Kira Redmond, a teacher at St Peter’s CE Primary School in Farnworth, has been awarded Teacher of the Year.

The award, sponsored by CER Education, recognizes a teacher who brings learning to life by engaging and inspiring young people to realize their potential through their tireless effort, dedication and passion.

A parent from St Peter’s CE Primary School nominated her for the award.

Mrs Redmond is known for touching the lives of many children, but in particular a boy who was afraid to go to school until he moved to school and was placed in Kira’s class. .

Thanks to Kira’s patience, encouragement, support and kindness, the student is now excelling inside and outside of the classroom and his anxiety about school has diminished.

She had a profound effect on this student as well as the other children in her class.

Now in its eleventh year, the Educate Awards showcase the hard work and creativity that goes on in the education sector, from STEM and the performing arts to sports and literacy.

The awards also recognize people who bring schools and colleges to life, from inspiring teachers and dedicated support staff to effective business leaders and strategic leadership teams.

In partnership with Copyrite Systems and Ricoh, the Educate Awards took place at Liverpool Cathedral and welcomed over 600 guests. The evening was hosted by broadcaster, Simon ‘Rossie’ Ross.

Alongside the awards ceremony was a delicious three-course gala dinner and sparkling entertainment at area schools.

Kim O’Brien, Founder of The Educate Awards, said: “Congratulations to Ms Kira Redmond of St Peter’s CE Primary School for winning the Educate Awards Teacher of the Year award!

“A big congratulations to the finalists and finalists as well. This year’s results were incredibly close, and the judges struggled to decide not only the shortlist, but the winners as well.

Kim added, “The Educate Awards team is proud to champion the innovation, diversity and dedication that takes place at educational institutions across the region. Entries will reopen in February 2023 and we encourage all types of schools and colleges to submit as many entries as they wish, free of charge.

A teacher at Mpopoma High School in Bulawayo is believed to have died in his sleep after allegedly drinking “too much hot stuff” at a shebeen in the suburb of Cowdray Park.

Benwell Mudanwa (45), who has not gone to work since serving a suspension for being found drunk during working hours, allegedly swallowed a bottle of Cane Spirit last Sunday.

It is reported that on the day in question and around 6 p.m., Mudanwa left his home to go drinking with his friends at a shebeen in the suburb of Cowdray Park.

Around 7 p.m., his wife received a phone call telling her that her husband had collapsed after drinking a bottle of hot stuff.

“His wife rushed to the shebeen and found him lying on the floor breathing with difficulty and she picked him up before taking him to their house. She left him lying on their bed and went to sleep at his parents,” the source said. .

When she returned the next morning, she found him dead.

“His wife reported the incident to Cowdray Park Police Station where police called an ambulance crew who attended and confirmed his death. Following this his lifeless body was transported to the hospital for an autopsy,” the family member said.

In a related incident, another Bulawayo man, Oscar Sibanda (37), died last week on Saturday after allegedly drinking too much Cane Spirit at his home in Makokoba suburb.

According to her younger brother, after drinking the hot stuff, Sibanda started coughing excessively.

“He went to bed and when I went to see him later he was breathing hard and after that I called an ambulance and his team pronounced him dead on arrival,” the younger brother said.

Acting Bulawayo Police Spokesman Deputy Inspector Nomalanga Msebele confirmed both incidents and discouraged community members, especially drinkers, from taking too much hot stuff.

When Marion Henderson began teaching in the early part of the 20th century at Fenelon Falls Public School, she had no way of knowing that her life would change significantly.

Teaching was a good job, and at the village school she would be lucky enough to teach a class where her students were of the same age.

But society still expected most young teachers to marry, settle down and start a family.

While Marion’s sister Lila married Fenelon Falls pharmacist Alvin Gould and raised a family, Marion would live a much more adventurous life.

In 1914, as the assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne in Sarajevo sparked a series of escalations that plunged the world into war, calls were made across the British Empire for young men to serve overseas. Soon, nurses were urgently needed to care for all the wounded soldiers.

Marion was one of many young women who pledged to do their part to help the war effort.

For young men and women, leaving for service overseas would be the adventure of a lifetime – and no one quite knew what they would experience.

Many young men and women joined Marion as she boarded a ship to cross the Atlantic. As they navigated the U-Boat infested waters, virtually everyone on board made many new friends.

