The contenders in this year’s Milton Keynes Education Awards have been chosen, and the judges are about to start the difficult task of choosing the winners.
Entries were up in all categories this year, the second year the awards have been held to celebrate the education sector in Milton Keynes and all who work in it.
Tickets are on sale for the awards night on Friday, July 5 when the finalists, their colleagues and friends, Headline Sponsors Brioche Pasquier and Facilities Management Solutions, category sponsors and invited guests will gather at the DoubleTree by Hilton at Stadium MK to find out who has won.
The evening will be hosted by dancer and choreographer Louie Spence, and guests will enjoy a three-course meal, the awards presentations and dancing to a DJ afterwards.
Full details of the Milton Keynes Education Awards can be found on the website, where there is a full list of Q&As that should answer any queries, or email awards@allthingsbusiness.co.uk.
To purchase tickets for the Milton Education Awards please click here.
Find out more about the Awards here.
This year’s finalists
Maths Team/Teacher of the Year
Sponsored by Xero
The Maths Department – Kents Hill Park School
Denbigh School Maths Faculty – Denbigh School
Nigel Cross – Shenley Brook End School
Maths Team – The Hazeley Academy
English Team/Teacher of the Year
Sponsored by Sign in App
Paula Sykes – Holmwood School
Leigh Brown – Abbeys Primary School
Susan Marshall – White Spire School
Sports Award
Sponsored by MK Preparatory School
Wellbeing Faculty – Lord Grey Academy
Lesley Byrne – Slated Row School
Dave Dowse – Brooksward Primary School
Mark Walsh – Milton Keynes College Group
Ian Cowper & Haley Holland – Tickford Primary School
IT Champion
Sponsored by Aiimi
Mark Owen – New Bradwell School
Daniel Bennett – Denbigh School
IFtL IT Department – Inspiring Futures through Learning
Environmental and Sustainability Award
Sponsored by Apertus Group
Project Team – Bedford College
Outdoor Learning Team – The Parks Trust
Jason Smith – Inspiring Futures through Learning
SEND School of the Year
Sponsored by Creating Tomorrow College
White Spire School
Romans Field School
Slated Row School
STEM Award
Sponsored by SMC Corporation (UK) Ltd
Janelle Harrier Wilson – The Hazeley Academy
Philip O’Reilly – Shenley Brook End School
STEM Interdependent Collaboration – The Bedford College Group Learning Team
STEM Interdependent Collaboration – The National Museum of Computing
Unsung Hero Award
Sponsored by GIANT
Emma Burger – Oakgrove School
Paula Sykes – Holmwood School
Sarah Jones – Akeley Wood School
Gayle Jones – Shenley Brook End School
Dawn Hales – Lord Grey Academy
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champion
Sponsored by All Things Business
Suhail Dhanji – The Hazeley Academy
Arv Kaushal – Milton Keynes College Group
Becky Reynolds – Lord Grey Academy
Stuart Adamson & Team – Ousedale School
Noah Goldsmith – Q:alliance
School Business Manager of the Year
Sponsored by Neves
Jade Carter – Cedars Primary School
Mandy Britnell – Portfields Primary School
Headteacher of the Year
Sponsored by Tick Education
David Killick – Holne Chase Primary School
Jen Swain – Brooksward Primary School
Emma Wallace – Village Schools Federation
Gill Cash – Priory Common School
Lisa Munro – The Woodlands School
Primary School of the Year
Sponsored by Kip McGrath
Priory Common School
Holne Chase Primary School
Brooksward Primary School
Secondary School of the Year
Sponsored by SH Pratt Group
Stantonbury School
Slated Row School
White Spire School
Denbigh School
Lifetime Achievement Award
Amanda Brown – Romans Field School
Gill Cash – Priory Common School