Educators' Trust — News Indexhttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/educators-trust-news-index.phpNews from the Educators' Trust with RSS feedWed, 29 Apr 2026 14:12:28 +0100Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:12:28 +0100Awards Dinner 2026 Speaker Freddie Hudson MBEhttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/awards-dinner-2026-speaker-freddie-hudson-mbe.htmlAt the Worshipful Company of Educators annual Election & Awards Dinner the Educators’ Trust presented thirteen awards…

]]>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/awards-dinner-2026-speaker-freddie-hudson-mbe.htmlAward Winners for 2026https://educatorstrust.org.uk/award-winners-for-2026.htmlThe Chair of the Board of Trustees, Dr Jennifer Somerville, is pleased to announce that winners for the 2026 Educators’ Trust Awards have been announced by the judges.

]]>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://educatorstrust.org.uk/award-winners-for-2026.htmlEducators' Trust sponsored the Franklin Lecture 2026https://educatorstrust.org.uk/educators-trust-sponsored-the-franklin-lecture-2026.htmlThe Educators’ Trust Board was pleased to arrange part-sponsorship of the annual Franklin Lecture of the Worshipful Company of Educators…

]]>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://educatorstrust.org.uk/educators-trust-sponsored-the-franklin-lecture-2026.html2026 Robert J. Jones Award in Environmental Educationhttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/2026-robert-j.-jones-award-in-environmental-education.html(Educators' Trust)Nominations are now open for the 2026 award for an inspiring educator in Environmental Education.

]]>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/2026-robert-j.-jones-award-in-environmental-education.htmlFranklin Grant Applications 2026 OPENhttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/franklin-grant-applications-2026-open.htmlApplication guidance and form are now available for professional development grants in 2026

]]>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/franklin-grant-applications-2026-open.htmlSummer Event 2025 Videohttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/summer-event-2025-video.htmlVideographer Raymond Shah created a short video at the event that can be viewed here…

]]>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/summer-event-2025-video.htmlSummer Event 2025 Tickets Available!https://educatorstrust.org.uk/summer-event-2025-tickets-available.htmlAt the Worshipful Company of Educators annual Installation & awards Dinner the Educators’ Trust presented thirteen awards…

]]>Sat, 10 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/summer-event-2025-tickets-available.htmlBaroness Floella Benjamin — Awards Dinner Speakerhttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/baroness-floella-benjamin-awards-dinner-speaker.htmlAt the Worshipful Company of Educators annual Election & Awards Dinner the Educators’ Trust presented thirteen awards…

]]>Sat, 26 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/baroness-floella-benjamin-awards-dinner-speaker.htmlFranklin Grant 2025–26 applications are open!https://educatorstrust.org.uk/franklin-grant-2025-26-applications-are-open.htmlApplication guidance and forms are now available for professional development grants 2025–26. The deadline for application is 31 May 2025…

]]>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/franklin-grant-2025-26-applications-are-open.htmlAward Winners for 2025 announcedhttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/award-winners-for-2025-announced.htmlThe Chair of the Board of Trustees, Dr Jennifer Somerville, is pleased to announce the Educators’ Trust Award winners for 2025…

]]>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://educatorstrust.org.uk/award-winners-for-2025-announced.htmlFranklin Lecture Sponsored by the Educators' Trusthttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/franklin-lecture-sponsored-by-the-educators-trust.htmlThe Educators’ Trust Board was pleased to arrange part-sponsorship of the annual Franklin Lecture of the Worshipful Company of Educators…

]]>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://educatorstrust.org.uk/franklin-lecture-sponsored-by-the-educators-trust.html2025 Robert J. Jones Award in Environmental Educationhttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/2025-robert-j.-jones-award-in-environmental-education.html(Educators' Trust)Nominations are now open for the 2025 award for an inspiring educator in Environmental Education.

This year the award will be for the education of 16-19 year-olds who are in Secondary or Further

Education

]]>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/2025-robert-j.-jones-award-in-environmental-education.htmlProfessional Development Grant Applications for 2025https://educatorstrust.org.uk/professional-development-grant-applications-for-2025.htmlProfessor Sir Deian Hopkin, convenor of the trust’s Franklin Grants Panel, is pleased to announce that application for grants in 2025 is now open…

]]>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/professional-development-grant-applications-for-2025.htmlMental Health in Education — Inspiring Solutionshttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/mental-health-in-education-inspiring-solutions.htmlIntroduced by the Master Educator and the Chair of the Educators’ Trust, the Trust Summer Event 2024 was held on the Charterhouse Campus of Queen Mary University of London.

