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Dear Educators, 2020 has been a year we would all rather forget. The challenging circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic have hit the education sector particularly hard. All organisations have suffered, but perhaps none more so than schools. Those working in education found themselves on the front line, under immense pressure, but have risen to the challenge. Our School Safety award documents just a few cases of how schools have reacted with speed and professionalism. Many more examples are in practice across the country. It is now the job of the Government to provide more support to enable schools to continue to battle this virus. There is promising news on the vaccine front, which we hope can return the world to a semblance of normality next year, but further challenges remain over the winter as the health system is put under immense pressure. Education Business Awards has pioneered the recognition of school achievements since 2005. The annual Awards has reported on thousands of school success stories. Because of the pandemic, this year we are holding the awards online. We hope you find the format engaging. We are extremely grateful to our sponsors for supporting this new format, and we hope you can all check out what they have to offer. To those in education, more so than ever, we say thank you.

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TWEET TWEET! WELCOME to the Education Business Awards 2020 We recognise and celebrate excellence in the education sector, across 18 categories! Today is a day of celebration, so why not Tweet about it? We’ve been Tweeting in the run up to the event, and now it’s your turn… So, take a selfie, tag us in your post and enjoy the Awards! Be sure you use the #Hashtags below:

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School Recruitment Award sponsored by Randstad Education

STEM Award presented by Education Business

School Music Award presented by Education Business

School Building Award sponsored by TG Escapes

Sports Award presented by Education Business

School Catering Award presented by Education Business

ICT Facility Award sponsored by LocknCharge

School Safety Award sponsored by Churches Fire Security

ICT Innovation Award sponsored by PFU

School Procurement Award presented by Education Business

Community Award presented by Education Business

School Security Award sponsored by Churches Fire Security

32 Outstanding Progress Award (Independent) sponsored by LocknCharge

Art & Craft Award presented by Education Business

SEN Provision Award presented by Education Business

36 Outstanding Progress Award (Secondary) sponsored by LocknCharge

Environmental Practice Award sponsored by Office Depot

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34 Outstanding Progress Award (Primary) sponsored by Emotional Logic Centre

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School Recruitment Award This Award recognises educational establishments which have invested in recruitment methods and processes to ensure a timely intake of appropriate teaching and support staff.

Partnering with the right recruiter will help unlock a world of talented teachers and support staff for your school or academy. At Randstad Education, we work hard to provide high quality teaching, leadership, support, and nonteaching staff to primary, secondary and SEN schools, multi-academy trusts and federations. As genuine market specialists since 1960, more than 85 local authorities and 2,500 schools engage Randstad teachers and support staff every week, impacting the lives of over 85,000 children every day. We take pride in our network of candidates. With a database of over 45,000 active teachers and support staff, we have the solution to your staffing needs. We believe in working together, so we’ll get to know what works for your school or academy and tailor our approach to suit your needs. We’ll work with you to help you to anticipate challenges, supporting with pipelining talent, budget planning and delivering the right candidates to your school, when you need them most. www.randstad.co.uk

H Herts 4 Learning In consultation with headteachers, Herts for Learning developed a new and extended format for the Teach in Herts Teacher Recruitment Fairs, creating more localised events around Hertfordshire. Schools offered themselves as venues in different parts of the county. Two distinct events were developed this year; a new ‘Get into Teaching Event’ kicked off the academic year in November and January, and this was followed by three focused recruitment events in February, March and May targeting NQTs and experienced teachers looking for jobs but continuing to attract individuals into teaching.

H Northern Education Trust Northern Education Trust were using more than 50 different agencies across their 21 sites to recruit temporary staff. The Crown Commercial Service’s CCS Supply Teachers and Temporary Staff in Educational Establishments framework was introduced, and a single supplier appointed, with existing suppliers that were important to the trust invited to join. This meant academies could continue to use suppliers they had an existing relationship with, but with the added peace of mind that workers would be supplied at pre-agreed rates. The trust is now benefiting from an agreed worker pay structure with complete cost transparency, including agency mark-up.

H Sturton-by-Stow Primary School, Lincoln During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sturton by Stow proved that it is possible to carry out interviews remotely and to appoint successfully by employing a process which involved shortlisting and interviewing via zoom. Following advice from HR, pre-employment checks were adapted so that they can be completed remotely whilst complying with safer recruitment. The School Business Manager held video calls with successful candidates, who displayed the necessary documents on the screen and then sent copies for verification by the local authority.

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Education Business, now in its 22nd year, is published monthly by Public Sector Information. EB’s pages contain need-to-know features, news and case studies that explain the administrative and commercial issues affecting education. Regular topics include ICT, Finance/Funding, Facilities Management, Security, Health & Safety, Catering and Special Educational Needs. Contributors range from government ministers through to top-level educators and association chairs. Education Business also makes sure that readers are kept up-to-date with the latest conferences and exhibitions by featuring in-depth previews to the most important education events and seminars.

“It was such a privilege and an honour to have won at the Education and Business awards. What a fabulous and fun event! A seriously great day. Engaging toastmaster, fantastic inspiring speeches especially from Angellica Bell. It is such a great feeling for our school to have been nationally recognised at these awards, and our pupils are delighted that they attend an award-winning school! I was absolutely thrilled to receive the Sports Award, from rugby league legend Jamie Peacock and am incredibly proud of the physical education and sporting opportunities afforded to our pupils. We try to engender a love of PE and sport and encourage our pupils to maintain a healthy lifestyle.” - James Watson, Fairholme Primary School www.educationbusinessuk.net

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School Music Award Presented to the educational establishment that can demonstrate a commitment to improving the quality of musical learning through the provision of a first class teaching environment.

H City of Norwich School City of Norwich School has been recognised nationally for its partnership with Guildhall School. Music scholarships provided as part of the partnership enable future affordable access to music instruction for all students, regardless of background, which is reflective of the School’s commitment to creating an inclusive school which aims to broaden horizons, raise aspirations and foster partnerships will play a leading role in the wider community. Following the partnership’s launch in 2013, it founded the popular Norfolk Centre for Young Musicians which has enabled hundreds of children at the school, and in the region more broadly, to access and be inspired by musicianship, drama and technical theatre. The school was recently awarded Pearson’s prestigious Silver Award for “Impact Through Partnership”.

