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STAR Award winners announced

Seventeen winners from the learning and skills sector are celebrating their success after receiving a national STAR Award at an awards ceremony held last week in London.

The winners were selected from more than 1,500 nominations made by learners, colleagues, managers and the public from all over the country. Individual winners were presented with the prize of £2,000, a trophy and a certificate, and the winning team walked away with £5,000, as well as their trophy and certificate. Their employers also received a framed certificate recognising that they employ a STAR Award winner.

All winners come from workplaces such as further education colleges, community-based providers, private sector providers and employers, adult education institutions and UK online centres. Categories this year included the newly introduced Team Award, Volunteer and Subject Learning Coach awards.

The STAR Awards scheme was developed by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and its partners to recognise the achievements of those working in the Learning and Skills sector. They were launched in November 2003 by Charles Clarke, the then Secretary of State for Education and Skills.

STAR Awards Winners 2005

Further Education Tutor of the Year sponsored by LLUK

Joint winners: Sakina Zafar, Regent College, Leicester Sally MacGregor, Runshaw College, Preston, Lancashire

Basic/Key Skills Tutor of the Year
sponsored by Protocol Training

Darshan Bajaj, Telford College of Arts and Technology, Shropshire

Adult and Community Learning Tutor of the Year sponsored by NIACE

Elizabeth Durham, Southend Adult Community College, Essex

Work-Based Learning Tutor of the Year sponsored by ALP

David Dyble, Hull College, Humberside

Offender Tutor of the Year sponsored by AoC

Steve Brown, HMP Manchester, Greater Manchester

E-Learning Worker of the Year sponsored by Microsoft

Neil Mayne, Northern College, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Learning and Skills Subject Learning Coach of the Year sponsored by a consortium led by LSDA

Debbie Wilme, Education and Training Skills, Exeter, Devon

Outstanding Support other than Learning sponsored by UNISON

Kosser Choudry, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead/Ellington Community Learning Centre, Berkshire

Award for Outstanding Learning Support sponsored by learndirect

Yvonne Smith, HMP Leeds, West Yorkshire

SKILL Award for Staff Supporting Students with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities sponsored by Sight & Sound

Mike Scanlan, Liverpool Community College, Merseyside

Award for Outstanding Contribution from a Volunteer sponsored by LSC

Bridget Wright, Farnborough College, Hampshire

Award for an Outstanding Team sponsored by LSC Independence Team

Royal National College of the Blind, Hereford

Award for Outstanding Management of Learning sponsored by Centre for Excellence in Leadership

Sally Foard, Cornwall College, St Austell, Cornwall

Award for Outstanding Leadership sponsored by Centre for Excellence in Leadership

Clive Weston, Accrington and Rossendale College, Lancashire

Outstanding Achievement - Lifetime Achievement sponsored by Institute for Learning

Derek Denby, John Leggott College, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire

Outstanding Achievement - Innovative Practice and innovation sponsored by LSDA

Simon Couth, Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education, Humberside

Bill Rammell, Minister for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education, who attended the Awards said: "The STAR Awards recognise the very finest individuals who work in the vastly diverse learning and skills sector. I want this Award to be a celebration of their achievement. An achievement that truly deserves recognition. Their dedication has given people confidence, given them self-belief. They have inspired people to reach their potential. These Awards recognise all that."

In addition to the Minister addressing guests, messages of congratulations were sent to nominees by Secretary of State for Education and Skills Ruth Kelly, author, actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry and fashion designer Zandra Rhodes.

Next year's nominations open in January 2006. Please visit www.dfes.gov.uk/starawards for more details

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