The shortlist for the prestigious Educate Awards 2017 has been announced.
The awards, in partnership with Copyrite Systems and Ricoh, is now in its sixth year and is the biggest celebration of education in the North West.
Held at Liverpool Cathedral, it is the one night of the year where the excellence of schools in the Liverpool City Region, Cheshire and Lancashire is celebrated and rewarded in a unique fashion, bringing together inspiring leaders and support staff to showcase the brilliance within the region’s education sector.
Hundreds of entries were sent in across the 21 award categories, breaking previous records. Categories include the WOW Recognition Award, Outstanding Sport and Teacher of the Year.
This difficult task of shortlisting the entries fell upon the esteemed judging panel which includes Michelle Dow, managing director of All About STEM; James Tartt, Merseyside track athlete and architect; Radio City breakfast host Leanne Campbell; Councillor Gary Millar, assistant mayor & mayoral lead for business & international trade; Chris Walker, regional managing editor of Trinity Mirror North West and North Wales; Lesley Martin-Wright, chief executive of Knowsley Chamber; Fiona Barnet, director of The Foundry Agency; Andrew Pimbley of Wirral’s Claremont Farm; Sue Cronin, head of teacher education at Liverpool Hope University and the education team at the respected Everyman and Playhouse Theatres.
The winners will be announced at the annual awards ceremony, which takes place on Friday 17 November at Liverpool Cathedral.
Held in partnership with Copyrite Systems and Ricoh as title sponsors, other category sponsors include Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU); The Foundry Agency; Wray Brothers; Paul Crowley & Co; The Bishop of Liverpool, The Rt. Revd. Paul Bayes; MILK Education; The Liverpool Learning Partnership (LLP); Shaping Futures; All About STEM; Hi-Impact Consultancy; LSSP; Air Products; School Improvement Liverpool; CER Education and Progress Schools.
Shortlist
Most Inspirational Primary School
Eldon Primary School
Whitefield Primary School
New Park Primary School
Most Inspirational Secondary School
Formby High School
Tauheedul Islam Boys’ High School
Halewood Academy
Most Inspirational 16-18 Education Provider
Alsop High School
St John Rigby College
Archbishop Blanch School
Birkenhead Sixth Form College
Community Partnership Award
Alsop High School
Kilgarth School
Woodchurch CE Primary School
Outstanding Commitment to Sport in Primary School
Bickerstaffe CE School
Booker Avenue Junior School
Plantation Primary School
St Oswald’s CE Primary School
Outstanding Commitment to Sport in Secondary School
Bebington High Sports College
Gateacre School
Rainford High
Eco School Project of the Year
Calderstones School
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Centre for Learning
St Michael’s CofE High School
Communication Award
Alsop High School
Formby High School
Gateacre School
Teacher of the Year
Kirstin O’Kane – Bickerstaffe CE School
Ruth Partington – The Academy of St Nicholas
Maz Catterall – Halewood Academy
Suaad Hussain – The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Matthew O’Keeffe – The Belvedere Academy
Spirit of Enterprise Award
Bebington High School Farm
St Damian’s RC Science College
Gateacre School
Innovative and Creative Literacy Award
Middlefield Community Primary School
St Damian’s RC Science College
The District CE Primary School
St John Bosco Arts College
SEND Provision Award
Alsop High School
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Finch Woods Academy
Orrets Meadow School
Whitefield Primary School
STEM Project of the Year
Mosslands School
The District CE Primary School
Calday Grange Grammar School
Career Aspiration Award
Parish CE Primary School
St Margaret’s Academy
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
The Academy of St Nicholas
Leadership Team of the Year
Tauheedul Islam Boys’ High School
Winstanley College
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Outstanding Teaching of Life Skills
Eldon Primary School
Netherton Moss Primary School
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Support Star of the Year
Linda Farrelly – The Academy of St Nicholas
Sara Mitchell – New Park Primary School
Michelle Goodwin – Hope Academy
Greg McLean – St Margaret’s Academy
Fran Gaskell – St Christopher’s Catholic Primary School
Innovation in Education Award
Evelyn Community Primary School
The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
The Hollins Technology College
Outstanding Arts in a Primary School
Bedford Primary
Riverside Primary School
St Sebastian’s Catholic Primary School
Outstanding Arts in a Secondary School
Archbishop Blanch School
Holly Lodge Girls’ College
The Hollins Technology College
Wow Recognition Award
The Hollins Technology College
Rudston Primary School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Rainford High