When Marion arrived in Britain, she was taken to Cliveden, a beautiful home on a 375-acre estate near Taplow, Buckinghamshire. Residence of the Astor family, descendants of the famous American financier, it had been transformed into the Red Cross hospital of the Duchess of Connaught to treat Canadian soldiers until September 15, 1919, almost a year after the armistice.

Many nurses and soldiers took advantage of their active service to visit the British countryside, attend social events and, in Marion’s case, spend quiet time at the estate.

But more often than not, they were part of one of the most defining human tragedies in history.

When soldiers arrived at Cliveden, many were lucky to be alive but now face missing arms or legs, barely able to breathe after a gas attack or wondering if they could a dawn again.

Marion and the other nurses did their best to help the soldiers recover physically and emotionally, listening to phonographs, organizing Christmas celebrations and even a visit from the royal family in 1917.

Not surprisingly, recovering soldiers often developed close friendships with the nurses. Marion had a sketchbook, where her patients would demonstrate remarkable artistic abilities. Some wrote verses to share with their nurse.

When peace returned in 1919 and the hospital closed, Marion returned to Canada and continued to help veterans recover from their injuries before pursuing a rewarding nursing career.

Marion received several medals for her distinguished service abroad.

In 1936, she was invited to return to Europe as part of the Canadian Legion pilgrimage to witness the unveiling of the Canadian National War Memorial at Vimy Ridge by King Edward VIII on July 26.

Glenn Walker is a local historian and member of the Maryboro Lodge Museum, a community cultural center located on Cameron Lake in Fenelon Falls. Check www.maryboro.ca. for more unique, entertaining and often unknown historical facets of the Kawarthas.

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VILLUPURAM: The winds were howling, whistling the approach of seasonal downpours about to catch NK Hemalatha on wheels, as eerie clouds hovered above his scooter carrying educational materials and toys.

His two-wheeler squealed on the great Gingee-Villupuram highway for about 30 km, reaching the government Se Kunathur High School in Villupuram in time, where Tamil language lessons took on a new dimension. As the drizzle turns to a downpour in the blink of an eye, the 53-year-old high school teacher is asked to take a shield under the roof of a roadside bus shelter.

“Innu ennathu tha special, madam”, the students of class 7B of the secondary school, slightly out of patience, speak in unison just as their favorite teacher comes into class almost 20 minutes late.
“Mazhai, it’s special,” the teacher replies, settling into her comfort zone. The toys, mostly made of bamboo, are assembled on the table. The teacher takes the form of a spider in the batch.

“We public school teachers are well paid. We can afford to reinvest some of it in the children of our own schools. I make these toys myself,” Hemalata told TNIE. “I use toys to help students improve their cognitive abilities to better grasp complex texts like the Thirukural and the Puranaanuru,” she adds.

Other days, Hemalatha takes lessons out of the box in the open: outside of language lessons, she raises awareness of a wide variety of issues, including child abuse in the villages where the students come from.
“It’s more personal when children participate in such outreach programs from their own villages. It connects them on a deeper level to the subject, letting the thought flow freely. Parents also attend these sessions,” says Hemalatha.

One of her students, a grade 8 student, says Hemalatha breaks through language barriers to enlighten them to a more free and independent way of life. The teacher was featured in a Mann Ki Baat session in December 2020, where he praised her efforts to mold words into craft.

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BIDDEFORD – Andrew Reddy, a social studies teacher at Biddeford High School, was recently selected as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction by the National Society of High School Scholars.

A role model to his peers, Reddy was nominated by a student for his outstanding dedication and commitment to excellence in the profession, school officials said in a press release.

Biddeford High School Class of 2024 student Tatiana Carty nominated Reddy for the award.

“I nominated Mr. Reddy because of his positive and jovial attitude coupled with how he does his best to see his students succeed,” she said in the press release.

Each year, student members of the NSHSS are invited to nominate the educator who has made the most significant contribution to their academic career for the Claes Nobel Prize for Educator of Distinction. This honor recognizes exemplary educators whose passion and dedication inspire their students to grow and develop as scholars, leaders and citizens.

“Andrew has truly been a mentor to his students,” said BHS Principal Martha Jacques. “He takes the time to connect with and get to know his students, reaches out to families with success stories and accolades, and is quick to share his positivity with students and colleagues. . We are fortunate to have Andrew as a member of our BHS family and applaud this recognition.

