The celebrity ambassador for this year’s Teaching Awards has been unveiled as stage, television and film actress Anna Friel.
Ms Friel’s mother Julie is a deputy head of one of the largest special needs school in the country and her father Des is a head of modern languages, something which has inspired the actress to take on the role.
The Pearson Teaching Awards national ceremony takes place on October 28 and will be aired on BBC2. Ms Friel, pictured, said: “It’s easy to take your teachers for granted when you’re at school because you don’t always appreciate just what an important role they play in your life.
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