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• Best use of technology award
  

Since their launch in 2008, Password tests have been used by independent schools for accurate and reliable “gold standard” English language and maths assessment. The tests, designed by experts and aligned to international standards, are used overseas to facilitate student recruitment and admission, and in the UK for screening on arrival.  

Secure test delivery, results and certificates are all simply managed online eliminating the need for sending papers and scripts backwards and forwards, marking, and subsequent data input. Password’s accurate results can be relied upon for admission to secondary education, GCSE, A level and IB programmes.

Password tests are delivered by our partner schools’ own staff and trusted representatives, or by the British Council, wherever and whenever required.

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• Independent-state school partnership award

Thrive was set up in the 1990s as a way of helping children to become more emotionally resilient so that they can better manage their behaviour and communicate their needs. Initially conceived as a way of tackling the issue of school exclusions, the Thrive Approach has broadened into a way of helping to prepare children for life’s ups and downs. The Approach provides training and an online profiling and action-planning tool to equip adults with the knowledge, insights and resources needed to develop the relationships that help children to flourish and learn.

Thrive’s founders have backgrounds in teaching, education, social work and psychotherapy and the Thrive Approach is underpinned by a robust framework of neuroscience, attachment theory and child development research.

Based in Devon, Thrive is a business that works with schools and other settings across Great Britain, as well as in Australia. To date, more than 34,000 staff have received Thrive training, ensuring that around 400,000 children have access to the Thrive Approach.

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• Marketing campaign of the year

Alexander Advertising has been servicing the education sectors’ marketing and advertising needs since 1968, collectively bringing down the associated costs, and increasing the effectiveness of our client’s campaigns across digital and traditional media platforms.

Our objective is to provide schools of all sizes with advertising services and opportunities that will assist with successfully recruiting teachers and students alike, whilst ensuring that the ‘brand image’ is positively promoting the unique qualities that we believe every educational establishment possesses.

Working closely alongside the school and using over 50 years’ industry specific knowledge, expertise and experience, we deliver a personal and tailored service to suit your requirements, achieve your goals and protect your precious budgets.

In an ever increasingly competitive marketplace, where time and money are at a premium, our services and the subsequent benefits have become even more valuable. 

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• Wellbeing initiative of the year
  

Everyone has the right to feel safe.

EduCare’s online learning service provides expert knowledge in safeguarding and duty of care. It is simple to use, kept up-to-date with changes in legislation and includes a reporting function for complete peace of mind.

Our service contains over 35 online duty of care training courses covering safeguarding, wellbeing, compliance and health & safety. It is available on an unlimited basis which means that all teachers, support staff, volunteers and governors can be trained for one annual price that is based on pupil enrolment numbers and not per-learner, making it extremely cost-effective too.

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• Senior school of the year 

Edval Education is a software and consultancy company specialising in timetabling and scheduling for K-12 schools. Leaders in school timetabling, our mission is to empower leaders to reach better outcomes for their schools through quality and creative solutions.

We’ve found that despite the growth in technology, many schools are still operating with substandard timetables due to a lack of capability, technology and resources. We provide value to schools through smart software that drastically cuts the time invested in generating the school timetable and helps schools produce better timetables for everyone. We pride ourselves in helping schools use time more efficiently by challenging traditional timetabling methodology with the aims of; more effectively delivering the curriculum, better use of resources, reducing costs, improving teacher wellbeing and reducing workload and improving student satisfaction.