QIA STAR Awards

The QIA STAR Awards celebrate and reward the unsung heroes of our sector, recognising the hard work and commitment of all staff in the further education system

Managed by:

Nord Anglia Education plc

Nominations for the 2007 QIA STAR Awards are now closed. For further information about the QIA STAR Awards - please visit the website at: http://staraward.qia.org.uk/ alternatively contact the QIA Excellence team on 0845 225 4523.

For:

Staff working in the further education system (including all that are fully or part funded by the LSC; e.g. FE, tertiary, sixth form and specialist colleges, work-based learning providers, personal and community learning providers and all other specialist providers).

The STAR Awards aim to raise standards, identify good practice, celebrate achievement and raise local and national awareness of the sector. The categories of award recognise a wide range of roles – from teachers, lecturers, trainers, prison tutors and managers to caretakers, cleaners and support staff. Nominations can be made by anyone as long as the nominee works in an LSC-funded organisation.

The prize categories for the 2007 STAR Awards are;

• Outstanding teaching, training and learning practitioner
• Outstanding contribution to Skills for Life
• Outstanding provision of learning opportunities in response to learners’ needs
• Outstanding contribution to engaging employers
• Outstanding contribution to workforce development
• Outstanding contribution in a support role
• Outstanding contribution to learning support
• Outstanding leadership
• Outstanding innovation
• Outstanding contribution to the development of the further education system

QIA is delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2007 STAR Awards. Held annually, the awards recognise and reward the unsung heroes of the further education system.

A panel of independent experts from the further education system met to assess each nomination against the Award criteria to agree a shortlist for each category. Judges were overwhelmed by the quality of nominations for this year’s awards so selecting the shortlist was not an easy task.

Shortlisted nominees will be invited to attend regional celebration events in October. The winners and highly commended for each of the 10 categories will be announced at the national Awards ceremony on 26 November at Old Billingsgate, London.

STAR winners will receive a cash prize and the opportunity to apply for personal and/or professional development funding from the STARlight fund.

To view the shortlist, visit http://staraward.qia.org.uk/