H Cobham Free School, Surrey Music is a key strength at Cobham with strong links to The Yehudi Menuhin School and a number of flourishing instrumental and choral groups. For its Music Award Scheme, students may apply from any locality, as distance is not a determining factor in allocating places on the Award Scheme. As the award will be given to students showing musical potential, no previous instrumental tuition will be necessary in order to apply. At Key Stage 3 all students have class music lessons taught by the Director of Music, with a wide range of topics, covering and extending beyond the requirements of the national curriculum. Students improve their practical and theoretical abilities through opportunities to perform and high quality lessons in composition and musical analysis. For GCSE Music, a full suite of Mac computers and keyboards are available to support studies.

H St. Paul’s School, London A full spectrum of performance opportunities are available at St. Paul’s, from informal lunchtime recitals to large-scale choral and orchestral concerts, as well as a Music Society that provides forum for musical debate and stimulating talks, mostly from distinguished outside speakers. 35 self-employed professional musicians visit the music department each week to provide instrumental lessons and pupils interested in pop, rock and other styles can contribute through the annual Battle of the Bands, performances at the biennial Summer Festival, the Music Production club and PopSoc, a society dedicated to talks, debates and discussions about contemporary popular styles of all kinds. Singer-songwriters have also had success within the school and in outside competitions.

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Sports Award Awarded to the educational establishment in the UK that can demonstrate an outstanding commitment to developing the sporting skills of its students through the provision of first class facilities and coaching programmes.

H Burscough Bridge St John’s C of E Primary School, Lancashire In 2019, St John’s achieved the School Games’ Platinum Sports Mark Award, following five consecutive Gold Award years. The school’s curriculum aims to develop and challenge pupils’ abilities in a range of physical activities and sports. The daily mile scheme is to encourage children to be active in line with the governments guideline, with 30 minutes of exercise done in school each day and the other 30 minutes to be done at home - whether running, walking or cycling. A mile a day board sets a challenge between each class to see who can do the most miles in each half term.

H Reed’s School, Surrey The wide range of sports on offer at Reed’s and the high participation levels that allow all pupils to take part, regardless of skill level, have been recognised nationally. Sports academies including tennis, ski-racing and golf, provide a personalised programme for athletes incorporating training and education. The superb sports facilities at Reed’s are provided at no or very little charge to many community groups, and its sports outreach programme reaches more than 40 schools from financially disadvantaged areas.

H Upton Junior School, Kent The only junior school in Kent to be rated ‘outstanding’, PE and Sport has traditionally been an area of strength at Upton, confirmed recently by the Youth Sports Trust. During the ongoing lockdown, sports coaches Callum Noble and Jordan Maclaurin ensure no-one misses out by regularly providing structured activities via online streaming for boys and girls. These include fitness videos, sports challenges and lockdown sports clubs for the children as well as participation in the virtual Viking Games with Upton’s partner Viking Academy Trust schools, Ramsgate Arts Primary and Chilton Primary.

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“The Education Business Awards provide a much needed platform to showcase the fantastic job our teachers do in the UK. It’s great to see so many hardworking people rewarded for their efforts. We at BESA always look forward to attending the awards especially to meet with inspirational teachers and to catch up with our members.” - Caroline Wright, BESA www.educationbusinessuk.net www.educationbusinessuk.net

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H Woodlands Preparatory School at Great Warley, Essex With a busy PE department led by Maddie Raymond, last year Woodlands achieved a Platinum award for its commitment in the government’s Sportsmark scheme. The whole-school approach, ‘Exercise for Everyone’ focusses on daily movement, partnerships and a healthy diet for all, and is paying real dividends. The youngest children are encouraged to make healthy food choices through its ‘Eat the Rainbow’ programme. The school also fought off tough competition from around the UK to win the award for Outstanding Sports Provision in the 2019 Independent Schools Association.

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ICT Facility Award Awarded to the educational establishment in the UK that has made outstanding progress in the provision of a first-class environment for the teaching of ICT and related subjects.

H Blessed William Howard Catholic High School, Staffordshire With Digital Information Technology, Creative Media and Computer Science offered on the curriculum at Blessed William Howard, facilities to enhance learning are essential. The school has a ratio of roughly 3 computers per child and features ‘pods’ of computers in all subject sector areas as well as 4 dedicated ICT Suites. To aid programming skills, The Raspberry Pi is available as well as Apple Macs for art, design and music. The KS3 curriculum includes programming using Scratch and Python, Excel, databases, presentations (using Prezi), creating comic books and videos for e-safety and website design using Serif Webplus. Year 8 studies include Computer Crime and Cyber Security.

H Co-op Academy Stoke-on-Trent The Co-op Academy has chosen a hybrid model for their infrastructure, mixing both cloud-based services and a server-based infrastructure in the school. This has given them flexibility and allows them to manage their rate of change – in terms of investment, and bringing staff with them on the journey to deliver their strategic vision for IT. The Academy’s IT contract includes an engineer on-site full time to provide network, hardware and software support. The service also provides access to remote support and remote network management, so anyone in the school can get access to expert support and problem resolution whenever they need it.

H Hallbrook Primary School, Leicestershire A new £35,000 ICT suite hosts 30 state of the art PCs which have helped to improve the learning experience for each of the 215 pupils. New interactive touch screens throughout the school have enabled teachers to be creative with the way they teach across all the areas of the curriculum. These machines allow teachers to really engage with the learning and have been a fantastic improvement to the ICT facilities. A new WIFI system has allowed the school to now further improve their facilities with the introduction of tablet devices which link with screens to further enhance the learning experience.

