2024 Shortlist

CREATIVE ARTS AWARD

Burnley College Creative Arts & Media

Hull College - Performing Arts

Newcastle College

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

Franklin Sixth Form College

— Centre for Professional Development

Holy Cross Engineering Club

Northumbria University

— Play, Be, C

University of Central Lancashire

— SUN, a new view of our closest star

University of Manchester

— North-West Biotech Initiative

University of Salford

— Energy House 2.0 (EH2.0)

BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT, EMPLOYER AWARD – HE/FE SECTOR

Franklin Sixth Form College

— Centre for Professional Development

Heart of Yorkshire Education Group

— Employer Engagement Team

Hopwood Hall College and University Centre

— Pipeline Practitioner for Hydrogen & Utilities Apprenticeship in partnership with IACS Training & Education

New College Durham & Esh Group

— Collaboration for Commercial and Social Value

Trafford and Stockport College Group Employer Partnerships Team

— Extraordinary partnerships to meet skills needs

Warrington & Vale Royal College

— College Business Centre

Wigan & Leigh College

BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT, EMPLOYER AWARD – UNIVERSITY SECTOR

Manchester Metropolitan University

— Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

Sunderland Marketing Hub

— Sunderland Business School - University of Sunderland

York St John University - Military Human

— Understanding Military Culture, Transition and Adjustment CPD Project

APPRENTICESHIP AWARD

Hull College

— Apprenticeship Team

Leeds Business School

— Apprenticeship Team

Manchester Metropolitan University

— Degree Apprenticeship

Myerscough College & University Centre

Sheffield Hallam University

— The National Centre of Excellence for Degree Apprenticeships

The Juice Academy

University of Huddersfield

— Apprenticeships

Wigan & Leigh College

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD – HE/FE SECTOR

Hopwood Hall College & University Centre

— Galvanising Community Engagement in the Post-pandemic Era

Hull College

Learning Curve Group & Tees Valley Women’s Centre

New College Durham

— DASH (Durham Action on Single Housing) Project

The TEC Partnership / NET / The Opt Out Project

Trafford and Stockport College Group

— Empowering Communities: Bridging Gaps and Building Futures

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD – UNIVERSITY SECTOR

Edge Hill University and Everton in the Community

— The People’s Place

Manchester Metropolitan University - Andrew Baird & Tom Davis

— Community impact and social innovation - AKA Get out there!

Take 25 Challenge

— Sunderland Business School - University of Sunderland

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Team at UCLan, The Regional Strategic Migration Partnership North West and Lancashire County Council

— Trinity Cert(T)ESOL teacher training course

University of Bradford

— School of Law

STUDENT EXPERIENCE AWARD – HE/FE SECTOR

Blackburn College

— An Outstanding Student Experience

Education Partnership North East (EPNE)

— Cultural and Social Capital Project - Creative, Digital and Computing Faculty

Hull College

Newcastle College University Centre (NCUC)

— 360 Project: Inclusivity Council

The Sheffield College Elite Sports Academy

Trafford and Stockport College Group

— Student Experience Team ‘Get involved’

University Centre Leeds

— HE Engineering

STUDENT EXPERIENCE AWARD – UNIVERSITY SECTOR

Durham University

— TechUP

Edge Hill University's Early Intervention Model

Newcastle University and Newcastle University Students’ Union (NUSU)

University of Manchester

— North-West Biotech Initiative

Northumbria University

— Wellbeing Telecentre Campaigns

University of Central Lancashire

— School of Law and Policing

DIGITAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT AWARD

careerspro by Learning Curve Group

Franklin Sixth Form College

— Digital Skills

Hull College

— Translate to Transform: ESOL Reimagined

Manchester Metropolitan University & Dr Pin Shen Teh

— Metaverse in Education Using Minecraft

University of Salford - Motion Mastery

— Building the Ultimate Capture Realm

York College & University Centre (Reporting Services Team)

— Student / Parent App

CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Burnley College Marketing Department

Education Partnership North East – Marketing and Engagement Team

— School Leaver (16-18) Conversion Campaign

Heart of Yorkshire Education Group

— 16-18 Keep Warm Campaign

Kirklees College

— Together We Are Mighty

New College Durham

— Summer Recruitment Campaign 2023

University of Central Lancashire

— “When it feels wrong, it’s wrong”

INNOVATION AWARD

Franklin Sixth Form College

— Debate Project

Hull College

— AI Academy

Manchester Metropolitan University

— Matchday Live

NCG

— AI Administrator

University of Central Lancashire

— UCLan Publishing

University of Cumbria

— Virtual Placements in the Paramedic Degree Apprenticeship with NWAS

Westminster Centre for Research in Veterans, University of Chester

— ‘Where are all the veterans?’

THE SUSTAINABLE GREEN INITIATIVE

Burnley College

Education Training Collective

— Sustainability & Green Initiatives Group

Manchester Metropolitan University

— Transformative Communities: Action for Sustainability beyond the classroom

Trafford and Stockport College Group

— Green Futures

The Schools’ Sustainable Project

— Sunderland Business School - University of Sunderland

University of Central Lancashire

— The Grenfell-Baines Institute of Architecture & LeftCoast – Wash Your Words

MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING AWARD

Burnage Academy for Boys

— Implementing a whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing

Edge Hill University, Department of Psychology

— Ageing Better with an Active Mind

Franklin Sixth Form College

— Team Thrive

Kelly's Heroes Private Tuition Ltd

The Sixth Form Bolton

University Centre Leeds

— Student Support Services – Mental Health Support

DIVERSITY, EQUALITY AND INCLUSION AWARD

Franklin Sixth Form College

— Adult Learning Team

Hopwood Hall College and University Centre

— Champions of Inclusivity

Hull College

Newcastle College

— Central Support Service

The Sheffield College

University of Huddersfield

— The Global Professional Award

BUSINESS SCHOOL OF THE YEAR

Chester Business School

— University of Chester

Huddersfield Business School

— University of Huddersfield

Sunderland Business School

— University of Sunderland

York Business School

— York St John University

LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION AWARD

Ashley Alderson, Head of Fitness Evolution

— Burnley College

Mike Kilbride, Principal

— Birkenhead Sixth Form College

Alison Maynard, Deputy Principal

— New College Durham

Peter Monaghan, Head of SEND and High Needs

— Education Partnership North East (Sunderland, Northumberland and Hartlepool Sixth Form Colleges)

FURTHER EDUCATION COLLEGE OF THE YEAR

Burnley College

Hopwood Hall College and University Centre

Hull College

— Trailblazing Turnaround

New College Bradford

New College Durham

Wigan & Leigh College

THIRD SECTOR AWARD

Rethink Food C.I.C

Swarthmore Education Centre

UNIVERSITY OF THE YEAR

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

There is no shortlist for the category, the winner will be announced at the award ceremony.

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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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