When I saw a name I've not seen for three years next to the words "Teacher of the Year" on Wednesday night, I wasn't at all 1 . The woman who helped me achieve my dreams of working as a 2 had finally got the 3 she deserved.
After graduating from Miss Chase's English and media classes in 2018, one year later her 4 helped me get on an apprenticeship(学徒工作) course for the BBC website I'm 5 for now as my job. If I wasn't taught by the teacher of the year, who knows where I'd be today, as I was such a timid teen.
Meeting Miss Chase for the first time as a very 6 11-year-old at Newport's Bassaleg School, it was clear she was the type of teacher that always went above and beyond. She 7 against exam boards when she thought I deserved a 8 score and she told me "You can do it" when the 9 of exams got too much. Also, giving me probably too many extensions for my media coursework 10 showed her generosity and patience. It's rare having a teacher that 11 such a lasting impact on you after school.
Even when pupils have left school, Miss Chase doesn't 12 them. My brother Brandon, who is now in Year 12 at Bassaleg School, 13 comes home and says:" Miss Chase was asking about you today. She said she saw you on the BBC again. "
For Miss Chase, developing 14 good relationships with her pupils, as well as" making them feel safe and making them feel like they can be 15 " is what it takes to deserve this award.
