A dedicated member of the Prior's
Court team made the final of an awards
scheme in recognition of his work
transforming the lives of young people
with complex autism.
Senior Autism Practitioner Tim Gilks was named as
one of four finalists in BBC Radio Berkshire's Make A
Difference Awards.
BBC Radio Berkshire hosted a special afternoon
tea and awards ceremony at Reading Town Hall
on Friday, 2 September the overall winner for each
category was announced.
Unfortunately,
Tim missed
out on the
award to
another
worthy
nominee,
but still
received
a trophy
for being a
finalist.
The awards
winners were
chosen by a panel of
four judges.
Tim has worked at Prior's Court for more than three
years across a number of our residential homes, and
supports young people by playing in the Prior's Court
Band.
Tim said: "It was a huge surprise to hear that I had
been nominated, let alone be a finalist.
"I'm just really proud. I don't know who nominated
me, but it shows someone values the work that I do
and that is a very pleasing thing to know. But I'm
also grateful for the teams around me in the houses
I've worked in as this is the kind of job where being a
strong team is hugely important.
"Working as residential member of staff means I
build up such strong bonds with our young people -
it is such a rewarding role, albeit with its challenges."
The Make A Difference awards are run by each of the
BBC's local radio stations.
The carer category award was given to "someone
who improves the life of an individual or group of
people by caring for them on a regular basis".
Ben Calder, Tim's manager and House Manager for
Fleming House, said: "Tim is a superb practitioner -
knowledgeable, patient, empathetic, caring - as well
as being an excellent member of the house team
with his supportive nature and teamworking skills.
"Tim is not the only amazing staff member at Prior's
Court - so many people are making a difference to
the lives of our young people day in, day out."
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BBC awards final experience for Tim
ICT lead joins exclusive
group
Our ICT Lead Nuno Guerreiro has, for the second
time, been invited to join an exclusive global group
which is pioneering the innovative use of technology
in the classroom.
Nuno has been selected as a Microsoft Innovative
Educator (MIE) Expert for 2022/23, giving him the
opportunity to share ideas, explore new approaches
and learn from fellow experts.
In the UK, only around 1,000 educators are part of the
2022/23 cohort.
About being part of the programme, Nuno said: "It
was very good last year to get ideas and to get upto-date
with all Microsoft has got out there. We had
monthly calls and a Teams group for all Microsoft
Innovative Educator (MIE) Experts where teachers
shared lots of examples of what works in their
classes/schools."
By being a MIE Expert, Nuno is encouraged to
support the use of Microsoft software across Prior's
Court.