Leadership Award

This category is to celebrate outstanding achievement(s) of a headteacher or senior leadership team member or governor who has made an exceptional contribution to education.

Any educational establishment can only really succeed if the people at the top have the drive, vision and management skills to make it all happen.

We want you to tell us about those headteachers, or senior governors, or leadership team members who push a positive ethos which drives the entire school forward on the road to success.

Name names and tell us in detail about why they deserve this award. Do they lead from the front? Do they give their staff responsibility and trust them to do things right? Are they responsible for keeping the school on an even keel, balancing the books, ensuring that it all runs smoothly?

Who among the leaders has the utter dedication which earns them the respect of staff, parents and teachers? Which school could not function properly without the efforts of this individual?

Please give us plenty of detail about your nominations for the leadership award. And don't hold back... they might very well hide their own light under a bushel but we think they deserve their time in the spotlight.

Telecoms specialist NGC Networks works across the education sector in Yorkshire, improving the communications of primary and secondary schools, academies and colleges.

The firm has considerable expertise in supporting schools and the growing number of academies to get the most from their telecommunications – importantly, helping them to communicate much more effectively with their pupils and families.

In the Bradford district, clients include Bingley Grammar School, Ilkley Grammar School and Oastler’s School. They also work with Outwood Grange Academies Trust, Selby High School and Ripon Grammar School and many others throughout Yorkshire and the North of England.

Their education work involves installing the latest telecoms solutions for each individual school, tailoring the solution to meet their specific needs.

At Bingley Grammar School, NGC Networks manages all of its telephony needs, including landlines and mobiles. “NGC Networks provides an excellent level of service, both in sales and service support," said Richard Durrans of Bingley Grammar School, IT Technical.

At Oastler’s School, Bradford, the firm installed a secure telecoms system suitable to the needs of a school for children with emotional, social and behavioural difficulties.

“From the outset, the NGC team responded to each of our requirements with solutions which are working very well,” said Robert Bashforth, Oastler’s assistant headteacher.