A TEACHER is to become an ambassador for the teaching to highlight and celebrate the profession.

Tom Duxbury, a Science teacher at Pendle Community High School in Nelson is backing the national #teacherschangelives campaign which celebrates teaching and aims to enhance the reputation of the profession.

The campaign, led by the Department for Education (DfE) and backed by a number of high profile individuals in the education sector, aims to highlight and celebrate the job teachers do and impact this has.

Spearheaded by the Education Secretary Justine Greening, the campaign will run across social media channels and include support from the likes of Dame Alison Peacock, chief executive of the Chartered College of Teaching and Dr Lee Elliot Major, chairman of the Sutton Trust.

These individuals will reflect on the impact teachers made to their lives by recording a short film detailing their memories, experience, and gratitude to the teachers who made the biggest impression to their lives.

Science teacher Tom Duxbury, from Pendle Community High School, said: “This is a great campaign because teachers do not generally get enough credit for the work that we do.

"The rewarding moments you get to be part of in this job are unrivalled and it’s a privilege to have a profession that can change the course of lives.”

Education Secretary, Justine Greening, said: “We want every young person to reach their potential and great teachers are at the heart of this.

“Across the country, thousands of teachers are doing an amazing job and that’s why recognising and celebrating the work they do is essential.

"This new campaign will help to show that teachers are highly skilled professionals that change young people’s lives and can transform the communities they work with.”

The campaign is set to continue across the Autumn term and calls for as many people in education as possible to support the campaign with a short video, tweet or post linking to the #teacherschangelives theme.

To support and thank the inspiring teachers you know or have worked with to tweet and share content using the #teacherschangelives hashtag.