Welcome to the ENAs 2025

The North of England’s Most Prestigious Education Awards

Dates for your calendar

24 January 2025 Extended Entry deadline
February 2025 Shortlist announcement
03 April 2025 Awards Ceremony
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RM Communications
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Liverpool John Moores University
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Liverpool John Moores University is proud to be a university that raises people up. We champion change and always place our students at the heart of everything we do.


Every single day, our work and partnerships enhance people’s lives. We achieve this in so many ways: through our academic excellence and our world-leading, impactful research, and through initiatives that support communities at home and abroad.


Making a difference is what LJMU is about. We are founded on the principles of providing opportunity through education, developing the skilled workforce and entrepreneurs of the future. We are an institution deeply committed to reflecting and serving our communities.

The University of Manchester
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The University of Manchester is recognised globally for its pioneering research, outstanding teaching and learning, and commitment to social responsibility. The Russell Group institution is ranked the 6 th best university in the UK and 34 in the world (QS World University Rankings 2025).

A truly international university, its community includes more than 44,000 students, 12,000 staff, and 550,000 alumni from 190 countries. Together, they are tackling the world’s biggest challenges – the University’s social and environmental impact is ranked in the top ten globally (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024). Manchester is the only university in the world to rank in the top ten in all six years since the rankings launched.

The University is a powerhouse of research and discovery; 25 Nobel laureates are among its former staff and students; and it was ranked fifth for research power – the quality and scale of research and impact – in the UK government’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.

The institution is the most popular in the UK for undergraduate applications (UCAS 2023 cycle), and it is the second most targeted university by the UK’s leading employers (The Graduate Market, 2024).

Learn more at www.manchester.ac.uk
John Kennedy CBE
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CCUK
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Communicorp UK is a leading Audio & Media group and is home to some of the most exciting brands in UK radio including Capital networks in Scotland and South Wales, Heart networks in Hertfordshire, Yorkshire and North Wales; Smooth Radio networks in the North East, North West and East Midlands, as well as Radio X 90’s in Manchester.

Our stations are part of the brands’ UK wide network with the other stations owned by Global Radio.

www.communicorpuk.com
Esharelife Foundation
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Heart
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Heart likes to Turn Up The Feel Good, with artists like Ed Sheeran, Anne-Marie, Pink, and Sam Smith providing the soundtrack to your day. Heart presenters include Jamie Theakston, Amanda Holden, JK and Kelly Brook, Mark Wright, Pandora Christie, Emma Bunton, Olly Murs, Dev Griffin, Zoe Hardman, and Toby Anstis.
interact
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Interact supplies over 1,500 organizations with an award-winning employee experience platform that boosts productivity and drives engagement.  


Through enterprise-grade intranet software and decades of expertise, Interact provides Fortune 500, FTSE 250, and globally recognized brands such as Levi’s, Domino’s, Teva Pharmaceuticals, and Subway, with a powerful way to inform and connect their greatest asset: their people.  

IT Capital
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Liverpool Hope University
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Liverpool Hope University has a rich history spanning more than 180 years and prides itself on its student-focused approach.

High-quality, research-informed teaching takes place in well-equipped facilities, and Hope's commitment to graduate employability ensures students are well prepared for the world of work. Based on beautiful campuses, there is a welcoming atmosphere at Hope, with a focus on smaller class sizes and dedicated support.

The University was ranked fifth in the UK for Student Satisfaction in the National Student Survey 2024 following analysis by Times Higher Education, and first in the North West in six categories, including for Wellbeing Services, Academic Support and Learning Opportunities.
Mindful Education
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At Mindful Education, we produce flexible, award-winning, blended learning apprenticeships that continue to set new standards in digital education.

Designed and built by in-house teams, our compelling mix of academic, technical and creative expertise brings learning to life, and continues to set new standards in education technology.


Our Online and On Campus professional courses and apprenticeships feature video lectures, motion graphics and illustration. Flexible, engaging and inspiring, they are expertly crafted to motivate learners and achieve outstanding results.


The Mindful Education team works in partnership with hundreds of colleges, training providers and employers, supporting thousands of learners each year to take the next step in their careers.


For more information about how Mindful Education can provide your organisation with an innovative solution for professional apprenticeships, please email partnerships@mindful-education.co.uk.
Smooth Radio
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Smooth Radio is where always the best music plays. Smooth plays songs from iconic artists such as ABBA, the Bee Gees, Elton John and Whitney Houston, blended with soulful hits from today's stars including Adele and Ed Sheeran. The presenter line-up includes Kate Garraway, Jenni Falconer, Angie Greaves, Paul Phear and Tina Hobley. The Smooth Radio experience is about playing the soundtrack to your life - we play the biggest and best songs from the past 40 years, brought to you by talented and intelligent presenters.
University of Chester
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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
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