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Tes Schools Awards 2018: The nominees revealed

Tes Schools Awards 2018: The nominees revealed

The Tessas are celebrating their 10th anniversary with more awards than ever before. Here, we reveal the shortlists

20th April 2018, 12:01am

Anticipation is already building ahead of one of the biggest nights in the education calendar: the Tes Schools Awards 2018.

The awards celebrate the extraordinary commitment, quality and innovation shown by teachers and support staff across the UK. And this year the night will be more special than ever, marking 10 years since the event was first launched.

The gala ceremony will be held on Friday 22 June at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, and today Tes is announcing the shortlist of entries for 16 coveted awards, chosen by a panel of education experts.

The winners of a further two awards will be announced on the night: lifetime achievement and overall school of the year (which is chosen from the four winners of the early years, primary, secondary and alternative provision school of the year categories).

New for 2018 are the sustainable schools award and the innovative use of technology to influence outcomes category.

Being shortlisted for an award is a great achievement in itself, and the effect of winning can be truly extraordinary. Lois Nicholls, headteacher of Broadford Primary School in east London, which last year won both primary school of the year and overall school of the year, says: “The impact of this award has been overwhelmingly positive. To be recognised nationally as school of the year has been a privilege, and such a proud moment for the whole community.

“It recognises and validates all of the effort our staff put in every single day, working with some of the most vulnerable pupils in the borough. The whole community works together in a very challenging context to secure excellent outcomes.”

And Anna Cain, principal of The Boxing Academy in Hackney, London, which last year picked up alternative provision school of the year, says: “The staff, governors and pupils at the Boxing Academy were pleased as punch with our award. We have built our school on the ethos of boxing as a force for good. To receive recognition at national level is wonderful. In truth, we thought we were too alternative even for the alternative category, so it was a surprise and a delight to win.”

Stay posted for more news in the run-up to 22 June. The awards are hosted by a celebrity guest each year - in 2017, comedian Julian Clary had the audience in stitches. The identity of this year’s celebrity compère will be revealed shortly.

And lastly to the shortlisted entries: well done and good luck.

For more information on this year’s awards ceremony, go to tesawards.co.uk

Early years setting of the year

Abraham Moss Community School, Manchester
Clyde Early Childhood Centre, Lewisham
Diamond Wood Community Academy, Dewsbury
Handcross Park School, Haywards Heath
Hillcrest Early Years Academy/GAPA at Hillcrest, Gainsborough
Pebbles Childcare, Worthing
Pen Green Centre for Children and their Families, Corby
Ysgol Rhostyllen, Wrexham

Primary school of the year

Boundary Primary School, Blackpool
Christ Church CE Primary School, Sparkbrook
Countess Anne School, Hatfield
Curwen Primary School, Plaistow
Eldon Primary School, Preston
Feversham Primary Academy, Bradford
Mayflower Primary School, London
Shaldon Primary School, Shaldon

Secondary school of the year

Alperton Community School, Brent
Formby High School, Formby
Fulham Cross Girls’ School, Fulham
Isaac Newton Academy, Ilford
Kensington Aldridge Academy, North Kensington
Ormiston Chadwick Academy, Widnes
St Ninian’s High, Kirkintilloch
St John Plessington Catholic College, Wirral

Alternative provision school of the year

The Beckmead Family of Schools, Beckenham
Brookside Academy, Street
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College, Wirral
Finch Woods Academy, Liverpool
Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service, Cheltenham
Knowle DGE Learning Centre, Bristol
London East Alternative Provision, London
Malden Oaks Pupil Referral Unit, Kingston upon Thames

New teacher of the year

Abed Ahmed (Holte School, Birmingham)
Maria Angel MBE (St Teresa’s, Effingham)
Emma Buckley (Venturers’ Academy, Bristol)
Lisa Buckley (Lakeside School, Liverpool)
Sean Di Sora (Mountwood Academy, Preston)
Caroline Keep (Penketh High School, Warrington)
Elizabeth Selvey (Nether Edge Primary, Sheffield)
Benjamin Turner (Oasis Academy Shirley Park, Croydon)

Headteacher of the year

Serge Cefai (Sacred Heart Catholic School, Camberwell)
Malcolm Drakes (Mead Primary, Romford)
Chris Dyson (Parklands Primary, Leeds)
Tuesday Humby (Ormiston Chadwick Academy, Widnes)
Gary Moore (Regent High School, Camden)
Jane Nolan (Ormiston South Parade Academy, Grimsby)
Glenn Russell (Stalham Academy, Norfolk)
Shane Tewes (Woodside Primary Academy, Walthamstow)

Employer of the year

Feversham Primary Academy, Bradford
Hillcrest Academy, Gainsborough
Longwood Primary Academy, Harlow
Mead Primary, Romford
Round Diamond School, Stevenage
St Peter’s CE Primary School, Farnworth
Thinking Schools Academy Trust, Kent
Wolverhampton Grammar School, Wolverhampton

English teacher or team of the year

De Aston School Academy Trust, Market Rasen: Sarah Peacock
Danes Hill School, Oxshott
The Federation of St Joseph’s Catholic Junior, Infant and Nursery Schools, London
Grange Park Primary School, Sunderland
Hovingham Primary School, Leeds
Penwortham Girls’ High School, Penwortham
Salisbury Road Primary School, Plymouth
Wyndham Primary Academy, Derby

Innovative use of technology to influence outcomes

Forest Gate Community School, London
Jubilee Wood Primary School, Fishermead
Levenshulme High School, Manchester: Sheraz Ali
Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill, Wembley: Cedric Durantin
Seaview Primary School and Nursery, Belfast
Westmorland School, Chorley
Ysgol Bro Dinefwr, Llandeilo: Ian Chriswick and Steven Crawford

Maths teacher or team of the year

Masefield Primary School, Bolton: Andy Done
Mill Ford Special School, Plymouth: Celina Cox
The North London Collegiate School, Edgware
Ormiston Chadwick Academy, Cheshire: Nicola Whiston
Parklands Primary, Leeds
The Totteridge Academy, Barnet
Wolverhampton Grammar School, Wolverhampton : Nic Anderson
Wyndham Primary Academy, Derby

Science, technology and engineering teacher or team of the year

Ardingly College, Haywards Heath
Dalziel High School, Motherwell
Eastbury Community School, Barking
Gomer Junior School, Gosport
Kirton Primary School, Boston
LWS Academy, Southampton
The Mosslands School, Wirral
The Ursuline Academy Ilford

International award

The Abbey School, Faversham
Brighton College, Brighton
Cherry Grove Primary School, Chester
Dane Royd Junior and Infant School, Wakefield
Endon High School, Endon
Hull Collegiate School, Anlaby
Little Bowden Primary School, Market Harborough
Redmaids’ High School, Bristol

Sustainable schools award

Beswick & Watton CE VC Primary, Driffield
Damers First School, Poundbury
Accrington St Christopher’s CE High School, Accrington
St Benedict’s Infant School, Birmingham
St Gregory’s Catholic Science College, Harrow
Sunnyside Primary, Glasgow
Ulidia Integrated College, Carrickfergus
Victoria Park Primary, Bedminster

Community and collaboration award

Abingdon School, Abingdon
Alsop High School, Liverpool
Brookside Academy, Street
Gosforth Academy, Newcastle upon Tyne
The Hollins, Accrington
The Moment in Time collaborative project, led by Christina Anderson, Woolenwick Infant and Nursery School, Stevenage, and supported by Andy Reavell, Barnwell School, Stevenage
Park Community School, Havant
Thistley Hough Academy, Penkhull