“Dedicated educators who demonstrate a commitment to excellence deserve our highest praise and appreciation,” said NSHSS President James W. Lewis. “Through our Educators of Distinction program and the grants we provide to support professional development and enrich classroom instruction, we hope to recognize and encourage the vital work of teachers, counselors and administrators who shape the intellect and character of our young academics. ”

For more information about NSHSS, visit www.nshss.org.

SPOKANE, Wash. — A Spokane Public Schools teacher used a racial slur in class and tried to justify its use because of the way she said it.

During an advisory lesson at Shadle Park High School, teacher Sarah Jane O’Regan used the N-word.

Right after this happened, a student started recording.

“I guess she was just like, giving examples of what she was hearing and she used it in a sentence,” this student told 4 News Now.

In the video, you can hear the students react by saying, “No, you can’t say that. You said it. It was needless to say.

O’Regan can be heard trying to justify it to a student who is late to class.

“Because I said it with a soft N, like the way you greet. And they were all offended,” O’Regan said. “But, I didn’t use the hard R.”

Kiantha Duncan, Spokane NAACP chapter leader, says you can’t tell. It doesn’t matter how you say it.

“I hear about situations like this all the time. All the time,” Duncan said.

Duncan wants to sit down with O’Regan and have a talk. She wants to find out why O’Regan said that word, what point she was trying to make, and if she could see her mistake.

“I don’t necessarily believe in a cancel culture, so I would say cancel would not be my first course of action,” Duncan said.

Shadle Park mom thinks too much. Her daughter was there when O’Regan used the insult.

“I was immediately angry. I think she has to go,” the mother said.

After receiving the video, 4 News Now contacted Spokane Public Schools. A spokesperson said the district is aware of the incident, takes reports of this nature very seriously, and will continue to investigate. While she can’t speak specifically to this teacher, the district’s director of diversity training said students and staff received training earlier this year to avoid issues like this.

“Spokane schools do not condone the use of the N-word by staff or students — in relation to staff, even if they are reading text or a student is being disciplined,” said Nicole Jenkins-Rosenkrantz, principal. community relations and diversity training.

Two years ago, SPS passed a resolution on equity. He heard from students, staff and parents that the use of racial slurs was not taken seriously enough and something needed to be done. Now the district is saying words like that shouldn’t be used and it’s non-negotiable policy.

“Instead of going through the panic of not knowing how to fix it and maybe shoving it under the rug, we don’t do it anymore. We face it head-on,” Jenkins-Rosenkrantz said.

If a teacher uses the N-word in class, the district says it will investigate. This could result in termination or mandatory training and education.

In this specific case, the district says it won’t comment on personnel matters.

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Students at Fremont Middle School pay their respects to their teacher after his recent and tragic passing.

Albert Avila was a pioneer of the Clark County School District’s Mariachi program and a mentor to many students.

Many Avila students spoke with 8 News Now about the legacy he leaves behind.

“He really marked my life, I will never forget him, said Jerry Jimenez, a student.

Avila, 39, died after what his wife tells us was a ruptured bowel in October.
She says Avila helped start the mariachi music education program in Nevada.

The program is the largest in the country, and students and staff told 8 News Now that their success is due to its hard work.

“If I wasn’t confident, he would give me a boost and make sure I felt confident,” said Brisiana Leal, a student.

Prior to his passing, Avila had learned that the band had been invited to perform at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago.

The National Music Conference would allow its students to showcase their skills in hopes of expanding the music curriculum across the country.

Now the group is against the clock to raise thousands of dollars to continue Avila’s legacy.

Fremont Middle School’s Mariachi Azul is set to raise $50,000 to attend the music conference in December.

“They are Albert’s angels and we want to send them to a time and place where Albert no longer exists. We want to make sure his dream and his passion reach as many people as possible,” said Dr. Charles Mcguire of the Making Music Matter Foundation.

To help students achieve their goals and attend the music conference, a link to donate is provided by clicking HERE.

Interested individuals can also write a check and deposit it at Fremont Middle School.

STUTTGART, Germany — A former Patch Elementary School teacher accused of sexually abusing students over a four-year period is awaiting trial after pleading not guilty in a Georgia court.

Stefan Eberhard Zappey, who began teaching at the Department of Defense school in Stuttgart, Germany, in 2001, was arraigned on October 20 in Georgia’s Northern District Court on two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, according to court records.