]]>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/mental-health-in-education-inspiring-solutions.htmlAwards Reception and Dinner 2024https://educatorstrust.org.uk/awards-reception-and-dinner-2024.htmlWinners in 2024 were presented with their Awards on 19 April at a dinner in Merchant Taylors Hall…

]]>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/awards-reception-and-dinner-2024.htmlFranklin Grant Applications Openhttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/franklin-grant-applications-open.htmlProfessor Sir Deian Hopkin, convenor of the trust’s Franklin Professional Development Grants Panel, is pleased to announce that application for grants in 2024 are open until 30 April..

]]>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://educatorstrust.org.uk/franklin-grant-applications-open.htmlAward Winners for 2024 announcedhttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/award-winners-for-2024-announced.htmlThe Trust Chair, Dr Jennifer Somerville, is pleased to announce the Educators’ Trust Award winners for 2024…

]]>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://educatorstrust.org.uk/award-winners-for-2024-announced.html2024 Robert J. Jones Award in Environmental Educationhttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/2024-robert-j.-jones-award-in-environmental-education.html(Educators' Trust)Nominations are now open for the 2024 award for an inspiring educator in Environmental Education.

This year the award will be for education in pre-school, school pre-6th Form, and out of school education to age 16, in any formal or informal educational setting…

]]>Sun, 08 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/2024-robert-j.-jones-award-in-environmental-education.htmlFranklin Grants for Professional Development 2024https://educatorstrust.org.uk/franklin-grants-for-professional-development-2024.html(Educators' Trust)Individual professionals can now apply for Franklin Professional Development Grants for 2024.

Applications are invited from educators with at least 3 years’ recent working experience who wish to broaden their professional skills…

]]>Sun, 01 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/franklin-grants-for-professional-development-2024.htmlNominations open for 2024 Mental Health Awardshttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/nominations-open-for-2024-mental-health-awards.html(Educators' Trust)The theme for the eight Inspirational Educator Awards this year is Mental Health in Education. Our awards will celebrate outstanding contributions to this sensitive multi-disciplinary area of whole-institution policy and practice…

]]>Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/nominations-open-for-2024-mental-health-awards.htmlTrust Grants named for our company Foundation Masterhttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/trust-grants-named-for-our-company-foundation-master.html(Educators' Trust)The Franklin Grants

for Professional Development

The Trust board has renamed our professional development grants to honour the Foundation Master of the Worshipful Company of Educators, Professor Raoul Franklin CBE FREng (1935–2021)…

]]>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/trust-grants-named-for-our-company-foundation-master.htmlHow a Professional Development Grant helpedhttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/how-a-professional-development-grant-helped.html(Educators' Trust)Lizzi Kew Ross was awarded a Professional Development Grant from the Educators’ Trust in 2021. It helped document the rehearsal and performance of a dance piece to “enable learning movement material more effectively”. She has updated us on further developments…

]]>Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/how-a-professional-development-grant-helped.htmlAward Winner Rowan Mackenzie — an updatehttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/award-winner-rowan-mackenzie-an-update.html(Educators' Trust)Rowan Mackenzie won an inspirational educator award in 2020 for her work bringing Shakespeare to prisons, also recognised by other organisations. She has kept in touch with the Trust and this year announces the publication of her book “Creating Space for Shakespeare: Working with marginalised communities’.

]]>Tue, 09 May 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/award-winner-rowan-mackenzie-an-update.htmlPrevious Award Winner's Organisation Successhttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/previous-award-winner-s-organisation-success.htmlIn 2018 the Keith Hutton Award for Theatre and Performing Arts was made to Belinda McGuirk, then principal performer at Chickenshed Theatre.

On Saturday 22 April Chickenshed kids were fast tracked to the final of Britains Got Talent!On Saturday 22 April Chickenshed kids were fast tracked to the final of Britains Got Talent! …

]]>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/previous-award-winner-s-organisation-success.htmlTrust Awards Presentations 2023https://educatorstrust.org.uk/trust-awards-presentations-2023.html2023 Trust Award winners were presented with their trophy by the Lady Mayoress

]]>Sat, 22 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://educatorstrust.org.uk/trust-awards-presentations-2023.htmlProfessional Development Grant Applications Openhttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/professional-development-grant-applications-open.htmlProfessor Sir Deian Hopkin, chair of the trust’s Professional Grants Panel, is pleased to announce that application for grants in 2023 is now open…

]]>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://educatorstrust.org.uk/professional-development-grant-applications-open.htmlAward Winners for 2023 announcedhttps://educatorstrust.org.uk/award-winners-for-2023-announced.htmlThe Trust Chair, Dr Jennifer Somerville, is pleased to announce the Educators’ Trust Award winners for 2023…

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