Bury teacher, Kabir Ahmed has been honoured at the 20th Design and Technology Association Excellence Awards.

Kabir who teaches at Derby High School won the Subject Leadership Award for his outstanding contribution. Ordinarily the annual event is held at The Institution of Engineering and Technology, situated on the banks of the Thames in London.

The winners were presented with their awards via a zoom call which was filmed at The Institution of Engineering and Technology in London.

The Awards recognise the commitment and achievements of teachers, teacher trainers, education consultants and academics across primary and secondary schools, and further and higher education.

The awards were presented by Lesley Morris, Chair of the Design and Technology Association and Tony Ryan, Chief Executive of the Design and Technology Association.

Tony Ryan, Chief Executive of the Design and Technology Association said: “Kabir is to be congratulated on his well deserved award, and celebrated for going above and beyond what might be expected in his contributions to supporting the subject of design and technology. "We know that employers across the advanced manufacturing and creative industries are already concerned about the real shortage of engineers and designers and we need more people like Kabir to inspire future generations.”

Helen Hubert, Headteacher at the Derby High School said, “Mr Ahmed has made an incredible difference to the Design and Technology curriculum at The Derby High School.

"We are grateful for his enthusiasm and commitment to his role and the huge impact he has had. He thoroughly deserves this National Award.”