William Emeny of Wyvern College recently won a top honour at the Pearson Teaching Awards, a ceremony celebrating the UK teaching profession. William was one of just ten teachers from across the country to win a prestigious Gold Plato Award, which was presented in front of an audience of hundreds at the Guildhall in London.
William was nominated for the accolade by pupils, parents and colleagues from Wyvern College. William is the curriculum leader for mathematics and is seen as an inspirational teacher and an excellent role model to students, colleagues and to all those involved in education.
He believes in the sharing of best practice and the numerous benefits of using ICT to enhance learning. To this end, William developed Numeracy Ninjas, a programme of work based on extensive research, and has made it freely available to schools and colleges worldwide. Developed in his own time, the programme has now gone viral in the mathematics world and is now in use in thousands of schools across every continent in the world.
The Pearson Teaching Awards is an annual celebration of exceptional teachers and teaching. Founded in 1999 by Lord Puttnam, they recognise the life-changing impact of an inspirational teacher on the lives of the young people they teach.
Rod Bristow, President of Pearson UK, said: “A huge congratulations to the 2016 Teaching Award winners. Pearson is so proud to sponsor this celebration – Great teaching makes the biggest difference to a child’s education and it’s incredibly important that we take this moment each year to recognise that.”
