Schools and colleges from across the region have been honoured at the prestigious Educate Awards ceremony on Friday 16 November.
The awards, in partnership with Copyrite Systems and Ricoh, is now in its seventh year and is the largest education awards in the North West.
Over 600 guests gathered for the Educate Awards ceremony held at the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, hosted by broadcaster Simon ‘Rossie’ Ross.
On the night, 21 awards were handed out to schools in the Liverpool City Region, Lancashire, Cheshire and Greater Manchester.
The evening also saw the premiere of the Educate Awards Super Choir Children in Need music video, ‘We are all Stars’. The recording features the voices of over 300 students from local schools, with all proceeds from the sales going to the charity.
You can still support the single by;
Downloading via iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/we-are-all-stars-single/1441334037
If you don’t have an iTunes or Amazon Music account, please donate via our Just Giving page: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/educateawardssuperchoir
Or simply text WAAS90 and your donation to 70070 (e.g. WAAS90 £2).
Kim O’Brien, founder of the Educate Awards, says: “It’s been an exceptional year of entries, so many congratulations to all the winners, runners-up and finalists for 2018!
“We are so proud to host an event which champions the creativity, diversity and dedication of teachers, school support stars, schools and colleges in the Liverpool City Region, Cheshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester.”
Associate sponsors include Winstanley College, All About STEM, Liverpool John Moores University, CER, Progress Schools, Liverpool Learning Partnership, School Improvement Liverpool, The Foundry Agency, LSSP, The Bishop of Liverpool, The Rt. Revd. Paul Bayes and DMR David M Robinson Jewellery & Watches.
Full list of Educate Awards winners
The Communication Award
Winner: Alsop High School
Runner up: St Peter’s CE Primary School
Eco School Project of the Year
Winner: Queen’s Park CE/URC Primary School
Runner up: Booker Avenue Junior School
Spirit of Enterprise Award
Winner: Morecambe Bay Community Primary School
Runner up: Neston High School
SEND Provision Award
Winner: The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Runner up: Alsop High School
Innovative and Creative Literacy Award
Winner: Halewood Academy
Runner up: Queen’s Park CE / URC Primary School
STEM Project of the Year
Winner: Beamont Collegiate Academy
Runner up: Sandbach High School
Outstanding Arts in a Primary School
Winner: Riverside Primary School
Runner up: Lister Junior School
Outstanding Arts in a Secondary School
Winner: The Academy of St Francis of Assisi
Runner up: Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Career Aspiration Award
Winner: All Saints Sixth Form College
Runner up: St Damian’s RC Science College
Community Partnership Award
Winner: Northwood Community Primary School
Runner up: The Hollins
Outstanding Teaching of Life Skills
Winner: Abbot’s Lea School
Runner up: Middlefield Community Primary School
Innovation in Education Award
Winner: The Hollins
Runner up: Mayfield School
Outstanding Commitment to Sport in a Primary School
Winner: Plantation Primary School
Runner up: St Aloysius Catholic Primary School
Outstanding Commitment to Sport in a Secondary School
Winner: Rainford High
Runner up: Ridgeway High School
Leadership Team of the Year
Winner: Gateacre School
Runner up: Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Teacher of the Year
Winner: Suzanne Gardner, Academy @ Worden
Runner up: Margaret Banks, St Damian’s RC Science College
School Support Star of the Year
Winner: Elizabeth Jones, St Damian’s RC Science College
Runner up: Judith Bowden, St John Bosco Arts College
Most Inspirational 16-18 Education Provider
Winner: Formby High School
Runner up: Cardinal Langley RC Sixth Form
Most Inspirational Secondary School
Winner: Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Joint runner up: Gateacre School and Archbishop Blanch CofE High School
Most Inspirational Primary School
Winner: Billinge St Aidan’s CofE Primary School
Runner up: Kentmere Academy Primary School
Wow Recognition Award
Winner: The Hollins
Runner up: Halewood CofE Primary School