On Friday 20 November, 500 guests gathered for the red carpet inspired Educate Awards ceremony held at the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral!
The awards, sponsored by Connex Education, is now in its fourth year and celebrates the inspiring work that goes on inside and outside the school gates.
On the night, 19 awards were handed out to schools in the Liverpool City Region, Lancashire and Cheshire.
A great variety of projects and skills were represented, from entrepreneurial awareness, dazzling stage performances, creative literacy initiatives to inspiring community partnerships.
Educate Awards trophy
The Belvedere Academy
Gateacre School
Rainford C of E Primary School
St Margaret’s Church of England Academy
Educate Awards evening
Paul Crowley & Co Solicitors
Bebington High School
Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
WOW Recognition Award sponsored by Paul Crowley & Co Solicitors
Winner – Gateacre School
Runner Up – Netherton Moss Primary School
Most Inspirational Secondary School sponsored by Liverpool Hope University,
Winner – Wellfield High School
Runner Up – Clare Mount Specialist Sports College
Most Inspirational Primary School sponsored by Knowsley Schools 4 Health
Winner – Halewood C of E Primary School
Runner Up – Eldon Primary School
Outstanding Commitment to Sport in a Primary School
sponsored by Jamie Carragher Sports & Learning Academy
Winner – St Cecilia’s Catholic Junior School
Runner Up – Billinge St Aidan’s C of E Primary School
Cowley International College
Outstanding Commitment to Sport in a Secondary School sponsored by Liverpool
John Moores University
Winner – St Margaret’s Church of England Academy
Runner Up – Rainford High Technology College
Teacher of the Year
sponsored by Connex Education
Winner – Peter Fearon, Bebington High Sports College
Runner Up – Beth Harris, Archbishop Temple School
Innovation in Education sponsored by eCadets
Winner – Flakefleet Primary School
Runner Up – Archbishop Blanch C E High School
Outstanding Teaching of Life Skills sponsored by the National
Citizen Service Ingeus (NCS)
Winner – Archbishop Temple School
Runner Up – St Oswald’s C of E Primary School
Leadership Team of the Year sponsored by Progress to Excellence
Winner – Bishop David Sheppard CE Primary
Joint Runner Up – Formby High School and Kilgarth School
Career Aspiration Award sponsored by the Greater Merseyside Learning
Providers’ Federation (GMLPF),
Winner – Calderstones School
Runner Up – Bebington High School Farm at Bebington High School
Sports College
Schools on display
Outstanding Arts in a Secondary School
sponsored by Adlib Solutions
Winner – The Belvedere Academy
Runner Up – Holly Lodge Girls’ College
Outstanding Arts in a Primary School sponsored by E-voked Workshops
Winner – Netherton Moss Primary School
Runner Up – Faith Primary School in partnership with In Harmony Liverpool
Science Project of the Year sponsored by MerseySTEM
Winner – Bishop David Sheppard CE Primary
Runner Up – Liverpool Life Sciences UTC
Innovative and Creative Literacy Award
sponsored by The Merseyside Network for Collaborative Outreach (MNCO)
Winner – The District C of E School
Runner Up – Bishop David Sheppard CE Primary
SEND Provision Award sponsored by Myerscough College
Winner – The Observatory School
Runner Up – Springwood Heath Primary School
Spirit of Enterprise Award sponsored by The City of Liverpool College
Winner – Rainford C of E Primary School
Runner Up – Birkdale High
The Communication Award sponsored by The Foundry Agency
Winner – Leamington Community Primary School
Runner Up – Whitefield Primary School
Eco Project of the Year Award sponsored by Carillion
Winner – Liverpool Life Sciences UTC
Runner Up – Cowley International College
Community Partnership Award sponsored by Vivark
Winner – Gateacre School
Runner Up – Bishop David Sheppard CE Primary
Mark Beedles, Connex Education
The Foundry Agency
Educate Awards 2015
Educate Awards 2015
Neil Fitzmaurice, Liverpool actor, hosted the ceremony
Andrew Woolcock former pupil from Archbishop Temple School
Educate Awards 2015
Educate Awards 2015
Educate Awards 2015
Blowin’ A Gale, Holly Lodge Girls’ College
Dramatic performances
Star performers
Kim O’Brien, Executive
Editor, Educate Magazine
Phoebe Rhodes, The Belvedere Academy Chamber Choir takes centre stage
The Belvedere Academy Chamber Choir
Educate Awards 2015 judges
Educate Awards guests
Educate Awards guests
Bishop David Sheppard C of E Primary School
Educate Awards guests
Halewood C of E Primary School
Educate Awards 2015
Calderstones School student Suri Singhania interviewing Leanne Campbell, Radio City
Bebington High School
Popcorn for guests
Calderstones School Leadership Team
Holly Lodge Girls’ College
Wellfield High School
Halewood C of E Primary School
St Margaret’s Church of England Academy
St Cecilia’s Catholic Junior School
Flakefleet Primary with Henry Platten, eCadets
Calderstones School with James Glendenning, CEO, GMLPF (right)
Bishop David Sheppard CE Primary School with Michelle Dow, MerseySTEM
Rainford C of E Primary School
Steve Smith and
Neil Fitzmaurice
The judges: (L-R) Mark Beedles (Connex Education), Allan Williams (Everyman and Playhouse),
Fiona Barnet (The Foundry Agency), Chris Walker (Trinity Mirror), Lesley Martin-Wright(Knowsley Chamber),
Cllr Gary Millar (Liverpool City Council), Leanne Campbell )Radio City) and Steve Smith (Raise the Bar)
Darci Shaw, The Belvedere Academy
Dominic Mackenzie and Steve Cook, Formby High School with Liverpool Hope University
Adlib Solutions
Educate Awards guests
Cllr Gary Millar, Steve MacFarlane and Cllr Nick Small
Educate Awards guests
Calderstones School
Sarah Brown, Lydia Connolly and Hannah Fowler , The Foundry Agency