On 3 November this year, schools from the primary, secondary and independent sectors will once again be recognised for innovation and leadership in the 13th Education Business Awards Originally scheduled for 9 July, the Education Business Awards have been postponed until 3 November due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Awards, held at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in London (formerly the Grange Hotel), will showcase the effort and dedication of teachers, school management and support staff in 23 categories. Presenting the 2020 Awards will be former GMTV anchor and TV presenter Fiona Philips who is involved in numerous charities including, The Children’s Society and PDSA. Sponsoring the awards this year are Office Depot, Emotional Logic, LocknCharge, PFU - a Fujitsu company, and Community Playthings. Entries for this year’s awards close on 18 September and can be submitted on the website address at the end of the article. Here is a look at the categories as well as the excellent work of past winners. Outstanding progress There are three awards that recognise the outstanding progress that primary, secondary and independent schools have achieved, looking at all the factors that lead to better educational outcomes.
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Looking forward to the 2020 Education Business Awards
2014 as a girls only school to becoming coeducational and over-subscribed. In just four years, pupil numbers have more than tripled. Community links The Academy Partnership Award is presented to the established specialist academy that can demonstrate benefits to the community through a partnership with an existing establishment, such as a primary school, secondary school, or university. In 2019, Castledon College won the award for the links it had built with numerous employers to develop work placements for learners with SEND. The Community Award recognises schools working in partnership with other public sector bodies on projects that bring specific benefits to the local community. The 2019 winner was Gilbrook Primary School in Wirral for the work the school has done to help parents’ mental help and for the links it has forged with a range of professionals to help support community cohesion.
Last year Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane scooped the award for Outstanding Progress in the primary category, for its excellent turnaround, going from ‘requires improvement’ in 2012 Arts, music, trips and to ‘outstanding’ in 2019. Leaders sport at the school are said to be The Art & Craft Award ‘uncompromising in their Origina is presented to determination to continually l l y schedu the educational improve pupils’ outcomes.’ for 9 Ju led establishment that The Outstanding can provide first class Progress award in the Awards ly, the EB h learning environment Secondary School a v e been postpo and modern, flexible category last year went Novemned until 3 facilities for students to Pleckgate High School b of art & craft. Last in Blackburn. In 2013, the cor er due to year Queens Park the school was judged onaviru s Primary School, ‘Inadequate’ by Ofsted pandem ic which serves as a local and after converting to educational and community Academy status and winning hub for extracurricular an Educational Outcomes Award opportunity in the arts, in 2017, the school has been hailed was presented with the award. as a ‘Beacon of Success’ by the DfE. The The School Music Award is presented school was rated Outstanding in its latest to the educational establishment that can inspection report published in January 2019. demonstrate a commitment to improving Dunottar School in Surrey won the the quality of musical learning through the Outstanding Progress award in the provision of a first class teaching environment. Independent school sector. The school has Last year Lindley Junior School won the E been transformed since facing near closure in
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