Teaching Excellence Awards
Teaching Excellence Awards are made in recognition of significant and sustained commitment to excellence in the delivery and/or support of teaching and learning at UG or PGT level. Academic, Technical and Professional Service colleagues are eligible for the award. Reflecting the evolution of our practice and ways of working, we have reshaped our Teaching Excellence Awards to celebrate the strength and diversity of practice in our University of Manchester community.
Strategic themes
Submissions should demonstrate how the nominee’s activities contribute to one or two of the following strategic themes:
- Educational Leadership
- Inclusive Education
- Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery
- Assessment and Feedback
- Student Voice
All submissions should consider the extent to which students are engaged in a form of partnership.
Award winners are
Celebrated:
- Gifted a commemorative trophy
- Invited to a formal awards ceremony
Invited to play a role in teaching and learning development at University level:
- Gain the permanent title of Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Teaching and Learning and access to the Fellows Network
- Be encouraged to act as ambassadors for teaching and learning within the University and beyond
Offered personal development opportunities:
- (Optional) access to the national AdvanceHE Teaching Excellence Awards pipeline (National Teaching Fellow / Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence) run by the Institute of Teaching and Learning
- Opportunity to contribute guest post(s) on the Institute of Teaching and Learning blog – TEA: Teach, Explore, Apply
Who is eligible?
Nominations are invited from:
- academic, technical and Professional Services staff
- individuals or teams (up to 15 members per team)*
Individuals and teams may:
- self-nominate (in which case you will need ONE senior colleague to contribute a supporting statement to your submission form)
or
- be nominated by a colleague. If you wish to nominate someone else for a Teaching Excellence Award you will need at least TWO other colleagues to add their support to the case that you make on the nominee's behalf.
The panel will take into account that 'a significant and sustained commitment to the delivery and/or support of teaching and learning' will look different at different stages of a person’s career and in different disciplines or roles, and we look forward to receiving nominations from across the University.
*if your team has more than 15 core members please contact the Institute of Teaching and Learning (ITL) at teaching.learning@manchester.ac.uk
How do I nominate?
Formats
All nominations must be submitted on the Teaching Excellence Case for Award proforma (as a word.docx), and uploaded via the online submission portal. The case for award will be accepted in the following formats*:
- 850 word written submission (Section 2 of the proforma)
- a 5 minute pre-recorded presentation e.g. narrated slides, a video or other approach (just add a hyperlink to your presentation within Section 2 of the proforma)
Colleagues are encouraged to make submissions using the format which best allows them to highlight the reach, value and impact of the nominee’s work.
*alternative formats may be agreed – please contact the ITL team at teaching.learning@manchester.ac.uk in advance of submission if you would like to discuss this.
Evidence
The case for award must incorporate evidence to back up the claims made throughout. The evidence should be backed up by the Senior Supporting Colleague's statement/nominating signatories.
Evidence may include (but is not limited to):
- Survey data/feedback
- Feedback received through Peer Review of Teaching
- Commitment to ongoing professional development with regard to teaching and learning and/or learning support
- Dissemination / contribution to pedagogy: a journal article, conference paper, a webinar or workshop delivered by the nominee
- Contribution to local / faculty / institutional / discipline-wide initiatives to facilitate students' learning
- Contribution to meaningful and positive change with respect to pedagogic practice, policy and / or procedure
- Specific contributions to enable significant improvements in students' outcomes and / or experience
- Recognising and actively supporting the full diversity of student learning requirements
- Organising and presenting high quality resources in accessible, coherent and imaginative ways which clearly enhance learning
- Drawing upon the outcomes of relevant research, scholarship and professional practice in ways which add value to teaching and students' learning
Submitting your nomination
Nominations should be submitted using the Teaching Excellence Case for Award proforma (see above), including all necessary signatures and/or statement of support as required.
Deadline for nominations: 19:00 BST on Wednesday 14 June 2023
The panel and the core criteria
The panel
The award winners will be decided by a panel of representatives from each Faculty, plus the Head of SAS (or nominee) and chaired by Professor Judy Williams, Director of the Institute of Teaching and Learning / Associate Vice-President (Teaching, Learning and Students).
Core criteria
The core criteria against which applications will be judged are:
| Reach | The scale of influence. For example, some nominees may demonstrate reach at a departmental, faculty or institutional level, while others might provide evidence of how their practice has reached different groups of students and/or organisations (e.g. commuter students, online learners, students living with a disability etc.) |
| Value | The benefit derived for students and staff. Demonstrating value may include qualitative evidence, for example how the work being described has added value to the student learning experience or to teaching practice. Some nominees may also be working in settings where there are explicit positive ethical elements to their practice. |
| Impact | Explicit evidence of positive change taking place in policy, practice and/or student outcomes as the result of the activity. |
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Plus (Team Awards only): nominations for a Team Award should consider the following questions and relate them to the core criteria:
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The quality and extent of evidence, and student partnership, provided in support of the case will also be deciding factors.
