• Bristol Metropolitan College (Bristol)
• Brislington Enterprise College (Bristol)
• The Michael Tippett School (Lambeth)

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For this category, the judges will be looking for evidence of excellence in design, in a new build BSF school. Of particular interest will be features that enable and facilitate 21st century teaching and learning practices. The panel will also be interested in ways in which the design has, or will contribute to improving behaviour, for instance by reducing opportunities for bullying.

This category is for all participants in projects that are either already operational or have had planning approval.

2: Best Design for a Remodelled School

• Community College Whitstable (Kent)
• Yewlands School (Sheffield)
• Kelmscott School (Waltham Forest)

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For this category, the judges will be looking for evidence of excellence in design in a refurbished BSF school. Of particular interest will be features that enable and facilitate 21st century teaching practices. The panel will also be interested in ways in which the refurbishment makes best use of innovative furniture and equipment to help transform the learning environment.

This category is for all participants in projects that are either already operational or have had planning approval.

3: Most promising transformational learning strategy

• Knowsley
• Nottingham City
• Sunderland

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For this category, the judges will be looking for information concerning how the local authority defines transformation. The panel will be particularly interested in planning and practice that will facilitate 21st century learning and the engagement strategy with teachers and students.

This category is for all projects in BSF that have submitted their Education Vision / Strategy for Change documentation.

4: Innovation in Student Engagement
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• Knowsley
• Nottingham City
• Tameside

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Student engagement is an essential ingredient in BSF. This should enable young people to make a significant contribution to shaping the programme in ways that can transform their learning and the life of the school. For this category, the judges will be looking for evidence of genuine student engagement and participation at each stage in the BSF process. This will include examples of how student participation has resulted in specific features and innovation that will increase personalisation of learning. It will also demonstrate how students have been able to interact and where their comments and concerns are being addressed to have a beneficial impact on outcomes from BSF.

This category is for all participants in projects that are either already operational or in construction.

5: Innovation in ICT

• Haringey
• Lambeth
• Leeds

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For this category, the judges will be looking for evidence of excellent innovation in ICT in a local authority BSF area. Of particular interest will be technology that enables and facilitates 21st century learning and teaching or enables family and community learning. The judges will be looking for evidence of real partnership working between the public and private sectors and will be particularly interested in the engagement strategy with teachers and students in advance of the ICT systems being put in place and implemented. Another important factor is the ease with which the ICT solution can be flexed to meet new needs and challenges, and the processes that allow such changes to be implemented quickly and with minimum inconvenience to end users. The judges will also be interested in solutions that are sustainable and have minimal impact on the carbon footprint of the schools.

This category is for projects that are either already operational or in implementation.

 

 

6: Most Sustainable School

• Bideford College (Devon)
• Highbury Grove School (Islington)

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For this category, the judges will be looking for evidence of excellence in design, in either a new build or a refurbished BSF school or academy. Of particular interest will be features that make real reductions in carbon emissions and waste. The panel will also be interested in ways in which the design can demonstrate sustainability to student.

This category is for all participants in projects that are either already operational or having had planning approval.

7: Best BSF Community Integration

• Burnley Campus (Lancashire)
• Writhlington Learning Campus (Bath & NE Somerset)
• STaG (South Tyneside and Gateshead)    

This award seeks to celebrate ways in which BSF schools are reaching out to their local communities and building relationships with local people. The judges will be particularly interested to see evidence of how projects have consulted with the local community in the development phase of BSF.

This category is for all projects in BSF that have submitted their Strategy for Change documentation, or are further into the BSF process (in construction or operational).

8: Best operational Local Education Partnership

• Leeds
• Newcastle
• STaG (South Tyneside and Gateshead)

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For this category, the judges will be looking for nominations to demonstrate genuine partnership working and the speed with which partners were able to make the transition from the relationship prior to financial close to Operational LEP. The panel will be particularly interested in LEPs demonstrating value for money and also examples of where LEPs are delivering wider strategic investments beyond BSF schools.

This category is for all Operational LEPs.

9: Best BSF Academy

• South Maidstone Academies Federation (Kent)
• Milton Keynes Academy (Milton Keynes)
• Academy 360 (Sunderland)

In March 2006, Partnerships for Schools was charged with delivering the Academies programme alongside BSF.  Where a local authority is already in the BSF programme, academies are procured in the usual way, which is typically through a Local Education Partnership. Where an authority has yet to join the programme, the Academy is procured through PfS’ National Framework.

This award seeks to celebrate excellence partnership working to deliver an Academy. The judging panel will be particularly interested in the approach taken to partnership working, education vision, stakeholder involvement, design and value for money.

This category is for all participants in projects that are already operational, in construction or that have had the outline business case approved.

10: Best BSF School Team

• Brislington Enterprise College (Bristol)
• Cockburn College of Arts (Leeds)

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At its very core, BSF is about transforming education for millions of young people by providing 21st century, world-class facilities that inspire and engage young minds. However, a new school building will not of itself transform education; the key is the work of teachers and learners within those new buildings. Ensuring that today’s teachers and other school staff are able to make the best use of the new facilities is critical to the success of BSF.

By the time of the Awards in November, over 25 BSF schools will have opened their gates to students, teachers and the local communities they serve. This Award seeks to recognise and celebrate the hard work of the teachers in these schools and their central role in improving the life chances of the young people in their charge. Judges will be particularly interested in examples of teaching teams that have used BSF as a springboard for significant change, ranging from academic to behavioural. 

This category is for all participants in BSF schools that have opened, whether new build, refurbished or remodelled.