Top teachers for history and psychology will be rewarded at the Kent Teacher of the Year Awards 2015.

The categories are being supported by the University of Kent to support excellence in teaching and encourage more students to go on to university.

The School of History and School of Psychology - two of seven departments from the university that have agreed to back the annual awards - are joining event organisers in the call for nominations while there’s still time.

Prof Kenneth Fincham, head of the School of History, said: “The School of History sees itself as part of the county-wide community of teachers, at primary, secondary and tertiary levels.

“We support excellence in teaching and believe that outstanding performances should be recognised, not just to acknowledge and celebrate teaching achievements but also to inspire others to emulate them.”

Head of the School of Psychology, Dr Georgina Randsley de Moura, added: “Universities and employers benefit from the efforts of these teachers by helping to raise the ambitions and intellectual development of students across Kent.

“We are delighted to support the KM Psychology Teacher of the Year Award to promote the social and economic importance of the discipline and its diversity in topics covered - all well reflected in the internationally leading research conducted by psychologists at the University of Kent.”

Other categories backed by the university include Politics and Citizenship, Biology, Foreign Languages, Physical Sciences (including physics, chemistry, and forensics), and Maths.

Simon Dolby from the KM Charity Team, which is organising the annual event, said: “There’s less than two weeks to get your nomination in for the Kent Teacher of the Year Awards so why not do it today? It’s very easy; just fill in the short and simple online form.

“Nominations can be made for individuals or teams whether they are support staff, volunteers, management or teaching staff. There is a category for anyone you can think of.”

A number of other organisations have announced their support of the awards including Brachers Law, Three R’s Teacher Recruitment, Project Salus, William Giles Chartered Accountants, CXK, Kent Sport, Southern Educational Leadership Trust, Social Enterprise Kent, Kent County Council, Medway Council, Christ Church University, Marlowe Theatre, and Leeds Castle.

To nominate a teacher, support staff, volunteer or team before the March 2 deadline, visit www.kentteacheroftheyear.co.uk.