EBEA - Economics, Business and Enterprise Association

At the Annual Conference, the Chief Executive was pleased to announce the winner of that 2012 Teacher of the Year award as Helena Knapton, Tutor of PGCSE students at Edge Hill Universtiy. The Chief Executive spoke of her enthusiasm in supporting the work of the EBEA.

Helena was nominated by her students who wrote:

"We cannot imagine any other teacher could possibly deserve this award more. The level of commitment and dedication that Helena shows every single day is admirable. She is an inspiration to each and every one of us and we all hope to be as outstanding as she is one day.

"The passion Helena shows not only for her subject but for teaching is incredible. Every lesson she delivers is different and it is exciting to see what activities she will have planned for the day. Her lessons are full of surprises and fill us all with enthusiasm for the course and ideas for our own teaching, learning and assessment strategies.

"Helena has encouraged the class to become a strong team of friends who share ideas and resources. She has developed and implemented a range of opportunities and activities to knit the group as a solid team. This has created a rich and supportive learning environment within the classroom  which also serves as a support system whilst we are out on placement.

"It takes a very special person to teach teachers and a unique individual to inspire so many to become outstanding teachers. Helena is a credit not only to Edge Hill University but to the teaching profession."

Teacher of the Year is awarded to a teacher member of the EBEA who has shown evidence of outstanding teaching in the subjects of Business and/or Economics  and who has also made an outstanding contribution to the work of the EBEA. Previously only teachers who had qualified within the last five years were eligible. The award is now open to all our teaching members in both  the school sector and Higher Education to be considered for this award.

Trainee Teacher of the Year 
This award is given to an EBEA member who has demonstrated outstanding teaching of Business and/or Economics in school while a trainee. There were no nominations for this award in 2012. The 2011 Trainee Teacher of the Year was Michael Rowlands, PGCE student on the Economics and Business PGCE course at Staffordshire University. 

Teacher of the Year 2012, Helena Knapton with her certificate.

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2012 Teacher of the Year Nominees with the Chief Executive

From left to right:
Lee Tynan (Formby High School, Liverpool)
Roberta Keys (Bromsgrove School, Bromsgrove)
Helena Knapton (Edge Hill Uni, Ormskirk)
Sandra Donnelly (EBEA Chief Executive)
Jade Slater (Walton High School, Stafford)
Russell Wareing (Lancaster Royal Grammar School, Lancaster)
 

2011
Sandra Donnelly

Sandra completed her PGCE in Business and ICT at Staffordshire University. In May 2012 the EBEA was delighted when Sandra accepted the offer to be appointed as the Chief Executive of the EBEA.

2010
Kelly Cunningham

Kelly trained at  Edge Hill University. She is a teacher of Business & Economics at the Grange School, Hartford, Cheshire and she has just been appointed Head of Talented provision .

2009
Sandra Butler

Sandra trained at Kent and Medway Training, a School Centre Initial Teacher Training (SCITT). She now is Subject Leader for Business Studies at Holmesdale Technology College in Snodland Kent. Sandra was elected Treasurer of the EBEA at the 2012 AGM.

2008
Agnes Cserhati

Agnes trained for her PGCE in Business Education  at Kingston University. She now teaches A level business studies and accounting at Esher College, which is an outstanding Beacon Sixth Form College in Surrey. Agnes was EBEA Chair from 2010-2012.

2007
Kevin Abbott

Kevin trained for his PGCE in Economics and Business Studies at The University of Warwick. He is now the Head of the Business Faculty at Ken Stimpson Community School, a specialist Business and Enterprise school in Peterborough. Previously the Acting Chair of the EBEA  for several months, Kevin was formally elected as the EBEA Chair at the 2012 AGM.