Prestigious fellowship awarded to college teacher

A teacher at Derby College Group has been presented with a prestigious fellowship which recognises her excellence in technical education.

Sophie Harris, an advanced practitioner teaching fashion, business and retail at the college, recently received her award for The Technical Teaching Fellowships for 2024/25.

The fellowships are awarded jointly by the Education and Training Foundation and Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 and were presented at a ceremony hosted by the Royal Society in London.

Sophie’s fellowship will focus on the integration of economic, social and environmental sustainability into curriculum design in technical pathways.

Fellows are expected to develop knowledge, transfer and exchange activities and contribute to thought leadership through an established technical community of practice.

Sophie said: “I am so excited to be starting this fellowship and thankful for this opportunity to explore innovative ways we can naturally promote the wider sustainability topic within curriculum design.

“It is brilliant that I will be able to work with the other individuals from colleges who have been awarded a fellowship. And it is really good that I am able to support the students with green skills to enable us to work towards a greener future.”