Wesleyan helps five trainee teachers into education
Five trainee teachers from the Midlands are celebrating after being awarded £2,000 each from the Wesleyan Foundation. Wesleyan, a provider of specialist financial advice and solutions for
teachers, launched their own teaching bursary in partnership with the Black Country Teaching Schools Collaborative (BCTSC), to support people looking to kickstart their careers in education. The successful candidates, hailing from Dudley, Walsall, Sandwell,
Wolverhampton and Worcestershire, will be able to use the funds for ongoing tuition fees and equipment. The winners – Georgie Louise Wilding, Arefa Ravat, Jessica Purewal, Tania
Dixon and Amelia Wood - were chosen by a judging panel made up of Wesleyan representatives and members of the teaching profession. Georgie Louise Wilding, winning recipient at Hales Valley Teaching School,
Dudley, said: “Thanks to this bursary, I’ll not only be able to complete this training year successfully, but it’ll also allow me to look to the future and get a head-start on what I need for my NQT next year. “With this money I’ll be able to worry far less about finances, and more
about what actually matters – being the best teacher I can possibly be.” Caroline Hill, chief people & strategy officer at Wesleyan, added: “We’ve
always been committed to supporting teachers through every step of their careers, from their first lesson right through to retirement, and we are proud to support our five worthy winners, as they collect their bursary and start their teaching careers. “Working with the Black Country Teaching Schools Collaborative, has
been brilliant, and we look forward to supporting even more trainee teachers into the profession in years to come.” The BCTSC is a partnership that brings together teaching alliances in the
Black Country area to recruit trainee teachers in Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Worcestershire schools.
Amelia Wood, Jessica Purewal, Tania Dixon, Georgie Louise Wilding, Arefa Ravat, and Wesleyan corporate responsibility officer Jessica Wilkes-Reading
uFor more information about the bursary visit
https://www.wesleyan.co.uk/cr/wesleyan-black-country-teaching- bursary
Essex teacher shortlisted for international award
Geraldine O’Grady, a special needs teacher from Romford, has been shortlisted to win a coveted humanitarian honour. Geraldine, nominated for her volunteer work in India, inspired the creation of MAITS, a global disability volunteering charity that has reached over
600,000 people with disabilities in over 20 developing countries. She says: “I am honoured and humbled to be nominated for Bond's volunteer award. My colleagues and I believe that everyone deserves to have their
needs met, but also to have "a voice". I am so proud that MAITS has strived to achieve this over the past 10 years, by enabling sustainable, inclusive health and education support to children and young people with development disabilities in low resource countries.” Now in its sixth year, the Bond International Development Awards celebrate the exceptional work undertaken in
the development sector that often goes unrecognised. The Volunteer Award specifically honours the hidden heroes giving up their time and donating their skills, often in challenging and demanding environments. Geraldine is joined by seven other deserving finalists in this category, with the overall winner announced at an
awards ceremony in London on March 18. u
https://www.bond.org.uk/events/volunteer-award
SLP superstars get ready to showcase their talents
Children from across all Stanley Learning Partnership schools are getting ready to showcase their talents in a brand new initiative; SLP Superstars Showcase. SLP Superstars Showcase, run in partnership with Stanley Town Council,
has seen children from all four SLP schools; South Stanley Infant & Nursery School, South Stanley Junior School, Bloemfontein Primary School and Greenland Community Primary School, take part in local auditions battling it out for a place in the “live” show. Holly Dixon, Year 6 pupil at Bloemfontein Primary School said “Everyone is
so excited about the live show. There are so many brilliant acts, we can’t wait to perform on the stage with everyone from across the partnership.” Auditions began in January with over 70 children across the partnership Judges selected a total of 26 acts who will now go on to star in
taking part.
the SLP Superstars Showcase at the Civic Hall, Stanley on Friday 8thMarch. Stanley Learning Partnership CEO Mark Stewart said: “This new initiative
has been an opportunity for us to celebrate our foundation subjects whilst showcasing the many talents of our children. “The final acts have been created by the children; they have chosen their
own music, choreographed their own dances and written their own sketches. Staff have then worked alongside them to create something imaginative and unique.
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them encouraging them to do their best. It has been wonderful to see them evolve from a nervous audition to the polished acts that will take part in the live show. We have seen their confidence grow in front of our eyes.”
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