This award recognises excellence in social policy teaching and will be granted to nominees who have made a significant and valuable contribution to developing best practice and/or innovative practice in teaching and/or progressing student learning and engagement in social policy.
Eligibility conditions
Either one or more of the nominees or the nominator must be a current SPA member.
Nomination process
- Individuals/teaching teams can self-nominate via their Head of Department/Head of School/Head of Learning & Teaching or equivalent, who should complete the nomination form by the 15th June 2020 deadline.
- The nominator should also provide a 300 word statement giving reasons for nomination with reference to supporting evidence.
- Appropriate supporting evidence (e.g. relevant teaching materials; student evaluation; peer report) should be included.
Judging process
The SPA judging panel will assess nominations and make recommendation(s) for the award.
Prize
The winner(s) will be awarded £100 in books and one-year free print subscription to a Policy Press journal.