-confidence and their self-image old child coping with dyslexia at
track record for holding awards and events, not least our
academic failings, I became the Winkler Special Needs Award will just plummets. A good teacher can school.
class clown, making my teachers’ call on all SEN teachers, support step in and stop that slide.” “I remember one teacher – my
successful Headteacher’s PA of the Year Award.
music teacher – who really believed
Now, with Delivering Diplomas, we have launched
in me, and I used to look forward to
another celebration of education excellence with the
Fonzie Facts: Seven things you might not know about Henry Winkler
those lessons. I hope that the new
first ever national Delivering Diplomas awards. These
Teaching Award finally recognises
1 He was cast as Arthur “The Fonz” Fonzarelli in Happy Days on his birthday, October 30, 1973.
celebratory awards will recognise excellence in all
teachers like him, who have made
2 The leather jacket he wore as “The Fonz” has hung in the Smithsonian, the world’s largest museum
it their business to look for ways to
aspects of Diploma Delivery with four main categories
based in Washington DC, since February 13, 1980. reach students who don’t learn in
– consortium of the year, teacher or lecturer of the year,
3 He formed JZM Productions, a children’s television production company, in 1983. The name JZM was
the same way as others.”
student of the year, and employer of the year. The awards
made from the first names of his three children – Jed, Zoë and Max.
Meanwhile, more than
are now open to anyone already involved in delivering
400 teachers are currently
4 Had he not succeeded as an actor, he would have become a child psychologist because he loves
Diplomas and to all those delivering from September 2009.
being recognised in this year’s
working with children.
Teaching Awards at 13 prestigious
The awards and the conferences are being run in
5 On June 29, 1996, Henry received the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres, the French government’s ceremonies which have been
association with the Qualifications and Curriculum
highest honour for arts and culture, in recognition of his work for charity.
taking place across the UK since
Authority and full details can be found on our new website
6 He has directed the television programme Sabrina, The Teenage Witch and has guest-starred in The
June 2 (see page 4 for the latest
(www.deliveringdiplomas.co.uk) which also launched this
winners). Around 150 category
Simpsons.
winners will go forward to the UK
week. The website also has more on the new magazine and
7 His first film role was The Lords of Flatbush. The same film also starred Sylvester Stallone.
finals held in London in October.
you can log on today and subscribe for free to receive the
Visit www.teachingawards.com
magazine as a virtual edition to your email when it launches
in September.
IN RESPONSE…
We are compiling editorial content now and I want to
hear from anyone who is involved in Diplomas and who
As part of the government’s decision to keep faith with Alistair distinguished by policies which been too many changes over
would like to contribute. I want to hear your success stories,
recent reshuffle, a number Darling as chancellor, rather reaffirm the importance of state the years for any real sense
examples of best practice and innovation, and how you
of new faces arrived at the than replacing him with current education. of continuity to develop in
have met and overcome the various challenges.
Department for Children, secretary of state for children, I am sure he will continue education.
The second edition of the new magazine will publish
Schools and Families (DCSF) schools and families, Ed Balls – as to support local democratic Although he looks like a
last week. had been widely mooted. Two accountability and build greater veteran in comparison to the
on March 11, 2010, with another conference taking place
Former deputy head Vernon teaching unions welcomed the cohesion and collaboration, all of others who preceded him, there is
a week later on March 18, before the national Delivering Coaker replaced Jim Knight as news. which is so essential to ensuring still much to do.
Diploma awards are celebrated at the Landmark Hotel in
schools minister, while Dawn that every child and young Now that the highly turbulent
London on March 26.
Primarolo became the new Chris Keates, general secretary person has the highest quality of reshuffle is over, I hope the
SecEd has always been dedicated to supporting schools
children’s minister following the of the National Association of educational provision. secretary of state will devote all
resignation of Beverley Hughes. Schoolmasters Union of Women It is a tribute to Ed’s abilities his attention to getting to grips
and teaching professionals and it is my aspiration that this
Elsewhere in the Teachers: that he has been able to take this with the real needs of schools
ethos will be reflected in this new magazine as well. Department, Diana Johnson “I am absolutely delighted by the agenda forward positively to its and communities, and not with
Ultimately, the Delivering Diplomas magazine and
becomes parliamentary under news (that Ed Balls will remain current stage of implementation ideological concerns about
conferences will provide an independent voice for Diploma
secretary of state, a position minister for children, schools and without setbacks and with a wide choice”.
previously held by Sarah families). consensus of support.”
deliverers and a definitive source of information and ideas,
McCarthy-Fry, while Iain In the time he has been at the • What do you think? Do you
while our awards will celebrate all of your successes as you
Wright also joins from the DCSF he has demonstrated the Christine Blower, general even care? Send your letters to the
work to make these challenging new qualifications succeed. Department for Communities skills and personal qualities to secretary of the National Union editor, Pete Henshaw, via pete.h@
and Local Government. engage teachers, parents, children of Teachers: markallengroup.com or to SecEd,
• Pete Henshaw is the editor of SecEd. Have your say by However, the biggest news and young people. “I am pleased that Ed Balls has St Jude’s Church, Dulwich Road,
emailing editor@sec-ed.co.uk or see www.sec-ed.co.uk
was arguably Gordon Brown’s Ed’s term of office has been stayed at the DCSF. There have Herne Hill, London, SE24 0PB.
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