German in the UK

Deadline for nominations:
6 May 2011

We are pleased to announce the winners of the German Teacher Award 2011. Click here to find out more.

Does your school have a truly outstanding German teacher? Dedication and excellence deserve recognition!

The winners will each receive a personal prize of £750 and a certificate. The prizes will be presented at a special ceremony at the 'Sommerfest der Deutschen Sprache' on 30 June 2011 in London.

The purpose of the Award is

• to recognise outstanding achievement by individual teachers of German in the UK
• to highlight and pay tribute to the work of German teachers in the UK
• to encourage the commitment of the winners' schools to modern language teaching.

At this occasion the Goethe-Institut’s Peter Boaks Prize will also be awarded.

Teachers will be selected who have made an outstanding and dedicated contribution to German teaching within the curriculum and beyond, e.g. through

• a record of successful teaching at a school, including innovative language teaching
• successful introduction of German teaching at a school
• established and successful link activities with Germany, e.g. projects and exchanges, bilingual projects, curriculum projects
• use of German language in subjects other than German
• local or regional outreach activities

All you need to do is download a nomination form (see below), then send the completed form, signed by the nomnee's headteacher to:

Lucia Miarka,
Culture Department,
German Embassy,
23 Belgrave Square,
London SW1X 8PZ

Deadline: 6 May 2011