H Saint Paul’s Catholic High School, Manchester At Saint Paul’s, every teacher in every classroom has access to a modern computer fit for delivering teaching and learning into the future. All the school’s 5 ICT Suites have now been upgraded again along with two additional trollies worth of mobile devices. The school sees its library as essential to learning, and it has long been at the forefront of improving Literacy, integrating itself across the curriculum to support an effective learning environment. Over 2000 e-books are available to every student via their own mobile devices. These investments mean students will have access to the latest tools and are being given the best possible chance to learn the skills that will be essential in the future workforce. Wythenshaw MP Mike Kane opened the new facilities recently.

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ICT Innovation Award Awarded to the educational establishment in the UK that can demonstrate innovation in its approach to teaching and deploying Information and Communication technologies that further the learning experience of its students.

As the education spectrum adapts to the changes brought about by the impact of Covid-19, more and more are discovering the benefits of utilising dedicated scanning devices as a way to aid the seamless provision of the curriculum and to help with administrative processes including back-file conversion. Digital processes are helping with engagement between all parties as well as serving as a way to share material via systems between pupils, teachers, parents or even isolated family members. Scanning documents and course material through OCR (optical character recognition), can make the scanned information easily searchable, retrievable and editable, saving time and improving productivity. Once digitised, the information can be organised and stored for anyone to access anytime and from anywhere. Finally, with the reality of data privacy documents can be easily tracked, with a clear audit path, so you know who has access, where, how and why the information is stored with visible retention periods. An ideal scanner model is the ScanSnap iX1500 for intuitive automated scanning of a range of material, the in-built touch screen with the ability to create multiple scan profiles makes operation a breeze for staff members, home users or other members of a household, it really is the smarter way to work. http://emea.fujitsu.com/ scanners-in-education marketing@uk.fujitsu.com

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H City of London School Sixth Form pupil David has won a worldwide competition to conceive and pitch a technology solution to mitigate the economic, social and/or medical impacts of COVID-19. ‘HomeMade’, a recipe app that minimises supermarket trips by encouraging more efficient use of ingredients whilst in isolation, was developed in record time, and uses machine learning to recommend recipes to users based on ingredients they have at home. It also includes a customised store finder which displays local grocery stores and a recommended time to travel based on live data, to avoid peak times.

H Dartford Grammar, Kent Dartford Grammar is part of the network of 34 Computing Hubs across England which provide a focal point for computing education for primary and secondary schools, including providing training for teachers. It has been a Computing Hub since July 2019 and, as well as being a centre for local computing training for schools, the hub also has links with industry and universities. The School had been quick to switch to remote delivery of courses following the impact of coronavirus. Minister for School Standards Nick Gibb has recently praised its ambition and work with the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE).

H Park House School, Berkshire Park House School has been designated as an NCCE (National Centre for Computing Education) Hub since January this year. As of the 1st June, the Hub has trained 387 secondary school teachers to upskill their subject knowledge and 234 primary school teachers to incorporate Computing in the classroom. From January to March the hub provided face-to-face Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for local teachers across Berkshire and Hampshire to enrich their Computing curricula, integrate creativity and context and to provide guidance on developing self-efficacy in girls. The Hub has responded quickly to COVID-19 challenges in ensuring the continuity of CPD provisions to in-service teachers through online streaming of sessions with Zoom and Google Meet.

H Reading School, Berkshire As part of a PA Raspberry Pi Competition, pupils at Reading School developed a device which lets people access live data about pollution levels in their area. The device is a 3D-printed box that contains the Raspberry Pi and a variety of sensors measuring air quality, which are entirely solar powered. Having the sensor allows people to see, via their phone, the pollution levels and avoid the highly polluted and unsafe areas. The aim of the device is to show users the data and in turn encourage them to switch to a more sustainable lifestyle such as using public transport or electric cars.

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“This is our second year at the First Class Education Business Awards. A big congratulations on all the amazing achievements throughout the schools. We had some brilliant conversations across the Education sector which has given us opportunities to work with quality prospects that we wouldn’t have reached through our other marketing channels. Really looking forward to next year.” - Karen Flashman, Alan Patient & Co www.educationbusinessuk.net

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Community Award This award recognises schools working in partnership with other public sector bodies (local authority, police, NHS or Fire Service) on projects that bring specific benefits to the local community.

H Darwen Aldridge Community Academy, Lancashire Darwen Aldridge Community Academy were the first to participate in the Switch IT programme,- a joint partnership with DACA and Blackburn Youth Zone focusing on the change they want to see in the town. It allows young people of all backgrounds to work together and improve their community. Students were tasked to explore how to establish community integration in BwD through social action or social enterprise.

H Downshall Primary School, Essex The project at Downshall Primary School in Ilford is one of a growing number of intergenerational initiatives in the UK designed to bring benefits to both old and young, while helping to fill the gaps left by cuts to local community support services. Older adults experiencing isolation, depression and early dementia are referred to the project by health teams. They then come into school with volunteer support workers and take part in regular activities including music, reading and games with reception and year 4 children. The project provides children with an understanding of ageing, dementia and the lives of others.

H Eastbury Community School / The Sydney Russell School, Essex Youngsters at Eastbury Community School and The Sydney Russell School have been involved in First Give, which supports schools and students to tackle social issues through community action. Year 12 pupils from both schools have worked on a number of projects and debates about issues important to them, such as knife crime, mental health awareness and domestic violence and have raised money for charities through bake sales, food bank collections, movie nights and sponsored walks. After planning their campaigns and meeting with charities, they present to a panel for a chance to win a £1,000 donation for their chosen charity, granted by First Give.

H Hanson School, West Yorkshire During the Coronavirus outbreak, Hanson School in Bradford utlilised its design and technology facilities to make PPE to help frontline NHS and care workers. Members of the community have contributed fabric supplies and local businesses have been forthcoming in providing acetate and polypropylene sheets needed to make protective visors. The school has even taken orders from as far away as Sydney, Australia. Hanson has produced more than 500 dust bags for nurses’ scrubs using old duvet covers and pillow cases, which been sent to hospitals.

