by NZ CATHOLIC staff
TAURANGA — Tauranga teacher Terry Consedine has been presented with a National Excellence in Teaching and Leadership Awards.
Mr Consedine, deputy principal and year 13 religious education teacher at Aquinas
College, was presented with his award at Parliament last month, along with awards to
teachers from other schools.
Teachers from around the country were nominated for the award by grandparents, parents, guardians, school boards, parent associations or community leaders.
In Mr Consedine’s case, he had been nominated by a group of senior students at Aquinas College.
Mr Consedine had been selected as one of 23 regional winners of the award from around 600
nominations nationwide. He was presented with the award by the Minister of
Education, Hekia Parata.
In the Aquinas newsletter for June 2014, Mr Condesine called the award “a great thrill”.
“This is most certainly one of the greatest highlights of my career, a real source of encouragement,” he said.
Mr Consedine has been actively involved in Catholic education for nearly thirty years.
“Being able to walk alongside young people as they begin to formulate their spiritual journey is an added feature of a Catholic school; something I particularly value,” he said.
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