MY CIPP
Three years’ service Rachel Akister
our products, services and teaching methods. Communication is an essential part of everyone’s life in all its facets. I certainly couldn’t successfully fulfil my role without communicating with my teams. The teaching and assessing teams have built firm professional relationships through effective communication. Of course, there’s always room for some fun and when I was approached by a couple of tutors with the idea of a light-hearted activity, I was fully on board. So, following lunch we all learned techniques to prepare our voices for presentation, a wonderful way to wake us all up and have a few laughs in the process. Professionalism was demonstrated throughout the conference. Our dedicated events team managed everything venue wise, while the education teams managed the plenary and workshop sessions. Our attendees experienced a flawless itinerary that ran like clockwork. The event speakers were knowledgeable and engaging covering many topics such as standardisation, moderation and assessment strategies. Striving for excellence is the foundation of all that we do in education. We continually seek feedback to improve, evolve and grow. Key workshops took place to reflect and discuss how we improve the student experience and engagement. We also shared developments in our tutor and assessor development programme which is available for professional growth and Continual Professional Development (CPD). Our CEO Jason Davenport often says, “Every day is a school day.” I believe this to be true as we are repeatedly learning and evolving, whether that be through academic study or through life experiences. The event concluded with awards for long service, achievements and our Tutor of the Year, recognising the dedication and commitment our tutors and assessors have to IPPE and the education of payroll and pensions professionals.
Congratulations to: Ann Anderson Sonia Grant Ros Hendren Vicky Hilton Christine Lane Joanne Leather Carolyn McGowan
Sarel Daysh Usha Madan Jake Shergold
Five years’ service Angela Clow Harriotte McNamara Sophie Chapman-Ledward
Vivien Piper Polly Sinclair Pete Statham Michelle Sutton Ian Walters
Ten years’ service Julia Watkin Linda Shotton Andrea Musson
Fifteen years’ service Mike Hollingsworth Miloslava Mainstone Kalibanova
Twenty years’ service Dianne Hoodless
Twenty five years’ service Alison Ward Sonia Grant
Tutor of the Year Ian Walters received some wonderful
feedback from students and colleagues he has supported. His students praised him for having unwavering patience, showing them support and guidance throughout their study. One student wrote, “Ian is a remarkable hard working, passionate, knowledge sharing individual”, while another stated, “I cannot express how grateful I am for the incredible support and guidance you’ve given myself and the rest of the group this year. Your kindness and genuine care have really made all the difference”. There were many more comments received which truly reflect Ian’s commitment to his students and mentees. Congratulations Ian, it’s a well-deserved achievement. Another year’s training and development may have taken place but our passion for learning is still as vibrant as it always has been. Planning has already started for the 2025 conference and, as always, we are striving for an even bigger and better experience. n
For this year’s achievements we celebrated the first cohort of Gateway to Gold learners. You may have been reading about Polly Sinclair’s journey through this qualification in the previous issues of Professional magazine. I also completed this qualification alongside Polly and the rest of our cohort to achieve our level 6 Gateway to Gold certificate in Transformational Leadership.
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| Professional in Payroll, Pensions and Reward |
Issue 104 | October 2024
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