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Matt Badham named CQ’s VN Educator of the Year 2025
Matt Badham received his award from keynote speaker Cat Capon.
His students praised his ‘inspiring’ and ‘engaging’ teaching style.

Central Qualifications (CQ) has announced Matt Badham as the winner of this year’s Veterinary Nursing Educator of the Year Award at its Graduation and Awards Ceremony last week.

Matt Badham, a lecturer at Plumpton College, received his award from keynote speaker and eco-adventurer Cat Capon at the ceremony at Central Hall, Westminster on 31 May 2025.

CQ’s VN Educator of the Year award recognises Mr Badham’s dedication and commitment to veterinary nursing training. He was nominated by his students at Plumpton College, who described him as passionate, enthusiastic and inspiring.

One nominator wrote: “Students love him and he shares happiness and enthusiasm in everything he does.”

Mr Badham was a student of Nicola Newman, a former VN Educator of the Year. It was Ms Newman’s supportive and dedicated teaching style which inspired him to become an educator himself.

As an educator, Mr Badham tries to make his lessons engaging, inspiring students to ‘learn new things but also have fun doing so’.

Mr Badham said: “It was always my goal to be a supportive educator for my students and so to realise that many of them must have taken time to write about me for their nominations is honestly very moving.

“I put a lot of myself into this role and it is nice to have the validation that they think I’m doing something worth awarding. I will continue to learn and grow to ensure I always put everything I can into their education and in to the veterinary industry.”

Denise Burke, quality assurance manager at CQ, said: “Huge congratulations to Matt on this achievement.

“His passion for veterinary nursing and dedication to his students is truly inspiring and it’s fantastic that his hard work is being acknowledged on such a grand scale.”

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Practices urged to audit neutering data

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 RCVS Knowledge has called on vet practices to audit their post-operative neutering outcomes.

It follows the release of the 2024 NASAN benchmarking report, which collates data from neutering procedures performed on dogs, cats and rabbits.

The benchmarking report enables practices in the UK and Ireland to compare their post-operative outcomes to the national average. This includes the rate of patients lost to follow-up, which in 2024 increased to 23 per cent.

Anyone from the practice can submit the data using a free template. The deadline for next report is February 2026.

Visit the RCVS Knowledge website to complete an audit. 

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Linda Belton MRCVS, RCVS President, said: "I, along with my colleagues on the RESC, RCVS Council, RCVS Standards Committee, as well as RCVS staff, was very saddened to hear of the sudden death of Rebecca, or Becca as we knew her, last week.

"She was a true advocate for equine welfare and in her many years on the RESC worked to continually improve the quality and consistency of riding establishment inspections, all in the interests of enhanced horse welfare and rider safety."