One of the longest serving headteachers in Jewish schools, Yavneh’s Spencer Lewis, has received a silver award in this year’s Pearson National Teaching Awards.
Nominated as the secondary headteacher of the year category, he has led the Hertfordshire college for 12 years, preceded by six in charge of King Solomon High School in Redbridge.
He was handed by his award in a special ceremony at the school by the Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, Robert Voss earlier this month.
The college is in the top 10 per cent of state schools. He is also executive head of Yavneh Primary, which was rated outstanding in all categories by the inspection service earlier this year.
Lewis said he was “incredibly humbled to receive this special award… Teachers at the Yavneh Schools, along with colleagues across our entire community of Jewish schools and teachers in all schools across the UK deserve a thank you each and every day not only for teaching interesting, engaging lessons but for being inspirational role models for all the young people in their care.”
In an article in the JC two years ago, he said he continued to find headship “interesting, challenging and fun”.
Gold winners in the Pearson Awards will be announced later in the year and feature on BBC’s The One Show.
