The National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) and the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) showcase the outstanding impact of individuals and teams who teach or support learning in UK higher education, recognising their success and providing a platform to share the learning from their practice. Advance HE member institutions benefit from free access to these awards.
NTFS and CATE Roadshows
Advance HE, in collaboration with the Association of National Teaching Fellows (ANTF) and the CATE Winners’ Network (CATE-Net), is delivering a series of ‘virtual roadshow’ webinars to support those interested in applying for our prestigious 2023 teaching excellence awards. Each webinar will focus exclusively on either the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme (NTFS) or the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE).
For further details of the NTFS roadshows, here and CATE roadshows, here.
" Teaching excellence empowers students to learn. Not just students, but learners. And I include myself. The reality is we can’t feed anybody knowledge. It is just not possible, and I wouldn’t want to do it anyway. I want to help others think, help them develop self-belief and confidence. To dream and wake their inner curiosity for the world we live in and embrace life as learning and learning as life.”Chrissi Nerantzi, NTF awarded in 2015
National Teaching Fellowship (NTF)
National Teaching Fellows (NTFs) have demonstrated through a rigorous and competitive peer reviewed process that they have made a significant impact on both student outcomes and the teaching profession in higher education. What they have achieved is inspiring and contributes significantly to the sector's efforts to continuously improve learning and teaching for the benefit of students and society.
The award has been running since 2000 and there are now 1,088 National Teaching Fellows, with up to 55 individuals receiving the award each year. On gaining the award, fellows play an ongoing role in enhancing teaching and learning within their institution, the HE sector and further afield.
Nominations for 2023 are now closed
NTFS winners will be announced on Thursday 3 August 2023.
Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE)
Introduced in 2016, the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) recognises and rewards the key role that teamwork plays in enhancing teaching and learning through collaborative approaches in higher education.
Since 2016, 104 finalists have received the CATE award for their collaborative team work.
Nominations for 2023 are now open
The Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) nominations for 2023 are now open.
CATE nominations close at noon (GMT) Wednesday 15th March 2023
CATE nominations close at noon (GMT) Wednesday 15th March 2023