HWrenbury Primary School, Cheshire A partnership between Wrenbury Primary School, Wrenbury Medical Practice and Wrenbury Nursing Home involved Year 4 children visiting a Medical Practice to promote awareness about immunisation in their local community. Wrenbury Nursing Home also provided the children with personal stories of life pre-vaccination from some of the residents. The school followed their immunisation activity up by presenting what the children had learnt to parents and grandparents at their Summer term Sharing Afternoon. The children involved then went on to lead an assembly on the importance of immunisation.

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School Security Award Recognising the UK school that has made outstanding efforts to increase security through a combination of increased awareness in staff and pupils and the procurement and installation of additional security measures.

Churches Fire & Security has supplied quality fire safety and security services throughout the education sector since 1992. We are proud to partner with Education Business to recognise the achievements in the sector this year. Celebrating the school that best provided an effective response to the Covid-19 pandemic, The Education Business School Safety Award demonstrates the best work of educators in a critical period. Operating as a nationwide business, Churches Fire & Security specialise in delivering the required fire safety measures to education settings, through a network of highlyqualified technicians. Offering standard services such as fire alarms, extinguishers, emergency lighting and fire training, we also service dry and wet risers, sprinkler systems, CCTV and intruder alarms. Churches Fire & Security holds third-party accreditations from several governing bodies including BAFE, BAFSA, SSAIB and the LPCB. We work alongside our customers to provide the services for their business, as well as ensuring they meet their legal obligations through regular maintenance. Fire safety and security in education must be a high priority for all. For more on keeping your school safe from fire and theft, get in touch today. 0370 608 4350 customer.services@churchesfire.com www.churchesfire.com

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H Campion School, Hornchurch - combined fire detection / emergency lighting At the Campion School in Hornchurch, a Roman Catholic school for boys with a mixed sixth form college, facilities managers sought to upgrade its fire safety system. Besides efficiency and running costs, the school sought networking capability without compromising the aesthetics of the site. Meeting the complex requirements needed by a large school, the new system is designed to run via a single panel, and each loop combines fire detection and emergency lighting units. These features mean facilities managers can save on cabling and labour costs, keep day-to-day running costs down and manage maintenance more effectively.

H Southfields Academy, London - Body Cameras Southfields, part of a multi-academy trust, teaches some 1300 pupils in London and has fostered a culture of mutual respect among pupils. Since last year, four teachers across different parts of the school have been wearing body cameras. When the camera is switched on to film an incident, the default option means that the footage is encrypted and it cannot be edited prior to being uploaded to a secure Cloud account. Their presence has helped to de-escalate confrontations now that pupils realise their actions are going to be captured on film if they don’t stop the inappropriate behaviour. Since their introduction, the cameras have already had an impact in helping staff defuse confrontations with unruly pupils and can assist gathering evidence for the police if needed.

H Swanshurst School, Birmingham - CCTV Rated ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted, Swanshurst School has more than 1800 pupils aged 11 to 19. On the busy site, the ability of the senior team to see who is entering or leaving, and to remotely monitor corridors and lobby areas, is crucial to fostering a safe and welcoming learning environment. The system comprises over 100 cameras which cover most of the school’s internal areas. The cameras use Power over Ethernet (PoE) to eliminate the need for extra cabling, while the hierarchical connection between the cameras at the NVRs further guarantees the most efficient method of cabling. Footage can be recorded in high-definition and viewed on smartphones. In the event of network instability or failure at the school, the cameras’ SD card begins recording and automatically transfers the data after recovery, eliminating the risk of gaps in footage.

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H Holy Cross Primary School, East Sussex At Holy Cross, a two year process undertaking the Artsmark scheme has broadened their use of the arts as a tool for exploring the curriculum, themselves and their beliefs. During Arts lessons, pupils appear more willing to ‘own’ learning; their dependence upon adults is lessening, and they are thinking in more creative ways. Arts Week gave older students the opportunity to work with and encourage their younger peers, and the school saw the benefits of producing a written response, which had firstly been explored through music, dance, drama and the visual arts. The school has also drawn on the expertise of its own staff members, including the headteacher, who has a BA Hons in Fashion and Textile Design and worked in Europe as a designer before becoming a teacher.

H Ripple Primary School, Essex Ripple Primary School has recently been awarded the coveted Gold Artsmark Award. Work towards achieving Gold level has provided inspirational opportunities in many areas including fine art, dance, drama, music, pottery and poetry writing; all of which have included the essential elements of performance and exhibition, which the school believes make students more confident. Students took part in a number of creative activities, including using their arts and crafts skills to give the school hall an Egyptian makeover. The increased focus on creativity at the school has led to a number of after school clubs starting up, including Pottery, Theatre, Recorder, Choir and Dance.

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H West Hill Primary School, Devon In September 2019, West Hill Primary School was awarded its third Artsmark Gold, and through its activities the school has developed strong relationships with the local community. Links with Exeter Area Arts presented the opportunity for West Hill to work with a master’s student from the University of Exeter. The focus topic of ‘holistic art education’ and how it is perceived by teachers gave rise to lengthy interview sessions and explored the importance of the Arts within the curriculum and how it supports children’s personal confidence, mental health and well-being as well as the potential to unlock creativity, talents, depths and excellence. The school aims to continue to develop its arts provision and extend the effects and influence further through activities, experiences and CPD that benefit both pupils and teachers in tangible ways.

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SEN Provision Award Presented to the UK SEN establishment that can demonstrate an increase in the quality of care and education services provided to students with Special Educational Needs.

H Joseph Clarke School, London Situated in Waltham Forest, Joseph Clarke School and Service, part of the Whitefield Academy Trust, is a centre of excellence for vision impairment in the South East of England. It currently has pupils travelling in from 12 London boroughs. Staff support over 450 pupils with vision difficulties in a range of preschool, school and FE placements offering ICT and Mobility support to Braille and general advice. Input from the academy trust has strengthened the school’s leadership, quality of teaching and pupils’ outcomes. Pupils’ needs are accurately matched to curriculum pathways that support learning.

