ENDEAVOUR MAT AWARDS 2024 Winners are Announced!

An uplifting evening coming together for our annual Staff Awards, with Charlie Guthrie (CEO of Endeavour MAT) and Graeme Maidment (Chair of our People Committee) on hand to share details of nominations and present prizes to the winners. It was also great to welcome to the event Diane Connell (former Trustee and now Member of the Trust) to present the ward in her name for Outstanding Contribution to Governance.

New Teacher of the Year Award – Winner Lorae Cooper

Shortlisted – Jahmara Gordon, Shericka Pearce-Fowler, Sasha Kay Campbell. Georgia Cullingham, Esther Fuller, Lorae Cooper, Ingrid Favata and Emily Holledge

Leader of the Year Award – Winners Tanya Artmann and Stuart Harrington

Shortlisted – Kirsty Finch, Sam Munden, Tanya Artmann, Stuart Harrington and Mandy Dhaliwal

SEN Excellence Award – Winner Wendy McCouaig

Shortlisted – Tom Hansford, Wendy McCouaig, Sam Baillie and Louise Geary

Lifetime Achievement Award – Winner Terri Fisk

Shortlisted – Gaynor Griffin, Terri Fisk, Bhavna Chambers, Michele Dooley, Louise Wisdom and Mechaela Gubbins

Making a Difference Award – Winners Kimberley Ashenden and Sue Eastwood

Shortlisted – Judy Edwards, Grace McKay, Coral Bain, Karen Lumsden, Kimberley Ashenden, Sue Eastwood, Heidi Pickard, SLS Office Team and Jade Callaway, Steven Sage and Chloe Jones

Community Award – Winner Lorna Atkins

Shortlisted – Emma Price, Lorna Atkins, Dan Gadd, George Corrigan, Jennifer Rutt and Grace Wellcoat

Ecology Award – Winner Michelle Benn

Shortlisted – Michelle Benn, Sarah Barry and Coral Bain

Innovation of the Year Award – Winner Geraldine Brampah

Shortlisted – Joanne Dawes, Tasha Walker, Geraldine Brampah, Sarah West and Keith Powell

Unsung Hero Award – Winner Liz Brown

Shortlisted – Sarah Batty, Julie McGrath, Cathy Pike, Dan Dunscombe, Carolyn Matthews, Suzanne Wheatley, Liz Brown and Emma Edwards, Leonie Verbeke-Cain and Nishita Rana

Team of the Year Award – Winners WGSB Science Technicians

Shortlisted – SLS SEN Team, SLS Office Team, WGSG Pastoral Support Managers, SLS Engineering, WGSB Science Technicians, WGSB SEN Team and SLS PE Team

Shining Star Award – Winner Mel Develeski

Shortlisted – Suzie Deacon, Mel Develeski, Charlotte Nye, Olga Lecuna-Jimenez and James Alexander

Dianne Connell Outstanding Contribution to Governance Award – Winner David Strachan

Shortlisted – David Strachan, Gaynor Griffin, Shola Ojo, Lyndsey West and Laura Iles