There are six Teaching Awards you can nominate GCU staff members for:

• Terrific Teaching
• Fantastic Feedback
• Cutting-edge Curriculum
• Super Support (teaching staff)
• Super Support (non-teaching staff)
• Sensational Supervision*

*Only Research Students (PhD, MPhil, etc.) studying during the 2024–25 academic year may nominate staff for this category.

Full award criteria can be found here.

Any GCU student can nominate any number of staff members for any award. Simply complete the online nomination form linked below.

Please ensure you give clear and detailed reasons for your nomination. Selection panels base decisions on the quality of your explanation — not the number of submissions.

All students who submit a nomination will receive an invitation to the annual Teaching Awards Ceremony.

• Nominations open: 9am — Monday 1 December 2025
• Nominations close: 12pm (noon) — Thursday 19 March 2026

Winners are determined through a longlisting and shortlisting process, both carried out by students. Nominations are reviewed and scored against the set criteria for each award.

The longlisting panel includes:

• A Students’ Association staff member
• A Full-Time Officer

The shortlisting panel includes:

• An academic representative from each school
• A GCU staff member
• A Students’ Association staff member

The shortlisting panel determines final nominees and selects the winners.

Every staff member who receives a nomination will be awarded a Teaching Awards mug and a congratulatory email including anonymised nomination comments.

Nominated staff are also invited to the Teaching Awards Ceremony taking place 4-6pm, Wednesday 13th May 2026.

You can book your free ticket to the event HERE.

During the summer, nomination comments will be reviewed and shared with the relevant Associate Dean (Learning, Teaching & Quality).

See past winners here