H Lexden Springs School, Essex Lexden Springs School is a state-of-the-art special education needs school with a campus for education and residential accommodation, catering for pupils aged 3 – 19 who have complex learning difficulties and those on the Autistic spectrum. It offers a tailored curriculum that inspires an interest in learning whilst also helping to develop important life skills and independence. Pupils who are unable to talk use a range of resources to enable them to communicate. The school moved to a new site last year which provides capacity for an additional 80 pupils and features two separate entrances, with one specifically designed for use by minibuses and taxis to drop off and collect pupils.

H Millgate School, Leicester Millgate, a community special school for students whose main SEN type is Social Emotional and Mental Health, educates approximately 100 boys aged 7 to 16 many of whom may have had a negative experience before they join the school. A residential facility - The Bryant Residence - offers short residential stay to all pupils with a capacity of 8 pupils per evening. The school has a diverse and skilled staff team that includes 32 teachers, all impassioned with creating, engaging and challenging learning experiences. Pupils thrive in the nurturing culture that staff have created, and it has been rated as Outstanding in its latest OFSTED report.

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“We are absolutely thrilled to have won the Art and Craft Award at the Education Business Awards. The entry I provided for King’s Art department covered the external exhibitions at Olympia, Alexandra Palace, ExCeL, the Apex Gallery, Babylon Gallery and Ely Cathedral. It also reinforced the importance of these events and how they contribute to UCAS statements and future employment alongside competition success. This is an opportunity to celebrate the high quality work produced and we are very proud of this achievement.” - Alison Rhodes, Director of Art, King Ely School www.educationbusinessuk.net

H The Gretton School, Cambridgeshire Gretton, a specialist school for students aged 5 to 19 years old and part of the Cavendish Education Group, provides a first class education to children on the Autistic Spectrum Continuum. Over the summer, a modular build STEAM block was completed which provides two science labs, a design and technology workshop, art studio and associated services. Recently, the school was awarded Gold by Teach Well Alliance for taking care of the physical and mental well-being of staff during the Corona Virus pandemic. Three teachers were also recognised in this years Pearson National Teaching Awards.

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Environmental Practice Award Awarded to the school project that can demonstrate a benefit to the environment and the environmental education of its pupils.

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H Cardinal Allen School, Lancashire Cardinal Allen works with schools around the world in India, Tanzania and Nepal to share teaching techniques and student experiences through collaborative learning projects. After working on the Water topic, all taps in Cardinal Allen are now water saving and many water fountains have been introduced to reduce reliance on bottled water. Cardinal Allen has even become a recycling hub for a variety of items including shoes, pens and batteries. After years of hard work, Cardinal Allen’s school grounds are now amongst the most biodiverse areas in the local vacinity.

H Damers First School, Dorset At Damers all of their eco-work has had a huge reach locally and nationally. The school has worked with their local community, informing everyone how they could reduce their use of plastics. Pupils even put pressure on local businesses leading to one local butchers becoming a zero waste shop. So far, 84 businesses have signed a pledge to remove 3 types of single-use plastic from their organisation. The school works with volunteers from the local community to grow and harvest fruit and vegetables. They have also contacted other local schools to devise a county-wide litter policy. Pupils from Damers have been invited to be a part of Dorset Council’s Climate Change Panel, separately, setting up their own steering group to help make Dorchester as green as possible.

H Northgate High School, Norfolk Northgate High School’s environmental campaign has included a ‘bottle free Friday’ scheme which aims to cut the sale of 9,000 plastic bottles over the year. More than 110kg of pens and more than 112kg of crisp packets have already been recycled as part of the school’s ‘war on plastics’, and proceeds from the recycling go to support Cancer Research UK.

H St Dunstans College, London Three years of dedicated work by the junior pupils and staff in becoming more sustainable has included car free days, car sharing days, walk to school week. There has also been environmental after school clubs, dedicated health lessons and topics focused on saving the world and sustainability. This has culminated in a Gold Award from Lewisham Council for the School’s commitment to improving air quality.

HYsgol Clywedog, Wrexham Ysgol Clywedog’s Eco-Action Taskforce Group, in conjunction with their partner school, Colegio Enriquez Soler in Melilla in Spain, produced a video entitled ‘Plastic Waste – An Intercontinental Problem’ which highlights the damaging and long-term impact of single use plastics on the environment. To get the project off the ground, students communicated their ideas to each other using web chats, mainly via Zoom. Having already planted 250 trees in a nearby field, the group has ambitious plans for the coming year involving the completion of the school’s allotment area, planting heritage apple, pear and cherry trees in conjunction with Brymbo Heritage Orchard Project, and working towards the school’s first Green Flag Award as part of Eco-Schools. Recognising excellence in the Education Sector

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STEM Award Presented to the educational establishment that has excelled in the provision of a first class environment for teaching STEM subjects including Maths, Technology, Engineering and Sciences.

H Cardinal Langley RC High School, Manchester With Greater Manchester’s thriving STEM community, Cardinal Langley is proudly preparing students to enter the science, technology, engineering and maths industries as they develop the right skills for the future. The school recently represented the North West at the ‘Race for the Line’ national rocket car competition. Three year 7 students travelled to RAF Wittering to compete against the other regional finalists to design and build a rocket car to travel over 60 mph. The project won the STEM Project of the Year Award accolade at the 2019 Educate Awards.

H Castleview Primary School, Edinburgh In November last year, Castleview Primary School’s project ‘People like me can do STEM’ was named as the overall winner of the 2019 Rolls Royce Science Prize. Based in an area of multiple deprivation in Edinburgh, the school recognised that their pupils’ science capital was not the same as others and saw it as their job to build it. The aim of the project was to raise aspirations and make pupils believe that they can do STEM through a three pronged approach – young people, their families and community, and it sought to create on-going partnerships with local STEM institutions. The project included a pupil lead science newspaper, science clubs, teacher CPD, a parent/children STEM challenge and a community science festival.

