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无码天堂 reveals winner of Belle Tutaev Lifetime Achievement Award

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Jun 4, 2019

By Rachel Lawler

Virginia Brown awards

 
The 无码天堂 has announced Virginia Brown, pre-school leader at Crofton Early Learners, as the winner of the Belle Tutaev Lifetime Achievement Award.
 
Brown has worked at Crofton Early Years for 20 years and was selected as the winner after an incredible record of achieving 鈥榦utstanding鈥 Ofsted ratings and her dedication to children with special educational needs.
 
The award was announced at the 无码天堂鈥檚 annual conference in London last week and was renamed in honour of the 无码天堂鈥檚 founder who sadly passed away earlier this year.
 
Belle Tutaev Lifetime Achievement Award
Neil Leitch, chief executive of the 无码天堂, said: 鈥淣ominations were of a particularly high standard, and it was very difficult to choose a winner for the 无码天堂鈥檚 first Belle Tutaev Lifetime Achievement Award. We know there are many, many early years practitioners 鈥 including our four, incredible runners-up 鈥 who go above and beyond what is expected of them.鈥
 
鈥淰irginia more than represents the values espoused by Belle Tutaev, and this alongside her tireless commitment to the job shows that if you get the early years right, the impact on children, families and the wider community can be profound.鈥
 
Brown added: 鈥淵ou don鈥檛 do this sort of thing for the recognition. You do it for the love of it. I鈥檝e been in a privileged position, being part of an excellent team.鈥
 
Highly commended

Highly commended runners up

Four runners-up were highly commended at the event. They were:
  • Carmen Powell, independent childcare expert and author, Kingston Upon Thames
  • Valerie Paisey, childcare lead at Jack and Jill Pre-school, Westbury-on-Trym
  • Jill Casson, supervisor at Tas Valley Pre-school, Tasburgh
  • Jackie Swankie, manager at Calton Playgroup, Gloucester
 
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