Wales celebrates success at National Teaching Fellowship Scheme Awards Dinner in London
Six academics from Wales celebrated success at last week's Higher Education Academy's (HEA) National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) Awards dinner in London.
(From left to right):Professor Chris Webster, Mrs Julie Price, Ms Ruth Dineen, Dr Heather Skinner, Professor Aidan Byrne, Professor Richard Tong.
Wales scooped six of the 55 awards across England, Northern Ireland and Wales. Each winner was awarded £10,000 to recognise individual excellence. The award is intended for Fellow's professional development in teaching and learning.
The awards dinner took place at the historic Middle Temple Hall in London on 5 October 2011, with over 180 guests, including Professor Philip Gummett, Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW). Professor Craig Mahoney, Chief Executive of the HEA, provided the opening address, followed by a speech from Professor Caroline Gipps, Chair of the NTFS Individual Advisory Panel. The winners were presented their awards by Professor Sir Bob Burgess, Chair of the HEA's Board of Directors. Wales' six winners are:
- Professor Aidan Byrne, Senior Lecturer & Consultant Anaesthetist, Swansea University;
- Ms Ruth Dineen, Learning and Teaching Associate, University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC);
- Mrs Julie Price, Head of Pro Bono, Cardiff University;
- Dr Heather Skinner, Subject Group Leader for Marketing and Supply Chain, University of Glamorgan;
- Professor Richard Tong, Professor of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC); and
- Professor Chris Webster, Professor of Urban Planning and Development, Cardiff University.
All 55 NTFS award winners are profiled on our NTFS website.
Dr Helena Lim, National Coordinator for Wales and Northern Ireland (HEA) said, "I am absolutely delighted that Wales won six awards in its first year participating in the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme. Their commitment to learning and teaching is an inspiration to academics and students across the sector and demonstrates what higher education in Wales has to offer in terms of teacher excellence. The dinner was a great occasion for Wales to celebrate excellence in teaching".
The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme recognises and rewards excellent learning and teaching in higher education. It is open to all higher education institutions in England, Northern Ireland and, since 2010, Wales. The scheme is funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW), and the Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland (DELNI).
Wales is joining the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) in 2010.
On 24 November 2010, we ran a workshop with HEFCW in Llandrindod Wells on the NTFS. Participants were asked to identify questions that they had about the scheme. These questions were answered during the workshop.We have answered these questions in the Resource FAQ for the NTFS in Wales below
For more information on the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme please visit the main NTFS web pages.