H Downlands Community School, West Sussex The Downlands Community School coordinates and manages the Sussex Science Learning Partnership (SLP), which provides subject specific continuous professional development (CPD) for primary and secondary schools and FE providers in the area. Three 4Clubs running at Downlands Community School have raised the profile of STEM subjects nationwide. The clubs are highly collaborative and provide opportunities for cross-curricular activity, for one project the club worked with the foreign language department when students had to design and present the project in German. The school was recognised at the STEM Inspiration Awards 2019 in November last year.

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It was a privilege to be shortlisted for the Environmental Practice category of the Education Business Awards 2018. The venue and the ceremony were first class at the Grange Hotel in St Pauls, in London. The organisation for the awards was first rate; nothing is too much trouble for the helpful staff. The award itself recognises the hard work of schools on a national stage. It provides an excellent opportunity to network with other schools and providers. It has been lovely recognition for our school. - Sharon Pascoe, Head of Fochriw Primary School www.educationbusinessuk.net

H Egglescliffe School, Durham The STEM space adventure created at Egglescliffe reflects the astronaut and cosmonaut house block names unique to the school. Three ‘missions’ ran on separate days of school events showcasing its unique role in the space age (July 2018); celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 (July 2019), and welcoming its own landing by Buzz Aldrins son, Dr Aldrin in World Space Week (October 2019). Egglescliffe Young Engineers Club, the school’s very first STEM club, was set up immediately following this. The school is now committed to establishing the first STEM educational network across the Tees Valley in conjunction with the Stockton Campus Teaching Alliance. The vision of this leading regional group is to become a STEM Centre of Excellence across their Primary and Secondary schools.

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School Building Award Presented to the establishment that has provided what is judged to be the most technically advanced building constructed for the purpose of teaching present and future pupils.

H Great Western Academy, Swindon

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In October 2018, Great Western Academy became the first new secondary school in the area for more than a decade. Its environmental performance exceeds the requirements of building regulations and local planning policy. The fabric first approach maximises energy efficiency, high levels of insulation and low air permeability together with optimum area to volume ratio. High levels of day lighting reduces energy consumption and improves the concentration of the learners.

H Harris Academy Sutton A new £40 million building makes Harris Academy Sutton the first secondary school in the country to meet the Passivhaus energy performance standard for the design and construction of energy efficient buildings. This uses around 80% less energy than equivalent buildings of traditional design. Concrete construction is used for the ground slab and first floor, with a timber structure above, and timber cladding throughout. The main halls are differentiated by copper cladding, which is entirely recyclable. Generously sized assembly and sports halls can be used out of hours by the local community.

H High Weald Academy, Kent The High Weald Academy building is one of the most state of the art learning environments in the area and boasts 69 climate controlled classrooms and offices, which includes eight science laboratories, three art rooms, five ICT suites and the purpose built drama studio. The commercial farm attached to the school supports students’ learning across the curriculum and enriches their experience, building confidence and leadership, commitment and care.

H Wroughton Academy, Norfolk The new building symbolises the merging of the two schools under the Wroughton Academy umbrella by providing a new front and central focus point to the school, securely linking the two existing campuses. The building itself houses the new reception for both schools, a generous front of house space which can be configured flexibly for presentations, informal teaching, exhibitions, etc., and office and meeting rooms for the school’s support staff. Combining the two campuses with this linked space is designed to help develop a greater sense of community by enabling infant and junior pupils to meet and learn together.

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We were thrilled to attend the ‘5 star’ ceremony. Huge congratulations to our teachers, our business manager, support staff and our hardworking and dedicated Governors. It was heartening to receive two awards for our operational excellence and strong leadership. Joanna Stratton, Headteacher, Hever Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Presented to an educational establishment in the UK that can demonstrate a commitment to healthy eating and value for money through the provision of a first-class catering service available to all students.

H Benenden School, Kent Beneden has long been renowned for its outstanding food. A typical Benenden menu includes home-cooked favourites such as classic lasagne, roasted turkey and breaded haddock as well as international cuisine including the likes of katsu chicken, grilled teriyaki salmon and Greek-style lamb with tomato orzo. Benenden is meat-free on a Monday and a wide range of special diets are catered for, safe in the knowledge that all ingredients are sourced by the team and therefore fully traceable. As well as feeding the 500 pupils and 400 staff every day, Benenden is provides lunches for its Primary School.

H Finham Park 2, Coventry Finham’s Food Preparation and Nutrition room has 20 cooking stations for pupils to work independently as well as offer the use of technology to make learning accessible for all. It features essential kitchen tools as well as sous vide, dehydrators and a blast chiller. ‘Grub Club’ is an after school club for Pupil Premium and vulnerable students where they are taught to cook a cheap, healthy meal. During preparation the school band plays for the students, and after cooking they sit down to eat together, and even serve each other. Food technology teacher Andrew Hartshorn has recently been recognised in a national teaching award for the quality of his teaching.

H Nottingham City Council Last year, the council served 2.1 million meals across 55 primary and secondary schools in Nottingham city. The catering service places an emphasis on local fresh ingredients, quality meals for all with a flexibility of choice of menus to suit all children. ‘Schools at Food for Life’ silver standard is met from the start of contract. The highly experienced team reflect the school’s teaching programme in the menus and provide educational enrichment through clubs to running engaging cooking classes and supporting fundraising initiatives. Recent contract wins have enabled the service to grow by almost 15%.

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School dinners at Riverside are all freshly prepared each day on the premises, using local produce and vegetables from the school garden when available. The catering team provides nutritional school meals with a daily vegetarian option and became the first school in the area to launch a daily vegan menu. The team prepares and send out 360 meals a day to five other local schools and became the first school caterer in Calderdale to be awarded a silver Food for Life Served Here accreditation - a clear signal that caterers are serving food made from fresh, local ingredients, free from undesirable additives and trans fats, that meets UK welfare standards, and comply with national nutrition standards.

