DNEAT MAT News

Saul Garthwaite of Peterhouse Church of England Primary Academy has been named as Teacher of the Year in the Great Yarmouth Mercury Awards 2021.

Mr Garthwaite said: “What an amazing a humbling surprise to be voted teacher of the year. I want to say a big thankyou to everyone who voted for me, as well as to all the support staff at Peterhouse, without whom I couldn’t do my job. It really means a lot that people think I do a good job with my children, who make every day at work a weird and wonderful one!”

Mr Garthwaite joined the Peterhouse team as a newly qualified teacher in 2017 and has been at the school ever since. He has taught in both Key Stage 1 and 2 and is currently the lead teacher for computing across the school. He also has considerable knowledge and skills in music and is part of a band outside of school. He is often able to bring this into his teaching, to the delight of his children.

Mr Ryan Freeman, Headteacher of the school said: “The Peterhouse family is thrilled that Mr Garthwaite has been recognised as a great teacher. The children that pass-through Mr Garthwaite’s class are never subject to a dull day; his high energy approach to teaching, along with his skills in music and computing make him a firm favourite amongst many of the children and families. This is particularly poignant after the tough time that we have all been through – to know that the community appreciate the efforts that Peterhouse staff go to is humbling indeed. We are blessed at Peterhouse to have a wonderful team to help care for our children and we hope that they all feel that their teacher is just a little bit special.”