INSPIRATIONAL teachers across Swindon have been reward for their hard work and dedication at the Education Excellence awards.

Thirteen teachers were handed excellence awards, including Rebecca New from Brook Field Primary School, Joy Guy from Stratton Education Centre and Dan Fowler, from Lawn Manor Academy.

The ceremony was attended by Mayor of Swindon Coun Junab Ali, David Jones, national education manager for Zurich Municpal, and British novelist Jasper Fforde.

Coun Mary Martin said: “What a fantastic event. It was wonderful to see so many people receive awards for the brilliant work they do every single day.

“Teachers play a vitally important role in the lives of our children and the least we can do is show them how much we appreciate their hard work.

“I would like to issue a big thank you to our sponsors Zurich Municipal, Swindon Tuition Centre and Swindon PA Hire for helping to make the awards such a huge success.”