Inspirational Teacher of the Year Nomination: Miss Ley

Junior School teacher, Miss Siobhan Ley, has been nominated for Inspirational Teacher of the Year in the Cheshire School Awards.

Siobhan Ley, J1L teacher, has been teaching at the school for four years and describes her teaching style as engaging, innovative and approachable.

Miss Ley stated: “I was absolutely delighted and humbled when Mrs Ainsworth shared the news that I had been nominated for Inspirational Teacher of the Year. To even be considered in this category and for somebody to take the time out to nominate me really means a lot.”

Since starting at the school, Miss Ley started the girls’ football club for all Junior School classes. The lunchtime club and after school club are very popular with a total of 40 girls participating in the sessions. Last year, the team won the opportunity to receive a brand new football kit through The Premier League Primary Stars scheme.

When speaking to Siobhan’s students, Eléna Griffiths said: “Miss Ley is really nice! If someone misses something in class, she always goes over it and makes sure everyone is involved.” The sentiment was reiterated by another student, Robert Scoltock, who said “Miss Ley is honest, kind and really helpful.”

Another student, Dev Varma, stated: “Miss Ley makes things not too easy and not too hard, so it is always a good challenge. She has actually inspired me to want to become a Maths teacher.” Hansika Senthil Jumar also enjoys having Miss Ley as a teacher as she said: “Miss Ley always breaks things down well for us to understand, I really like her as my teacher!”

Although Siobhan hasn’t been shortlisted for the final, we’re very proud of her to have been nominated for such a well-respected award.