Wales' Favourite Teachers
Real Radio have teamed up with the Rhondda Heritage Park experience to seek out Wales' Favourite Teacher.
The Real Breakfast Show wanted to end the school year on a high so we asked you to nominate your teacher and tell us why they deserve to be crowned Wales' favourite.
Listen out to Tony and Angela, all this week, on the Real Breakfast Show from 6am, to find out who has been nominated, what they've done to deserve it and if they'll get crowned Wales' Favourite Teacher.
Wales' Favourite Teachers - The Winners
SEE THE PHOTOS OF WALES' FAVOURITE TEACHERS
Friday 18 July
Friday's award went to Mrs Meryl Gittings of Ty SignPrimary School.
Mrs Gittings has been described as the foundations of the school for over 20 years. She is the backbone of the school choir, who have not only appeared in St David's Hall and the Royal Albert Hall, but also recently performed before the Prince of Wales. The pupils of the school past and present as well as members of staff think so much of Mrs Gittings and she will be deeply missed when she retires at the end of term.
Thursday 17 July
Mrs Marged Tomos from Ysgol Gymunedol Y Plant Bach Aberteifi.
Mrs Tomos has proved to be inspirational to Amber James who nominated her. Amber said of Mrs Tomos: "Marged Tomos is my favourite teacher because she was my very first teacher when I was four-years-old, she was encouraging and supportive in my first years of school. I have gone back every year, at Christmas, to give Mrs Tomos a card and each year I receive one back... and Mrs Tomos gave me a present."
Amber is now in the later stages of her education and Mrs Tomos is once again key in her schooling and chosen career. Amber continued: "Even though I have just finished my GCSE's Mrs Tomos is still there to support me. I now help out in her class in my free time and it's because of her that I have decided I would like to become an infant school teacher."
Listen to the moment that Mrs Tomos found out she was a Real Winner
Wednesday 16 July
Mrs Kay Lee from the Special Teaching Unit at Birchgrove Comprehensive School.
Hear the moment of when Mrs Lee found out that she had won
Tuesday 15 July
Maura Capone of Coleg Glan Hafren in Cardiff.
Listen to the moment Maura found out she'd been nominated
Monday 14 July
Mrs Edwards of Trerobert Primary School in Ynysybwl.
Mrs Edwards has been a pillar of the community and has worked as a teacher for 38 years. She retires this week, and will be sad to leave. Many of her pupils, both past and present, got in touch with us and nominated her.
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Nominations have now closed.
Judges decision is final.