The Danny Audritt Award 2025

Every year, an MEITT trainee is chosen to receive the Danny Audritt Award.

Danny was a teacher who trained with Mid Essex ITT in 2016-2017. He went through heart surgery during his first term of training and sadly passed away in February 2018, the year after qualifying.

He was determined, passionate about teaching, and brave. You can read more about Danny here.

This year, the trainee chosen to receive the award in memory of Danny is Aiysha Haque, a Biology teacher who completed her teacher training with Mid Essex ITT at .

Aiysha's proud course tutor, Holly Sutton, was delighted to present her with the award at our annual awards evening.

Holly said: "This year, I am honoured to present the Danny Audritt Award to one of my tutor group. This particular trainee’s work ethic and commitment to the profession were evident from day one. A quality that sets the best apart from the good, is the ability to reflect honestly and with humility. This trainee has the most incredible work ethic and sets the highest of standards for herself, continuing to develop her subject knowledge when this was challenging at times. Her professionalism is to be commended – every expert colleague that has worked alongside her have been witness to this.

"Not only has this trainee demonstrated what a great teacher they are, but they have also managed this alongside some incredibly personal, life-changing and challenging circumstances, as well as balancing this alongside motherhood.

"We are all confident that this trainee has a bright and successful career ahead of her, having a huge impact on the lives of generations to come.

"The trainee who we would like to award the 2025 Danny Audritt award to is Aiysha Haque."