Teaching prize: Chief Executive Donald Tsang (second left) and guests officiate at the teaching excellence award presentation ceremony.

Forty-two teachers with exemplary skills in physical and special education have been given the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence with another 24 winning certificates of merit.

Speaking at the award presentation ceremony today Chief Executive Donald Tsang said the teachers not only care about students' academic achievements but also their personal development.

He praised the physical education teachers for developing students' potential in sport and nurturing their perseverance and sportsmanship through motivational activities and effective teaching. They have also taken the opportunity of the Beijing Olympics for project learning and exploratory activities to help students better understand the Olympic Games and cultivate in them a sense of national identity.

The special education teachers pursue efficacious enhancement and remedial measures to cater for student diversity, thereby building on their strength and providing remediation to bring about student development. They have also fostered a culture of love and care in schools which encourages teachers and students to adopt a harmonious and inclusive attitude towards learner diversity, Mr Tsang said.

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Meanwhile, a special television programme comprising two 30-minute episodes on exemplary teaching practices will be broadcast on ATV-Home at 5.30pm July 20 and 27. Sharing activities will be held in November.