2023 Shortlist

BUSINESS/INDUSTRY COLLABORATION – HE/FE SECTOR

Education Partnership North East

— Meeting the Skills Needs of the Advanced Manufacturing Sector

Heart of Yorkshire Education Group

— Give Construction a Try

New College Durham

— Collaborating to drive skills development

University Centre Leeds

— HE Creative Arts

Wigan & Leigh College

— Supporting the Food & Drink Manufacturing Industry

BUSINESS/INDUSTRY COLLABORATION – UNIVERSITY SECTOR

Edge Hill University & TG Consulting Ltd for RE:Action 24/7

University of Chester

— Nursing Associate and Assistant Practitioner Programme: The Lived Experience Initiative

Manchester Metropolitan University

— Centre for Enterprise

SOCIAL MOBILITY AWARD – HE/FE SECTOR

Franklin Sixth Form College

Greenhead College

— Believe and Achieve Programme

Hopwood Hall College

Salford City College Group

— Future Scientists Programme

West Lancashire College, School of Medicine

SOCIAL MOBILITY AWARD – UNIVERSITY SECTOR

Edge Hill University

— Widening Access and Participation Team, Student Advisory Panels

Edge Hill University Medical School

Higher Horizons and Keele University

— Steps 2 Medicine Programme

DIVERSITY, EQUALITY AND INCLUSION AWARD

Education Partnership North East

Greenhead College

Learning Curve Group

Qube Learning

— Qube Qualifications and Development Limited

Stockport Continuing Education Service

— Interpreting Unit

University of Cumbria

University of Hull

— LGBTQ+ scholarships and inclusive campus

West Lancashire College, School of Medicine

BUSINESS COLLABORATION & PARTNERSHIPS AWARD – HE/FE SECTOR

Preston College

The Heart of Yorkshire Education Group & Drax Group

University Centre Leeds

— HE Engineering

BUSINESS COLLABORATION & PARTNERSHIPS AWARD – UNIVERSITY SECTOR

Manchester Metropolitan University & PrintCity Network

The University of Manchester & inov-8 Ltd

The University of Manchester & Sandon Global Engraving Technology Ltd

The University of Manchester & Kennedys Law LLP & Kennedys IQ

EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT AWARD – HE/FE SECTOR

Education Training Collective

New College Durham

— Employer engagement for curriculum impact

Salford City College Group

— Industry Partners

The Heart of Yorkshire Education Group

— Employer Engagement Team

Trafford College Group

— The Airport Academy at Manchester Airport

EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT AWARD – UNIVERSITY SECTOR

Higher Horizons and Keele University

— Steps 2 Medicine Programme

University of Central Lancashire Trainee Associate Psychological Practitioner Initiative

EXTERNAL RELATIONS TEAM OF THE YEAR

Edge Hill University

— Corporate Communications and External Relations Team

Edge Hill University

— Student Recruitment & Marketing

LTE Group

— Marketing and External Relations Team

Priestley College

— Marketing Team

Sheffield Hallam University

— External Engagement Team

University Centre Leeds

— WP and Outreach Team

INNOVATION AWARD

Burnley College

— Esports

Lowe Maintenance

— A pioneering service for land-based learning

NCG

— Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device: Bitesize Learning

Rise at Manchester Met

University of Liverpool

— Design Your Future

University of Salford

— Launch@Salford

University of York

— Fathom Cognition
"Rethinking dementia assessment"

