It is very pleasing news for the teaching profession to note that the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence (CEATE) has succeeded in recognising over 500 accomplished teachers in different Key Learning Areas or key areas since its launch in 2003.  The scope of CEATE has also been extended to include worthwhile themes and new areas of concern since last year.  CEATE (2011/2012) is the third CEATE of the second round and open to teachers involved in Arts Education Key Learning Area (KLA), Information Technology in Education and Pre-primary Education.