National teaching awards

Advance HE offer two national level awards for recognising and rewarding teaching excellence:

• National Teaching Fellowship (NTF) - The NTF award celebrates and recognises individuals who have made an outstanding impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession in higher education and has been running since 2000.
• Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) - CATE recognises and rewards collaborative work that has had a demonstrable impact on teaching and learning. Introduced in 2016, the scheme highlights the key role of teamwork in higher education.

Each year Oxford Brookes University can submit up to 3 applicants for the NTF award and 1 team for the CATE award. It is a highly selective process and may take teams or individuals a number of years to work towards being in a position to submit a strong application.

The Oxford Centre of Academic Enhancement and Development (OCAED) and former award winners actively support candidates through this process through an information workshop, a 1-2-1 interview, feedback on a draft and individual mentoring.

Book to attend the Open information session on Wednesday 30 October, 10.00am to 12.00pm (online).

This open information session will: introduce you to the criteria for each award and the process of proposal, selection and progression; and outline the indicators of a potential application (including evidence of impact and reach). A panel of NTF and CATE reviewers and award winners will also share their experiences of the process and top tips.

Each year Advance HE invites individuals and teams '‘who have made a significant impact on both student outcomes and the teaching profession in higher education" to apply for the prestigious NTF and CATE awards. This is a highly competitive process.

For more information about how to apply, please contact: