We're proud to announce the winners of our 2018 Renaissance Awards!
We're so happy to celebrate your success
For the second year, we recognised our top performing schools in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland. Our panel of judges also chose the winners of 'Project Manager or Team of the Year' and 'Most Creative Celebration of Reading' awards from your nominations!
Top Performing Primary Schools 2018
Winning schools:
- England: Minster-in-Sheppey Primary School, Kent
- Scotland: New Deer School, Aberdeenshire
- Wales: Albert Primary School, Penarth
- Northern Ireland: St Comgall's Primary School, Antrim
- Republic of Ireland: Ballyvaughan School, County Clare
Shortlisted schools:
- England: Redriff Primary School and Minterne Junior School
- Scotland: Midmar Primary School and Dunbar Primary School
- Wales: Croesyceiliog Primary School and Georgetown Primary School
- Northern Ireland: St Patrick's Primary School and Stranmillis Primary School
- Republic of Ireland: Ruan Central National School and O'Callaghans Mills National School
Top Performing Secondary Schools 2018
Winning schools:
- England: The Telford Park School, Shropshire
- Scotland: Harlaw Academy, Aberdeen
- Wales: Haverfordwest High VC School, Haverfordwest
- Northern Ireland: St Kilian's College, Ballymena
- Republic of Ireland: Wesley College, Dublin
Shortlisted schools:
- England: Duke's Aldridge Academy and St James Church School
- Scotland: Smithycroft Secondary School and The Gordon Schools
- Wales: Cardiff High School and Dyffryn School Upper
- Northern Ireland: Bangor Grammar School and Sullivan Upper School
- Republic of Ireland: De La Salle College and Kilmurray McMahon National School
These three had the difficult job of judging the final two categories...
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| Darren Woodford | Frances Kingston | Liezel Wilkinson |
Project Manager/Team of the Year
This prize was awarded to a person or a team who do a fantastic job project managing the implementation of Star Reading and Accelerated Reader. Our judges had difficulty with this one, as we had some amazing nominations, but these were the results...
Primary
Shortlisted:
- Claire Wilson at Cairnshill Primary School
- The whole teaching team and TAs at Tewkesbury CofE Primary School
Secondary
Shortlisted:
- Sarah Foley at Telford Park and Telford Langley Schools
- The English department and librarian at Nishkam High School
Most Creative Reading Celebration
At Renaissance, we're passionate about reading! This prize was awarded to schools who love reading as much as we do and celebrate it in the most wonderfully creative ways! This was an equally tricky category for our judges, but they did pick some winners in the end...
Primary
Shortlisted:
- Cairnshill Primary School
- Whitehill Primary School
Secondary
Shortlisted:
- James Bateman Junior High School
- St George's Academy
- And a special mention to Cedar Lodge Special School - this one was close!
