The Quality Improvement Agency (QIA) announces the short-list for the 2008 STAR Awards.

A chef, a learning champion, a principal and a maths tutor are among 100 unsung heroes of further education whose work has been recognised by the 2008 QIA STAR Awards.

The first round of judging for the awards has been completed and the full short-list is now available to view on http://staraward.qia.org.uk/shortlist . QIA has been overwhelmed by the record number of high quality nominations received for this year’s awards.