2025/2026 Technical Teaching Fellowship recipients announced
Claire Wood, Business Lecturer Chelmsford College has been awarded one of seven highly competitive Technical Teaching Fellowships for 2025/26. These prestigious awards are made jointly by the Education and Training Foundation (ETF) and Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851.
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Claire’s Fellowship will look at enhancing employability skills in T Level learners using digital technology to make them more competitive in the job market.
The Fellowships were formally awarded at an event held at the Royal Society in London on Friday 28 March. The event saw Fellows from previous years presenting on their Fellowship activity and its impact.
Applications for Technical Teaching Fellowships are assessed against criteria including demonstrating highly effective approaches to improving teaching and learning in technical education, how the Fellowship will be used to inspire others, and the planning of professional development opportunities to impact on the pedagogy and professional practice of other teachers and trainers.
Due to the high quality of this year’s applications, 2025/26 Fellows are the largest cohort yet with seven Fellowships being awarded to nine Fellows. This year’s cohort includes the first Fellow from the Channel Islands as well as Technical Teaching Fellows from across England and Wales.
Fellows will develop knowledge transfer and exchange activities, sharing effective practice at national and regional conferences and via networks, facilitating CPD and contributing to thought leadership through an established technical community of practice. They will also contribute to a final report to engage and motivate technical education practitioners in their specialist subject areas.
All Fellows now also become alumni of the Royal Commission, providing them with further support to drive quality improvement in technical STEM teaching and training.
Visit ETF’s website for the full story here: Record number of Technical Teaching Fellowships awarded for 2025/26 - The Education and Training Foundation