awards

they’re achieving in the many and varied areas of school life.

We believe that independent schools should also receive recognition for the enormous and oftenoverlooked contribution they make to wider society through such initiatives as partnership working with the maintained sector and the ever-expanding needsblind bursary programmes which have kickstarted so many successful careers. Several of the 22 award categories for 2023 have been tailored to capture and highlight stories of the great work being undertaken in these areas, and a new award has been introduced to acknowledge the enhanced emphasis on safeguarding issues.

So, in 2023, let’s not be backward in coming forward and sharing good-news stories about independent-school education, and trumpeting the vital contribution that our schools make to national life.

The awards are free to enter for all independent schools belonging to any association which is a member of the Independent Schools Council. They will be judged by a distinguished group of educationalists. The judging panel will once again be chaired by Dr Helen Wright, international education advisor and past Vice-Chair of the ISC.