Today TES reveals the names of the schools and teachers that have made the shortlist for the prestigious annual TES Schools Awards.
The awards, now in their seventh year, recognise the outstanding contribution to education made by teams and individuals in the classroom and the wider community.
Among the 17 categories are prizes for primary and secondary schools, early years settings and alternative provision, as well as for teachers who have shared their resources with fellow educators around the world via the TES website. New categories include healthy school, creative school and teacher-blogger.
Subject categories include English, maths, arts and humanities, and science, technology and engineering. The awards also recognise the links that schools forge with the wider world, both internationally and within their local communities.
At the awards ceremony, one of the winners of the early years, primary, secondary and alternative provision categories will be crowned overall school of the year.
TES editor Ann Mroz said this year’s entries were the strongest yet and demonstrated the depth of talent and commitment in our schools.
“We know these awards are only scratching the surface of the marvellous work that goes on in schools every day, but we hope that by recognising the achievements of some we can provide a fitting salute to the dedication of teachers and school staff up and down the country,” she said.
The winners will be revealed at a ceremony at the Grosvenor House hotel in Park Lane, London, on Friday 19 June.
All the shortlisted schools and teachers for the 2015 awards
Overall school of the year
This award will be given to one of the winners in the primary, secondary, early years and alternative provision categories
Primary school
Broadford Primary School, London
Grange Park Primary School, Sunderland
New Park Primary School, Liverpool
Pallister Park Primary School, Middlesbrough
Park Junior School, Shirebrook, Nottinghamshire
Vauxhall Primary School, London
West Rise Junior School, East Sussex
Wyndham Primary Academy, Derby
Secondary school
Babington Community College, Leicester
Burnt Mill Academy, Essex
North Chadderton School, Oldham
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy, Wiltshire
St Aidan’s High School, North Lanarkshire
St Patrick’s High School, County Armagh
St Thomas the Apostle College, London
Woolwich Polytechnic School, London
Early years setting
Ark Alpha Nursery, Portsmouth
Bright Stars Nursery, Sunderland
Hillcrest Early Years Academy, Lincolnshire
Mearns Primary School, East Renfrewshire
Poverest Primary School, Kent
St Edmund’s Nursery School and Children’s Centre, West Yorkshire
Whitefield Primary School, Liverpool
Young Explorers at Hillside Community Primary School, Skelmersdale, West Lancashire
Alternative provision
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College, Wirral
Hospital and Outreach Education, Northamptonshire
Longford Park School, Manchester
Melland High School, Manchester
Reach Pupil Referral Service, Staffordshire
The Wycombe Grange, Buckinghamshire
Uplands School, Swindon
Westmorland School -Witherslack Group, Lancashire
Headteacher
Dr Liz Jones, Abbey Manor College, London
Paul Harris, Curwen Primary School, London
Julie McDonald, Hillcrest Early Years Academy, Lincolnshire
Katherine Jeffrey, New Hall School, Essex
Helen Ball, Polehampton CofE Infant School, Berkshire
