The most outstanding teams and individuals that the further education sector has to offer have been honoured at the TES FE Awards 2016.

Hundreds of guests gathered for the presentation ceremony at the Grosvenor House hotel in central London this evening to see 14 awards handed out.

More than 100 providers, teams and individuals were shortlisted for awards. The host for the evening was comedian Shappi Khorsandi.

The big winner of the evening was London-based Elatt Connected Learning, which took home the employer engagement and training provider of the year awards, as well as the overall FE provider of the year title.

Bridgwater College in Somerset was named FE college of the year, while Hereford Sixth Form College became the inaugural recipient of the sixth-form college of the year award.

Individual recognition was given to Cathy Walsh, the former principal of Barking and Dagenham College, who won the lifetime achievement award for her commitment to her community and students. The teacher of the year award was won by Paul McTernan from Barnet and Southgate College and the FE leader of the year title went to Judith Doyle from Gateshead College.

The full list of winners

• Lifetime achievement 
  Cathy Walsh, Barking and Dagenham College
• Support for learners
  Hackney Community College
• Contribution to the local community
  East Kent College
  Highly commended: Hackney Community College
• Best teaching and learning initiative
  Forth Valley College
• Outstanding use of technology for improving teaching and learning
  Highbury College
  Highly commended: Reading College
• Marketing/communications campaign of the year
  City and Islington College
• Employer engagement
  Elatt Connected Learning
• Apprenticeship programme of the year
  Exeter College
• Teacher of the year
  Paul McTernan, Barnet and Southgate College
• FE leader of the year
  Judith Doyle, Gateshead College
• FE college of the year
  Bridgwater College
• Training provider of the year
  Elatt Connected Learning
• Sixth-form college of the year
  Hereford Sixth Form College
• Overall FE provider of the year
  Elatt Connected Learning

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