Three times a year we ask our customers to choose their "Star Teacher", telling us in 150 words or less the reason why, and they never disappoint! We had almost 60 nominations for our fantastic teachers, and every single one of them is read and treasured by our team.
Our judge, Kim at Teddy20 had the very tricky job of choosing the winner from a list of anonymised nominations!
"After careful deliberation we felt Ronnie’s journey was lovely. Our reason for this selection was purely that the teacher clearly understands the needs of the children and is encouraging and kind."
"Liz has always been so patient and supportive, right from Ronnie's first lessons where he cried the whole time to now where he loves his swimming lessons and gets very excited for them each week. She has been great at encouraging and pushing Ronnie to try new things in the water and have a go but also being mindful when he isn't sure. He put his head under the water for the first time with her this week and it was so clear the confidence she has given him and how much he trusts her. Thank you Liz, we think you're amazing!"
Laura, Ronnie S’s Mum
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About Kim from Teddy20
Kim Newton runs Teddy20, a fantastic local charity that provides emotional and financial support to children and young people suffering and undergoing treatment for cancer. Teddy20 was set up in loving memory of Kim's son, Ted Newton 1999-2010. Our chosen charity for this years charity PJ week, we raised an amazing £1162!
Teddy20 offer free stays for families with children undergoing cancer treatment at their respite holiday home "Ted's Shack" at Waterside Holiday Park in Weymouth, and even run a music festival "Teddy Rocks" which has raised half a million pounds since 2011.
Learn all about Teddy20 and the amazing work they do here https://www.teddy20.org/about/
