The James Fellowship
The James Fellowship is a Shore Foundation initiative named after past parents at Shore, Bill and Elizabeth James. Both are passionate about providing opportunities for teachers to further develop their professional knowledge.
This passion has translated into the creation of a gift which enables three staff members per year to build upon their professional development by attending courses or study tours internationally and then return to Shore to share their learnings in the classroom and Common Room.
The 2023 James Innovation Fellowships have been awarded to the following staff members:
- Ms Kirsten Tootell who will be attending the ISTE Live 23 Conference in Philadelphia, USA and exploring the Library Learning Commons Model at schools in Toronto, Canada.
- Mrs Madeleine Wilson is looking forward to exploring the implementation of best practice assessment and intervention for Shore students with mental health difficulties, leading to better outcomes for students by attending the ASCA Annual Conference and NASP Advanced Summer Institute in the USA.
- Mr Gareth Inches will visit USA schools and universities to look at the integration of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) in the curriculum as well as balancing elite athlete performance with academic demands and expectations.
We thank Bill and Elizabeth James and offer congratulations to the 2023 recipients.