The development comes more than a year after the former German teacher was arrested in August 2021 while on vacation in the United States.

The case against Zappey was opened in March of that year when a former student told a Patch teacher about the abuse she said she suffered between 2007 and 2008.

Investigators from the US Army’s Criminal Investigation Division questioned her. She told them that when she was in third grade, Zappey called her to his desk during class and fondled her several times, according to court records. She was 8 years old at the time.

Army investigators then expanded their investigation, interviewing numerous other students and teachers, who said they saw Zappey being inappropriate with students.

Zappey, a former Bavarian District Teacher of the Year, was removed from his teaching post after military criminal investigators launched their investigation, business officials said last year. Ministry of Defense education.

What remains unclear is whether any Patch faculty members have ever raised concerns about Zappey with school administrators. Such details could be revealed when the case goes to trial. The trial date has not yet been set.

Court records indicate that two faculty members witnessed “several occasions where Zappey hugged students in the ‘crotch area.'” ”

“I have repeatedly witnessed what I consider to be inappropriate touching of students by Mr. Zappey,” a faculty member quoted in court documents said. “Examples of this touch are running one’s fingers through girls’ hair (sic), sitting students on one’s lap, hugging students according to the location of their face while they are hugging, picking up the students when they run towards him and letting them wrap their legs around him, and just being too sensitive with the students.

Another former student who was interviewed told investigators that between 2008 and 2010, Zappey called her to his office, “put her on her lap, put her hand down her pants, and touched her genitals with his finger repeatedly.”

She was 7 when the alleged abuse began. She said in third grade she started telling the school nurse she had a stomach ache to avoid Zappey’s class, court records show.

Zappey was arrested after investigators tracked him to Georgia, where his daughter resides, according to court records. He became a naturalized US citizen in 2000, according to court documents.

EL PASO, Texas — EPID has placed a teacher on administrative leave after she was heard making controversial comments in cellphone videos recorded by students.

The videos recorded a conversation held in her classroom on topics including illegal immigration and Black Lives Matter. In an 8-minute recording obtained by ABC-7, the teacher can be heard advocating for those who come to the United States for better opportunities, and says her parents are undocumented.

A student in the recordings can be heard accused of calling illegal immigrants ‘rapists and criminals’ by another student. This was eventually followed in the video by the teacher saying “[that]It’s like saying all white kids are school shooters.”

ABC-7 spoke with a parent of one of the students who filmed the interaction, who said he had a “tummy ache.” He claims the teacher also introduced his Hispanic daughter as white in the discussion.

“My daughter was profiled as white simply because of her fair skin and Caucasian last name, but she is, in fact, Hispanic,” parent James Schwitter said. He added ‘watching a child being told by an administrator and someone that she believes she is racist because the teacher says all white people are’ is ‘very disgusting’.

ABC-7 showed this video to other parents to see if they thought the discussion was appropriate for an 8th grade classroom.

“No, it’s not appropriate,” said Alejandra Lopez, who has a son who attends Hornedo Middle School.

Tracy Evans, who teaches two boys in middle school, added that “facts should be taught in the classroom. Not personal opinions.”

Another parent who wanted to stay off camera told us that while she thinks what the teacher said may have been wrong, she thinks the kids at Hornedo Middle School are “out of control” and wouldn’t have never had to film in the first place. Students are not allowed to have their phones on them.

We reached out to the El Paso Teachers Association, the union the teacher is a member of, for comment. President Norma De La Rosa said “neither she nor I will have any additional comments while our union reviews the incident.”

ABC-7 chooses not to name the teacher while the PISD investigates this matter.

A teacher from Ntsizwa High School (26) based in EmaXesibeni (formerly Mount Ayliff) appeared in EmaXesibeni Magistrates Court today, October 27, facing two charges of rape.

The incidents of rape allegedly took place on the premises of the school where the two alleged victims are educated.

“It is alleged that between May and June of this year, the defendant had sexual relations with two 12th graders aged 18 and 19 without their consent inside the school vault at different occasions.”

“He allegedly lured the victims into the vault, locked it from the inside, overpowered them, raped them and forbade them from telling anyone,” the regional prosecutor’s office spokesman said. national, Luxolo Tyali.

The two learners told their classmates after the alleged offences, but the accused was not arrested until October 25 after the victims reported the sexual assault to their parents. Both learners were found to be pregnant.

The case was adjourned to November 4 for a formal bail application.

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