Sunderland teacher crowned STEM teacher of the North 2025
“I still don’t know who nominated me and I was shocked when they announced I had won”
The words of dedicated teacher Georgina Dye after being crowned Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) teacher of the North 2025 at the prestigious RTC teaching awards.
Primary school teacher Georgina, who lives in Houghton-le-Spring but teaches at Bill Quay Primary School in Gateshead, attended the awards ceremony at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Newcastle on Friday night (November 14).
She said: “I still don’t know who nominated me. There were seven people nominated in total and I went along not expecting to win, but just to enjoy the night.
“I was up against teachers from colleges and secondary schools and I was in complete shock when I found out I had won - it’s a real honour.”
Judges highlighted the inspirational difference that Georgina has made at the school to Year 5 and 6 pupils following the introduction of the VEX Robotics programme which teaches children how to use computer programming to operate robots.
She said: “The children have loved the programme and we entered the VEX Robotics competition and qualified for the World Championships in Dallas. It was an amazing experience for the children to go out to Texas.
“A number of these children have now gone on to secondary school and have developed a real passion for STEM and in particular computer programming. The programme opened a door for these children to some of the possibilities out there in STEM.