WARRINGTON’S Sir Thomas Boteler CE High School was among the winners at a major awards ceremony in Cheshire.
The Latchford school picked up the Inspirational Mainstream School /College award at the Cheshire and Warrington Pledge Partnership Celebration Awards.
Judges said said careers education was embedded in the school and “all teachers in the school are teachers of careers education”.
Headteacher Beverley Scott-Herron was praised for “setting a great example” including offering her time as a key influencer across the careers network and supporting a national pilot with the Careers and Enterprise Company reviewing the impact of quality careers.
Judges said the school’s efforts around careers education had seen “a decrease in NEET (students not in education, employment or training), a rise in aspirations and an increased confidence in work readiness”.
The Cheshire and Warrington Pledge Partnership which connects all 86 schools and colleges in the region with 550 businesses, uses its Celebration Awards to recognise the contributions of individuals and organisations across the region who inspire and support youngsters from all backgrounds.
Winners in nine categories were unveiled in front of around 200 delegates at the “Bridging the Gaps” Cheshire and Warrington Pledge Partnership and Careers Hub Annual Conference at Alderley Park.
The awards were judged by a panel comprising a mixture of businesses, education and local authority representatives and presented by chairman of youth charity Youth Fed’s board of trustees Jim Bisset alongside former Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire David Briggs who serves as Governor at the University of Chester.
Congratulating all the winners, Grace Sheldon, Strategic Hub lead said: “These awards are so inspiring. Each and every one of the winners has contributed an amazing amount to the lives of young people which is what we at The Pledge Partnership and The Cheshire and Warrington Careers Hub are all about. The breadth of ways you are transforming outcomes for future generations is out of this world.”
Other winners were: Cheshire Scouts, Bank of America, Residential Management Group, The Red Cow, Nantwich, Archers Brook SEMH Residential School in Ellesmere Port, Lucas Anderson (Young Professional award), Anna Marie Murray, owner of MentorAbility, and Kalini Kent, a Communication, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking and Vocal Coach.
The Pledge Partnership is calling for more local employers to help inspire the next generation.
They can be contacting by emailing [email protected].