Teaching Excellence Award winners 2022
Individual Awards
Educational Leadership
Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery
Educational Leadership and Inclusive Education
Educational Leadership and Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery
Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery and Students’ sense of belonging
Team Awards
Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery
Inclusive Education and Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery
- Centre for Academic and Researcher Development (CARD) (Team Leader: Rachel Cowen) (FBMH)
- The Deaf Education Team (Helen Chilton and Lindsey Jones) (School of Health Sciences)
Inclusive Education and Students’ sense of belonging
In addition, the panel made the following commendations:
Highly Commended
- Oliver Hughes (School of Natural Sciences) for ‘Students’ sense of belonging’
- Marianthi Moschou (School of Natural Sciences) for ‘Educational Leadership’
- Tim Price (School of Arts, Languages and Cultures) for ‘Educational Leadership’ and ‘Students’ sense of belonging’
- Jonathan Styles (Alliance Manchester Business School) for ‘Educational Leadership’
- Katie Twomey (School of Health Sciences) for ‘Inclusive Education’ and ‘Students’ sense of belonging’
- The Pharmacy 'Our Values' Group (School of Health Sciences. Team Leader: Victoria Tavares) for ‘Inclusive education’ and ‘Students’ sense of belonging’
- The Fashion, Business and Textiles (FBT) Graduate Showcase Team (School of Natural Sciences. Team Leader: Aurelie Le Normand) for ‘Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery’ and ‘Students’ sense of belonging’
Commended
- Laura Brown (School of Health Sciences) for ‘Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery’
- Alison Harvey (School of Natural Sciences) for ‘Inclusive education’ and ‘Students’ sense of belonging’
- William Kang (Alliance Manchester Business School) for ‘Inclusive education’ and ‘Students’ sense of belonging’
- Carl Gavin (Alliance Manchester Business School) for ‘Educational Leadership’
- Andras Voros (School of Social Sciences) for ‘Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery’ and ‘Students’ sense of belonging’
- Louise Clare (School of Arts, Languages and Cultures) for ‘Inclusive education’ and ‘Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery’
- Alexander Gardner McTaggart (School of Environment, Education and Development) for ‘Educational Leadership’ and ‘Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery’
- Lujia Feng (School of Environment, Education and Development) for ‘Educational Leadership’ and ‘Inclusive Education
- The MSc Forensic Psychology and Mental Health team (School of Health Sciences. Team Leader: Polly Turner) for ‘Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery’
- The Manchester Leadership Programme Development Team (Alliance Manchester Business School. Team Leader: Mike Kennard) for ‘Inclusive education’ and ‘Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery’
- The BSc Accounting Programme Leaders: Jenni Rose and Reimala Sivalingam (Alliance Manchester Business School) for ‘Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery’ and ‘Students’ sense of belonging’
- Digital Wellbeing: Sarah Shepherd and Jane Mooney (School of Medical Sciences) for ‘Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery’
- The Digital Futures Industry Summit 2022: Charlene Gallery and Jo Conlon (School of Natural Sciences) for ‘Educational Leadership’ and ‘Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery’
- The Skin Ageing and Aesthetic Medicine MSc, PGDip and PG Cert programme team (School of Biological Sciences. Team Leader: Helen Graham) for ‘Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery’ and ‘Students’ sense of belonging’
Previous winners
2021 Teaching Excellence Award winners
Individual Awards
Educational Leadership and Inclusive Education
Inclusive Education
Inclusive Education and Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery
- Mike Kennard (Executive Education, Alliance Manchester Business School)
- Nick Weise (School of Natural Sciences)
Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery
- Christos Begkos (Alliance Manchester Business School)
- Patricia Perlman-Dee (Alliance Manchester Business School)
- Paul Shore (School of Biological Sciences)
Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery and the Covid-19 Teaching Environment
- Marco Gersabeck (School of Natural Sciences)
- Alexandros Kafkas (School of Biological Sciences)
- Hiten Mitha (School of Medical Sciences)
- Richard Prince (School of Medical Sciences)
Team Awards
Educational Leadership and Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery
Educational Leadership and the Covid-19 Teaching Environment
- FSE GTA LEAP Team (Leader: Claudia Henninger and Tom Rogers)
- Optometry Programme Team (School of Health Sciences. Led by William Holmes and Niall McLoughlin)
Inclusive Education and the Covid-19 Teaching Environment
Inclusive Education and Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery
Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery
Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery and the Covid-19 Teaching Environment
- Genetic Counselling STP Programme Unit BIOL65460 Teaching Team (School of Biological Sciences. Leader: Rhona McLeod)
- Clinical Psychology PSYC31222 Teaching Team (School of Health Sciences. Leader: Warren Mansell)
- Aerospace Group Design Team (‘DroneFromHome’ project) (School of Engineering. Leader: Ben Parslew)
The Covid-19 teaching Environment
- Practical Laboratory Science BIOL10401 Team (Semester 1) (School of Biological Sciences. Leader: Ruth Grady)
- University Library Special Collections Teaching & Learning Team (Leader: Janette Martin)
In addition, the panel made the following commendations:
Highly Commended
- Alan Brisdon and Nick Weise (School of Natural Sciences) for ‘Educational Leadership’ and ‘the Covid-19 teaching Environment’
- David Mills (School of Natural Sciences) for ‘Educational Leadership’ and ‘the Covid-19 teaching Environment’
Commended
- Marianne Johnson (School of Natural Sciences) for ‘Flexible Learning and Digital Delivery’ and ‘the Covid-19 teaching Environment’
- Wendy Wild (AMBS) for “Educational Leadership”
2020
No Teaching Excellence Award nominations were sought in 2020
2019 Teaching Excellence Award winners
- Adam Danquah (Clinical Psychology)
- Jenny Slaughter (Chemistry)
2018 Teaching Excellence Award winners
- Harish Thampy (Medical Sciences)
- Hannah Cobb (Archaeology)
- Sam Aston (My Learning Essentials)
- Stefan Guettel (Mathematics)
2017 Teaching Excellence Award winners
- David Schultz (Earth and Environmental Sciences)
- Rebecca Farrington (Medical Sciences
- Claire Fox (Criminology)
Contact
For more information about the Teaching Excellence Awards please contact Emma Sanders