New categories at this year’s BTEC Awards included BTEC Teacher of the Year and BTEC Tutor of the Year. The former was awarded to Shalini Rajan, BTEC Coordinator/Secondary ICT Teacher at The Winchester School – Jebel Ali, during a ceremony held in London on 4 July. Shalini firmly believes BTEC is the best vocational qualification and she provides her students the maximum opportunities to apply their skills within and beyond the classroom. Her students are confident users of learning technologies and a wide range of opportunities for students to use technology in daily lessons, including the use of Skype in the classroom for students to collaborate with other students and teachers around the globe.