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Celebrate! by Terry Freedman

Celebrate! by Terry Freedman

Improving your chances of winning an educational award

August 21, 2020

There are two main kinds of award in education. The absolute best one to receive is one that you don’t even apply for. That happened to me (I think for the first and only time in my life!) when I was suddenly told that I’d been given an award for being an education blogger.

Helen Mulley of Teachco presenting me with the Technology and Innovation Award

Helen Mulley of Teachco presenting me with the Technology and Innovation Award

The other is where you submit your blog, product, book or whatever, and provide a supporting statement as to how your submission meets the criteria.

I don’t think you can do much to influence the likelihood of receiving the first kind of award, at least in the short term. You just have to be there, wherever “there” is, consistently, year in and year out, until someone recognises your contribution to the community.

But the success of the second type of award is much more in your hands. In a recent article for Bee Digital, I write about how to improve your chances of winning an award. The article was aimed specifically at companies, but the same considerations apply to individuals.

Obviously, nobody can guarantee that you will win an award if you follow the suggestions given in the article. However, the suggestions should at least help you get through to the shortlist.

Here’s that link again:

How to improve your chances of winning an award


If you enjoyed reading this article and found it useful, ask me about writing for your school or company. For more information, see my blog and newsletter writing page.

In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT, Tips for teachers Tags award, educational award
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