Editing Plaistow, Newham (section)

==Education==
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Nathan Kemp, assistant headteacher at Tollgate Primary School in Plaistow,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.teachingawards.com/winners/2012/UK_Panel/71943 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203123025/http://www.teachingawards.com/winners/2012/UK_Panel/71943 | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 February 2013 | title=Teaching Awards 2012 winner – UK Panel | publisher=Teaching Awards Trust | access-date=29 December 2012 }}</ref> won Teacher of the Year in the 2012 annual national Teaching Awards, the first ever overall Teacher of the Year instead of there being separate awards for primary and secondary schools.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schools/why-a-mans-place-is-in-the-classroom-8225270.html | title=Why a man's place is in the classroom | newspaper=The Independent | date=24 October 2012 | access-date=29 December 2012 | location=London | first=Richard | last=Garner}}</ref>

Michael Patient of Tollgate was one of the winners of a Pearson teaching award in 2014, winning a silver award for outstanding new teacher of the year.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/plaistow_teacher_wins_outstanding_new_teacher_of_the_year_award_1_3603968 | title=Plaistow teacher wins outstanding new teacher of the year award | publisher=Newham Recorder | date=16 May 2014 | access-date=16 September 2014 }}</ref>