HWoodlands Primary School, Merseyside Holly Charnock, chef in charge at Woodlands Primary School, was a finalist in the School Chef of the Year 2020. Each chef had a maximum of £1.30 to spend and 90 minutes to prepare an imaginative, ‘school compliant’ two-course meal. The winning dishes included a main course of braised beef tortellini on a bed of soya bean and spinach, tomato and basil sauce, balsamic reduction and parmesan crisp, and for dessert a chocolate and beetroot brownie, served with banana ice cream, crumble and a raspberry and vanilla coulis. At Woodlands, Holly prepares school meals for up to 250 pupils, who not only look forward to her delicious food but the enthusiastic reception they get from Holly and her wonderful team.

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School Safety Award Presented to the school which has provided an effective, timely response to the challenges posed the Covid-19 pandemic in order to minimise the risk to staff and pupils.

H Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Brighton Following a teaching assistant’s positive result, 47 children and 4 staff selfisolated for 14 days. A range of measures are in place to protect school children, including class bubbles, staggered starts, and children attending school wearing their PE kit so they will not have to change. The school examined what could be taken from their experience and shared that across the secondary head network to promote best practice.

H Kendall CE Primary School, Essex Kendall CE Primary School in Essex has used outdoor learning as a key way of implementing social distancing guidance whilst enabling the staff to deliver the curriculum effectively. In the midst of such a traumatic event for many people, the children’s wellbeing has been at the forefront of lessons. When planning to re-open, well-established outdoor learning practices would prove to be essential in maintaining social distancing and keeping staff and pupils safe whilst at school.

H Littleport and East Cambridgeshire Academy After a member the Academy tested positive for Covid-19, swift action was taken send all Year 10 students and eight members of staff home to self-isolate. Parents were kept updated and those students self-isolating received home schooling, while the school remained open for all other students to be taught in class bubbles. The school quickly adopted a primary school model of teaching where students remain in the same classroom with a teacher delivering lessons developed by a subject specialist. Strong, decisive leadership kept the school operating.

H Our Lady Of Walsingham R C Primary School, Merseyside Reacting quickly to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 Pandemic, teachers prepared packs of work for two weeks to be taken home before the school officially shut. Staff meetings were held weekly using Zoom. All those attending school during lockdown received a free meal so as not to worry about shopping for lunch. Head teacher Claire McKinnon pushed the schools extremely tight budget to ensure children/families are fed, cared for and fully supported during this time of crisis.

HSt Mark’s C of E Primary School, West Midlands St Mark’s has supported families to manage the return to school after the Covid19 lockdown. Strong relationships with parents include employing a Community and Wellbeing Leader and an Attendance Officer to support pupils, including phone calls and home visits fortnightly, weekly and every three working days. Bespoke and targeted learning packs ensure home learning is purposeful, achievable and well monitored by staff. The suite of options for home learning can be deployed flexibly in the year ahead; especially if there are unplanned school closures or pupil absences.

HWood Street Infant School, Surrey Wood Street has three ‘bubbles’ on the go, every day, comprising of keyworker, EYFS and year 1 children. Being a small infant school in an old Victorian building, indoor space is limited but a plethora of outdoor space (although not directly on site) in the form of outdoor learning areas, garden space and a huge open woodland, is on the doorstep. Each space is dedicated to a specific bubble and cleaned thoroughly at various intervals throughout the day.

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School Procurement Award Recognising an individual project where a school has worked with an outside agency or local authority to refine its buying practices and increase value to the taxpayer.

H Academy Transformation Trust - Cleaning Services Procurement The Academy Transformation Trust employs 120 cleaning staff. Adapting how the cleaning service is delivered allowed the Trust to move away from a fixed number of hours and enabled a more efficient service, while protecting employees. After the tender a full evaluation of the responses received included pricing clarifications prior to shortlisting. The tender resulted in a single service provider across all schools tendered thus underpinning the need for consistency of service delivery and ease of supplier management.

H Addington School / Wokingham Borough Council - Modular Buildings Contract A new 1,000m2 additional facility for Addington School, an Outstanding Special School for children and young people with educational needs and disabilities. The expansion will enable an additional 50 local children with special educational needs and disabilities to be educated closer to home, with the school’s capacity boosted to more than 250 students due to the extra space. Sixty to seventy per cent of the building work for the new block will be completed offsite, helping to keep disruption to the school and its students at a minimum.

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“The Education Business Awards showcase the unsung heroes of the education sector. While teachers don’t get nearly as much praise as they deserve, those responsible for overseeing the essential aspects of running a school such as recruiting staff, catering, security and procurement most certainly don’t. These awards are a important contribution towards changing that, and should be marked as an important date in the educational calendar.” Patrick Hayes, Director, BESA www.educationbusinessuk.net

H Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, Kent Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys approached Schools Buying Club for a second time after already having used the organisation for a previous cleaning tender. Their contract had naturally come to an end and they were looking to procure a new one with greater focus on supplier management and oversight of staff. They also needed to include a new building component into the contract. The tender resulted in a sophisticated audit management and a biometric time and attendance system; foundation living wage was also factored into the costs to help future staff retention.

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EDUCATION BUSINESS AWARDS – 26th NOVEMBER 2020

Outstanding Progress Award (Independent) Presented to the UK Independent School that has made outstanding progress in the management of its facilities, finances and human resources and can demonstrate an increase in the educational performance of the school.

H Haileybury, Hertfordshire Haileybury has been listed in the top six co-educational boarding schools for the International Baccalaureate in the top 20 co-educational boarding schools in London and the South East and the 51st best performing co-educational boarding school across the UK - an improvement of 45 places since last year.

H Highgate School, London Highgate prides itself on providing a broad and creative curriculum for every subject area and within every year group. In pre-prep, children regard school as a safe, happy and exciting place. In juniors, the state- of-the-art building provides a nurturing and friendly environment that encourages academic excellence and personal development. In the senior school, Year 11s enjoyed record success last year in public exams, with results that placed Highgate in the top academic tier of UK independent schools, while the sixth form also enjoyed record exam success in 2019.

