Our annual Staff Awards event took place recently to celebrate the incredible dedication and achievements of colleagues across our trust.
There was a fabulous turnout, with staff, governors, trustees, and our event sponsors all coming together for an evening of celebration and entertainment from our host, Josh Mather (Academy Manager and Associate Assistant Principal, Bluecoat Beechdale).
This was the first year the event has been held at one of our academies, and The Nottingham Emmanuel School was transformed for the night, including a red carpet for our colleagues to walk down as they arrived.
Earlier in the year, staff were given the opportunity to nominate their colleagues for an award. Students were also involved by putting forward nominations for the ‘Inspirational Staff Award’. In total we received around 1,000 nominations from staff, and over 1,520 from our students, which is incredible.
Sian Hampton, our CEO, said: “Our Staff Awards are such a lovely event and really highlight the many ways in which our colleagues make a difference to the children and young people in our schools. Huge congratulations to all our nominees and winners, who all deserve this recognition.”
As part of the event, a video was also shown, entitled “Our Students Say It Best” which focussed on how our students feel about their school and teachers. You can watch it by clicking here.
Thank you to our sponsors: Nottingham Forest, CODA Education, Connex Education, AR Signs, LINK3 Recruitment, Express Recruitment and Browne Jacobson.
A huge thank you also goes to Jess Tagg, our Trust Administration Manager, for organising such a fantastic event.
The winners are:
- Achievement Award – Peggy Sweeting
- Governance Award – Richard Tanner
- Kindness Award – Alicia White
- Leadership & Management (Central Business Services) – Dave Alexander
- Leadership & Management (Education) – Grace Balchin
- Mentor of the Year – Shadia Moore
- New Teacher of the Year – Abeer Elsheikh
- Partnership & Engagement Award – Amy Underwood
- SCITT Trainee of the Year – Anna Hill
- Staff Member of the Year (Academic & Pastoral Support) – Laura Wilde
- Staff Member of the Year (Central Business Services) – Eresha Blake
- Teacher of the Year (Primary) – Ben Stanley
- Teacher of the Year (Secondary) – Jess Sweetman
- Team of the Year – Alvaston Moor Academy Year Leaders
- Inspirational Staff Award – Elizabeth Coggle