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Canberra Today 25°/27° | Friday, March 29, 2024 | Digital Edition | Crossword & Sudoku

‘Inspirational’ teachers receive recognition

PRINCIPAL Roz Lambert and six other teachers from Arawang Primary School, Waramanga have been nominated for a National Excellence in Teaching Award (NEiTA) for Inspirational Teaching. 

Nominees Roz Lambert, Kate Williams, Amy Kovacs-Thomas, Laura Bond, Tina Wilson, Amy Clark and Lynne Kowalik, who were presented with certificates at a school dress-up assembly.
NEiTA, a community initiative of the Australian Scholarships Group, holds the awards each year to promote public recognition of the teaching profession; specifically teachers and leaders whose “inspirational” approach to education stimulates student learning.

The awards are based on nomination by parents and students, with over 1,350 nominations received this year.

The teachers will now go in the running to be one of twelve finalists from around Australia to be selected by NEiTA, which could see them win a grant of $5,000 to be used for their professional development or a chosen project.

Ms Lambert, who has been principal at the school for the last seven years, says she believes “it is a first for the ACT that so many teachers at one school have been nominated.”

“It was both affirming and a very pleasant surprise that so many of our teachers were nominated by parents in the school community,” she said.
“I was delighted to have been nominated by Kellie, the president of Waramanga Preschool.

“The school has worked very hard in recent years to provide the highest quality teacher in every classroom in the school. Our reward here every day is happy children learning well.”

Finalists will be announced in early October. For more information visit neita@asg.com.au

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