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Published:
June 26, 2008
In
photos: Burnham-On-Sea teachers scoop awards at ceremony
 Two
teachers from Burnham and Highbridge have been recognised for
their work when they received awards at a ceremony in Bath this
week.
Sheila
Bellingham from St Joseph's Primary School in Burnham (pictured
right) and Martyn Ellis from Highbridge's King Alfred School (above)
received top recognition for their work at the West
of England Teaching Awards.
The
ceremony was held in Bath's Assembly Rooms on Tuesday and the
event was presented by BBC Points West presenter Ali Vowels.
Martyn,
who teaches GCSE and A-level history, picked up a distinction
in the Guardian Award for Teacher of the Year in a Secondary School
and also won the GTC Award for Excellence in Professional Development.
Mr Ellis was up against two other teachers and started his career
at the school in 1995 and was nominated by one of his pupils.
Sheila,
who has been at St Joseph's RC Primary School and nursery in Burnham
since 1990, scooped a commendation in the Special Needs Teacher
of the Year award. She was put forward by a mother of one of her
pupils. The Teaching Awards were founded by Lord Puttnam in 1998
to focus on teachers who have positive effects on pupils.
Bath's
Assembly Rooms provided the impressive backdrop for the swish
event
Celebrating
- Keith and Sheila Bellingham from Burnham-On-Sea
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