H Shrewsbury School, Shropshire All pupils at Shrewsbury School are involved in volunteering and community support during their educational journey. Over the last year pupils and staff have supported Shropshire hospitals and care homes, the local food bank, conservation projects, local schools with reading and sport, as well as, raising money in groups or through whole school activities for several local, national and international charities. A successful joint bid with the Marches MultiAcademy Trust will further develop Mathematics and Careers with local schools. A recently launched STEM partnership with Imperial College London supports local year 10 pupils by raising aspirations in the sciences and Maths.

H St Dunstan’s College From its opening in 1888, St Dunstan’s set itself apart from other independent schools, both by its innovative technical curriculum and by the determination to be an accessible school, supporting families from a range of different backgrounds and incomes. Currently undergoing a significant transformation, the West side of the College is being developed into a Junior School, a new STEM block and Sixth form centre. The new development will be completed with a new Performing Arts Centre and a Plaza which will feature an outdoor performance venue. The College was awarded the prestigious title at the Independent Schools of the Year 2020 Awards.

HWhitgift School, London At Whitgift this year, over half of students achieved 40+ points in the International Baccalaureate, a feat typically achieved by only the top 10% of students worldwide. This year’s scores were based on externally marked coursework for all students in all subjects. At the beginning of 2020, a Director of Partnerships and Community was appointed to further enhance and take forward the School’s vision. While the school remained closed during the pandemic, it supplied vans and drivers for the Croydon Volunteer Action Food Banks and created visors as Personal Protective Equipment for frontline NHS staff. Recognising excellence in the Education Sector

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Outstanding Progress Award (Primary) Presented to the UK Primary School that has made outstanding progress in the management of its facilities, finances and human resources and can demonstrate an increase in the educational performance of the school.

H Clore Shalom Primary School, Herfordshire Two years after a ‘requires improvement’ Ofsted rating, rapid progress has been made at Clore Shalom Primary. Well-planned reading lessons continue to develop the skills of older pupils, and recent SAT results places the school as one of the highest achieving state funded primary schools in Hertfordshire. Earlier this year, it achieved a ‘good’ rating in all categories including overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management and early years provision.

H Elaine Primary, Kent Before being taken over by The Inspire Partnership in May 2018, Elaine Primary was ranked in the bottom 10% of worst performing schools in the country. Over the last two years, Head of School Dean Brewer and his team have turned it around. The latest marks for Key Stage 2 have soared from 35% in 2018 to 65% in 2019. This success has been attributed to a focus on relationships with pupils and parents. The school currently enjoys a zero rate of exclusion.

H New Park Primary Academy, North Yorkshire A rapid transformation at New Park has seen the Academy rise to the third highest placed school in North Yorkshire and highest in Harrogate. The latest OFSTED report noted that outcomes for children in the SATs tests more than doubled since 2018. The introduction of a Community Farm and an all-encompassing vision to place Reading and Books at the very heart of the curriculum model make New Park a highly unique and special environment for learning.

H Perry Court E-ACT Academy, Bristol In 2017, Perry Court was the worst performing school in Bristol and placed in the bottom 1% of the country’s primary schools. A dramatic turnaround now sees Perry Court ranked in the top 1% of schools nationally for both attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics, a particularly impressive achievement given that half of all pupils at the academy are from disadvantaged backgrounds. A new academy building costing over £9m is scheduled for completion in May 2022 and will provide a further 630 primary places.

HStowting Church of England Primary School, Kent Since being appointed in September 2018, the headteacher has swiftly improved the school. Consequently, pupils’ achievement has improved across all year groups and teachers now teach a broad range of subjects. Phonics teaching is now an integral part of every school day and pupils are encouraged to have a say in the way the school is run - they recently campaigned to have sensors fitted on all lights in school to save electricity.

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Outstanding Progress Award (Secondary) Presented to the UK Secondary School that has made outstanding progress in the management of its facilities, finances and human resources and can demonstrate an increase in the educational performance of the school.

H Darton Academy, South Yorkshire Since joining Delta Academies Trust in May 2018, significant improvements have occurred at Darton, which is now the top performing school in Barnsley and the surrounding local area. Exceptional progress in achieving a high standard of results going from -0.46 in 2018 to +0.39 in 2019 means that every student is attaining nearly half a grade better than their peers nationally. A new building provides state of the art facilities, with student numbers at an all time high.

H Heathfield Community School, Somerset The committed team of staff at Heathfield provide an ever-widening range of opportunities for every young person to achieve success. The school operates a rolling tutor system whereby each tutor and Year Head will stay with the same students throughout their five years. Achievements are documented through ePraise, an online awards and communication system. In 2019, students achieving at least 5 standard passes including English and Maths was 61% and students achieving at least 5 passes was 95%.

H Kearsley Academy, Bolton Part of the Northern Education Trust, Kearsley Academy’s GCSE results for 2019 stood at 65.3 per cent, a rise of 23.3 per cent since 2017. Despite being located in a disadvantaged area where the percentage of students drawing pupil premium is around double that of the national average, over the past two years the number of students who pass English and Maths has risen by well over 20%, with 52% of students achieving a strong pass - far higher than national average figures. This has placed the Academy in the top 20 most improved schools.

H Meden School, Nottinghamshire Meden School, part of the Nova Education Trust, has a sustained track record of continuous improvement, where students excel in a wide range of subjects across the curriculum. In 2019, 70% of all the students gained at least a grade 4 in both English and Maths. Students have excelled in a wide range of subjects across the curriculum. In 2020, all students who applied to university secured their first choice to study a variety of subjects, ranging from Computer Science and History to Criminology and Business.

HWykham Park Academy, Oxfordshire Despite the obstacles encountered and the decision to scrap final GCSE exams because of Covid-19, this year’s results at Wykham Park are the school’s best ever. Science grades have shown an improvement with a 20 per cent increase from last year for grades 9-4. Almost 50 per cent of students scored a Grade 5 or above for English and Maths and 68 per cent achieved GCSEs of Grade 4 and above.

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