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Highland Heroes 2025 – nominate your secondary school teachers





Catherine Ferguson was named secondary school teacher of the year for 2024. Picture: James Mackenzie
Catherine Ferguson was named secondary school teacher of the year for 2024. Picture: James Mackenzie

Secondary school teachers take on a huge responsibility as they prepare our young adults for life after school, whether that is on to higher or further education or the workplace.

Highland Heroes celebrates these inspirational educators with the secondary school teacher award.

NOMINATE your Highland Heroes 2025 by midnight on Sunday, December 15.

The winner will be a teacher who has made a significant difference, beyond the normal expectations, to the learning experience of their pupils or found innovative ways to teach that helps pupils enjoy it and be successful.

Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Scotland is sponsoring the 2025 award.

Kevin Urquhart, construction director, Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Scotland, sponsor of the secondary school teacher award.
Kevin Urquhart, construction director, Barratt and David Wilson Homes North Scotland, sponsor of the secondary school teacher award.

Construction director, Kevin Urquhart, said: “As the UK’s leading sustainable housebuilder, we are always incredibly proud to support the future generation’s success. We are supporting the secondary teacher category for the third year in a row to highlight the incredible work carried out each day by teachers in Inverness and the Highlands. It is their inspiration that drives confidence in young professionals onto their next stage of skills development, higher education or their first steps into a new career. With the skills and knowledge supplied by those dedicated to secondary education, we can see the positive impact this has on our very own new homes business and wider industry.

“This year we continue to grow the industry, particularly with an interest in the north of Scotland, with the employment of more trade apprentices in the area to strengthen our site teams, as well as growing our graduate, office and site management teams who continually win Pride in the Job awards year after year – none of which would be achieved without the commitment and pride of teachers in the first stage of building young adults’ career prospects.

“We saw last year the incredible amount of extracurricular efforts that secondary teachers put in to support young adults in Inverness and the surrounding Highlands, and so we’re delighted to support the Highland Heroes again. We strongly encourage readers to nominate their local Heroes so we can raise awareness of those who are truly deserving of such recognition.”

Highland Heroes 2025 is a fantastic way to give thanks and to celebrate the unsung heroes in your community.

The categories:

• Community champion

• Carer

• Charitable organisation

• Emergency services

• Fundraiser

• Volunteer

• Green hero

• Brave child

• Healthcare hero

• School

• Primary teacher

• Primary pupil

• Secondary pupil

• Secondary teacher

Once all of your nominations have been submitted, our judges will whittle down the entries to create a shortlist and you will be invited to vote for your winners.

All of the finalists, sponsors and guests will be invited to the awards ceremony at the Macdonald Drumossie Hotel on Friday, March 14, 2025 where the winners will be revealed!

In addition to the main categories, there is also a very special award presented on the night.

A hero of heroes will be chosen by the judges from among all of your winners.

Remember to nominate by midnight, December 15!

Who will you nominate?
Who will you nominate?

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