STUDENT EXPERIENCE AWARD – HE/FE SECTOR

Bradford College

Burnley College

— Esports

New College Durham

— Beyond the curriculum

Newcastle College

— Academic Support Team

Newcastle College: Adult Education

— ESOL

Newcastle College: Central Support Service

— The Life Skills Hub

Sunderland College

— Access to HE

University Centre Leeds

STUDENT EXPERIENCE AWARD – UNIVERSITY SECTOR

Edge Hill University Moving In Experience

— Welcome Weekend

The University of Manchester

— North West Biotech Initiative

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD – HE/FE SECTOR

Cheshire College

— South & West

Education Partnership North East

Newcastle College: Adult Education

— ESOL

Newcastle College: Newcastle College University Centre

— HE Health

Salford City College Group

— Adult and Community Provision

Swarthmore Education Centre

— Art at the Heart

University Centre Leeds

— Creative Arts in the Community

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD – UNIVERSITY SECTOR

Edge Hill University

— SME Productivity & Innovation Centre - Leading Lancashire Programme

Lancaster University

— Regional Heritage Centre

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD – SCHOOLS

Mo Osman & Burnage Community Wrestling Club, Burnage Academy for Boys

Morpeth Road Academy

— WISE Academies

St Vincent’s School for Sensory Impairment

— Citizenship, Climate and Biodiversity Comics

MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS AWARD

Burnley College Music, Dance and Performing Arts

Greenhead College Music Department

Musical Theatre Studio LTD, MTS College

Preston College Dance

Sunderland College, Creative Arts

The Bradford School of Art

The Sheffield College Theatre and FiveBySeven Record Label

THE SUSTAINABLE GREEN INITIATIVE

Burnley College

— Low Carbon Hub

Education Training Collective

— Green Initiatives Group

Hopwood Hall College

— Guardians of our Environment

University Centre Leeds

— Wellbeing Walkway

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS (STEM) INITIATIVE AWARD

Burnley College

— STEM

Greenhead College

Northumbria University

— STEM Person of the Week

The University of Manchester

— North West Biotech Initiative

University Centre Leeds

— Chemistry Academy

West Lancashire College, School of Medicine

DIGITAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT AWARD

Askham Bryan College

— The Digital Skills Academy

Edge Hill University Digital Student Internship Programme

Learning Curve Group

Lowe Maintenance

— Rural education made personal

MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING AWARD

Education Training Collective

New College Bradford

New College Durham

— Mental Health and Wellbeing for Staff

New College Durham

— Mental Health and Wellbeing for Students

Newcastle College

— HE Mental Health and Wellbeing Digital Project

Newcastle College

— Health, Science and Welfare

Salford City College Group

University of Central Lancashire

— The Creative Mental Health Framework (Creative Innovation Zone)

UK APPRENTICESHIP AWARD

Myerscough College & University Centre

Sheffield Hallam University

The Juice Academy

Themis at Burnley College

University of Central Lancashire

UK EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AWARD

Jason Faulkner

— Redcar and Cleveland College

Demelza Lowe

— Raising the bar for rural education

Brenda McLeish OBE DL

— Learning Curve Group

BEST ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITY

Sheffield Hallam University

University of Central Lancashire

University of Liverpool

— Design Your Future

STUDENTS’ UNION OF THE YEAR

Newcastle University Students’ Union

The University of Manchester Students’ Union

BUSINESS SCHOOL OF THE YEAR

The Manchester Metropolitan University Business School

University of Central Lancashire

— Lancashire School of Business & Enterprise

FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE OF THE YEAR

Birkenhead Sixth Form College

Burnley College

Hopwood Hall College & University Centre

Myerscough College & University Centre

New College Durham

New College Pontefract

Redcar and Cleveland College

Wigan & Leigh College

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

James Barber

— Jamescape, University of Liverpool

Dr Srijan Jindal

— PhenUtest Diagnostics, University of Liverpool

Noura Qusairy

— Yamama, University of Liverpool

UNIVERSITY OF THE YEAR

Lancaster University

— Lancaster University

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Testimonials

The Educate North Awards represent both an important high-point and aspiration for the North’s academics, institutions and indeed students. It provides a platform for sharing excellence and achievement. More importantly it encourages, promotes, and nurtures the sector and talent. Congratulations on reaching 10. Here’s to the next ten celebrations of what the education sector achieves. DR JOHN CATER CBE DL, VICE-CHANCELLOR
EDGE-HILL UNIVERSITY
I was overwhelmed to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023 as part of the Educate North Awards. It’s inspiring to see so many dedicated people being recognised for their important work across the educational sector and across so many disciplines. I hope the creators will build upon their own success since 2015 and create more opportunities to showcase what education really means in the North of this country. PROFESSOR NICOLA CURTIN
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE
Seeing the Educate North Awards live for the first time in 2023 was a wonderful experience. To bring an often disparate sector together is wonderful, to share best-practice is fulfilling and to see the superb standards from Sixth-Forms, Further Education and then HE in one room is often, breathtaking. We should embrace Educate North more and drive it forward beyond this special 10th ceremony. SIR JOHN JONES
EDUCATIONALIST
The idea sounded complex but exciting in 2015. Could the North create a showpiece which would harness the best of the talents we have in our educational sector? Would anyone even enter? Would we create a respected and highly motivated judging panel and find expert leadership for it? Would we also find room, as we did in the first 3 years, to debate the future direction and resources needed to increase social mobility and opportunities for all? Would we find new business ideas and young entrepreneurs as well with a willingness to test their ideas? The answer was yes, and the result is a wonderful parade of superb nominees who are helping shape and change the worlds they occupy. Long may Educate North continue. DR JOHN KENNEDY CBE, KSG, KMCO, DL.
PATRON OF EDUCATE NORTH AWARDS
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