Last chance to nominate a school star in our Education Awards 2024

We want to hear about star students, terrific teachers and super support staff as well as unsung heroes, top teams and outstanding achievers – but you’ve only got until Sunday, June 16 to get your nominations in.

Our Warrington Guardian Education Awards are back for 2024 and promise to be the best yet.

Thirteen awards will celebrate schools, nurseries and colleges across the town, honouring pupils and students, teachers and teaching assistants, and classes and teams.

We want to highlight everything that’s good about Warrington’s educators, shining a spotlight on innovation and best practice across the town.

There’s pupil of the year for primary and secondary, class or team of the year and headteacher of the year as well as awards for teachers and teaching assistants.

We will also be handing out an outstanding achievement award, an unsung hero honour and an innovation award.

Who should win one of our 13 awards?

Owls Class at Woolston Community Primary School won Class or Team of the Year 2023

We want to hear about all the educational heroes working in schools across Warrington.

Maybe you know a school that should be named Warrington’s School of the Year or you want to tell us about a support worker or non-teaching member of staff who would be the perfect recipient of our Unsung Hero Award.

Perhaps you’ve heard about a star pupil at a local primary or secondary school who deserves the Pupil of the Year title or your child’s headteacher has gone above and beyond over the past 12 months, warranting a nomination for Headteacher of the Year.

Entries are invited from teachers, parents, governors, pupils and anyone with knowledge of a particular school or education establishment.

All schools are welcome to enter as long as they are based in the borough.

Individuals or institutions can enter more than one category, but this should be made clear on the entry form.

Make your nominations here or use the QR code below

Scan the QR code to make a nomination

The closing date for entries is Sunday, June 16.

Please note that due to the volume of entries received we will not be able to respond to individual nomination submissions, however please be assured that provided the required information is included your entry will be put forward for discussion by our panel of judges.

Our awards would not be possible without our headline sponsor Warrington Borough Council.

THE CATEGORIES

Please tick which category you would like to enter

• Outstanding Achievement Award: This prestigious award is open to nominations from pupils, parents, school staff and teachers as we look to honour a person who has had a significant and positive impact on education in Warrington, whether recently or over a number of years. If you know someone who deserves recognition for their unwavering hard work and dedication, make sure you tell us about them.

• High School Pupil of the Year: This award will go to a young person who has achieved something beyond expectation in education. They may not necessarily be the highest academic achiever- we also want to hear about students who have developed themselves personally, through sheer determination to do better, or helped others in the community.

• High School/Further Education Teacher of the Year: Does this teacher inspire and engage pupils in order to help them achieve their full academic and social potential? The winner of our top teacher categories will have made an exceptional contribution to the school or college they work in and will go over and above to provide the best opportunities for the children they teach.

• School of the Year: Does your primary, high school or further education setting stand out from the rest? Not only do we want to hear about academic achievement and competition success, we also want to see entries that demonstrate how pupils and students have developed in ways that go beyond the league tables. Whether it is improving attendance levels, developing healthy living or mental health and wellbeing policies, or building better relationships with parents and the wider community, this is your chance to shout about how great your school is.

• Head Teacher of the year: Does this head teacher provide outstanding leadership with a clear and compelling vision for success? This award will go to an inspirational head teacher who has shown exceptional leadership, management, teaching skills and commitment to their school or college over the past year.

• Primary School Pupil: Whether they have excelled academically, been successful in their extra-curricular activities or had to overcome adversity to succeed, we want to hear about your hardworking children. They will play an active role in all areas of school life, be respectful of others and always willing to lend a hand.

• Primary School Teacher of the Year: Does this teacher inspire and engage pupils in order to help them achieve their full academic and social potential? The winner of our top teacher categories will have made an exceptional contribution to the school they work in and go above and beyond to provide the best opportunities for the children they teach.

• Teaching Assistant of the Year: This award is for dedicated teaching assistant who has made a real difference in their school, someone who shows kindness and compassion to the children they care for in their day to day school life and plays a vital role in their wellbeing and happiness, as well as playing an essential role in supporting their teaching colleagues.

• Class/Team of the Year: Do you know a class or team that deserves to be rewarded for their hard work. It may be a sports team that has gone that extra mile. an after school club or school choir that has, carried out outstanding work in the community, or a class of primary or high school pupils that have excelled in their studies or on a special project.

• Early Years Education Awards: This award will go to an innovation and successful child minding provider, school or organisation which stands out from the rest for their early years support or provision. Nominations should demonstrate the impact their work has had on their users or the children in their care.

• Innovation Award: This award will recognise an individual, team, school or college that has excelled in the use of digital technology or can demonstrate innovation in order to help others. Judges will be looking for evidence, that the technology/initiative has had a positive impact on education outcomes of students inside or outside the classroom, supported teaching or benefited the wider community.

• Unsung Hero Awards: This category is open to any non-teaching staff, either individual or a team who play a key role in the smooth running of their school or college. Whether it is a lunchtime team, caretaker, governors, administrate staff, PTA or school crossing patrol assistant, tell us who your unsung heroes are. We are looking for a stand out star of a school who consistently goes above and beyond and is an inspiration to others.

• New Teacher of the Year: This category celebrates the achievement of those who are new into the profession, for example a newly qualified teacher. We want to hear about the teachers who have made an outstanding start to their teaching career by inspiring others to achieve their goals. Entrants should have been in education for no more than three years.