The judging process
Step one begins with you - putting together a nomination that addresses all the criteria of the award and captures the judges' attention and desire to find out more. Go to the nomination page
During this step all the forms are anonymous and the judges work independently until they come together to decide on the shortlist.
Once the shortlist of candidates is agreed on, only then are the teachers' identities revealed.
Each shortlisted candidate will be visited on campus; observed, and filmed, giving a lecture or holding a seminar. As well as interviewing the candidate, the judges speak to students, heads of departments and colleagues to build up a full picture.
It is only after hours of further deliberation and discussion that the judges make a decision: after all £3,000 is a prize worth winning!
The award is made at UKCLE's Learning in Law Annual Conference, taking place January 2011.
See the 2010 award results
The panel
Alison Bone is a principal lecturer and former staff governor at the University of Brighton. Alison is recognized for her expertise in assessment mechanisms and how people learn. She is a former Chair of the Association of Law Teachers, and the co-founder of the award.
Chris Hull is Programme Director of Business Law at St Mary's University College, Twickenham. Chris has eight years experience of managing and teaching on a range of business, law and public services programmes in both further and higher education.
Tracey Varnava, a former law lecturer, is Associate Director of the UK Centre for Legal Education. She oversees the strategic direction of the Centre with particular responsibility for operational planning. Tracey also develops and implements the Centre's research strategy.
Sarah Viner is a publishing manager in Oxford University Press's higher education department. Sarah works on law textbooks across a range of subjects, but with a particular interest in legal skills and online learning.
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