The Tes Schools Awards 2022 are now open for nominations, with the ceremony held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on Friday 17 June.
For the first time, this year’s awards will bring together categories for state and independent schools to create one combined national event to celebrate excellence across education. There will be no separate awards scheme for independent schools.
Categories will honour outstanding teachers, schools and support staff, as well as initiatives to support staff wellbeing, innovative use of technology and programmes that engage with the wider community.
Judges for this years Tes Schools Awards include Dame Alison Peacock, head of the Chartered College of Teaching, Christine Gilbert, former head of Ofsted and Sir Tim Brighouse, the first London Schools Commissioner who led the London Challenge.
Entry is free and is open to state and independent schools throughout the UK, closing at midnight on Friday 18 March 2022.
For more information, visit the website here.
The award categories are:
- Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Setting of the Year
- Primary School of the Year
- Secondary School of the Year
- Specialist Provision School of the Year
- Independent Prep School of the Year
- Independent Senior School of the Year
- Boarding School of the Year
- Headteacher of the Year
- Teaching Assistant of the Year
- Subject Lead of the Year (Primary)
- Subject Lead of the Year (Secondary)
- Subject Lead of the Year (Specialist Provision)
- Send Provision in a Mainstream Setting of the Year
- Pupil Mental Health Initiative of the Year
- School business leader of the year
- Resource of the Year
- Community Engagement Initiative of the Year
- School of the Year for Staff Wellbeing
- Best Use of Technology
- Lifetime Achievement Award
Rod Williams, CEO of Tes Global said: “The return of the Tes Schools Awards with a full, in-person ceremony is a wonderful moment. Teachers and schools have endured so much over the last couple of years and we’re sure they will be looking forward to this prestigious event. This truly is the Oscars of education.”
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