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The University of Bath Teacher Champion Awards

Celebrating inspiring professionals who champion students from UK state schools and colleges.

Celebrating School and College Professionals


Each year the University of Bath recognises and celebrates the important role teachers, advisers and support staff play in guiding students on their path to university. We’re especially keen to celebrate professionals who work within schools and communities where moving on to university isn’t always seen as a natural ‘next step’.

Each year we invite undergraduate students at Bath, along with all the current sixth form participants in University of Bath Widening Participation programmes to nominate a teacher for one of our awards. We love to read every single submission and it's heartening to see what an impact teachers and advisers have on their students.

Shortlisted and winning teachers from the 2025 awards along with some of the students who nominated them. They are standing in a line in front of the library on campus holding their certificates.

Awards Ceremony 2025


On 25 June, we held our 2025 Teacher Champion Awards Ceremony at our Bath campus as part of our annual Teacher and Adviser Conference. We were delighted to be joined by shortlisted teachers and some of their nominated students to celebrate their wonderful hard work and dedication to helping their students progress to Bath. The Vice-President of Community and Inclusion of the university, Professor Jane White, opened the awards and announced each of the winners of the five categories. The winners were presented with a trophy and all guests were invited to stay for a buffet lunch reception to celebrate. Congratulations to all winners and all shortlisted for the awards this year. You can find more details about the winners from the event below.

A male teacher holding his glass trophy stood next to Professor Jane White

Shortlisted and winning teachers 2025

Congratulations to all the shortlisted and winning staff for the 2025 awards.


Professional School or College Award Result
Nicholas Webb Caldicot School Game Changer Shortlisted
Rebecca Brosnan Sarum Academy Game Changer Shortlisted
Hashim Uddin Brentside High School Game Changer Winner
Susan Gilbert Chelmsford County High School for Girls Learning for Life Shortlisted
Richard Warner Barking Abbey School Learning for Life Shortlisted
Victoria Yeo The Blandford School Learning for Life Winner
Ben Blackband The Ashcombe School Never Alone Shortlisted
Gaynor Mcintosh Nant Y Bryniau Education Centre Never Alone Shortlisted
Lindsey Preece Torpoint Community College Never Alone Shortlisted
Lotty Hall Great Western Academy Never Alone Winner
James Rolls Dartford Grammar School Nothing's Impossible Winner
Joanna Tolley Beaumont School Nothing's Impossible Shortlisted
Lydia Watkins Riverside School Nothing's Impossible Shortlisted
Claire Mulvey Concord College Paving the Way Shortlisted
Damien Edmondson UTC Portsmouth Paving the Way Shortlisted
Helen Rose Didcot Girls School Paving the Way Winner

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