BTEC heroes recognised at awards night

A college lecturer who works 13-hour days and marks all his students’ work within two days has been recognised at the inaugural National BTEC Awards.

FE learners, teachers and providers were among those recognised in the awards ceremony, held yesterday at the RSA in London.

The awards were created by publisher Pearson, owner of exam board Edexcel, to recognise vocational excellence. BTECs were taken by more than 500,000 learners in 2010-11.

Euthan Newman, who teaches health and social care at South Thames College in London, was named the Outstanding BTEC Teacher or Tutor of the Year.

After 20 years managing care homes, he came to the college and has since started a tutor group for youngsters who need extra support to encourage them to apply to university. He regularly takes after-hours workshops until 9pm.
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