Supporting Staff Member of the Year

This category can include caretakers, support assistants, school crossing patrol people and other non-teaching staff.

It is aimed at those who always give exceptional service and make a real difference to their educational establishment through their work.

As invaluable as the teaching staff are to any school - and let's face it, there would be no schools without them - the fact is they aren't the entire story when it comes to any educational establishment.

For this category we want to hear about those who keep the school running, the non-teaching staff who oil the cogs and prime the machine that is any school, the ones without whom the job would be a lot harder.

They might be very much in the background or they might be a hugely visible presence. Either way, the school will have come to rely on them and they will regularly deliver outstanding service in their particular field.

School crossing patrols, caretakers, teaching assistants, office staff... anyone who is not a teacher but who nevertheless makes the school tick, we want to know all about them and what they do, and why they are absolutely invaluable. It's time these unsung heroes had their day.

Aspire-i is committed to changing lives for the better through learning and work. 

For over 20 years we have successfully helped individuals, organisations and communities to achieve their ambitions. 

How? By providing training, careers guidance, partnership development and the motivation and support to succeed whenever and however they need it.

Locally based with a Head Office in Bradford and further offices in York and Leeds, Aspire-i provide services throughout the Leeds City Region. Working with partners in the Education, Private and Public Sectors Aspire-i contribute to the success of our region.

Experts in career education, information, advice and guidance and a dedicated training provider we support people of all ages to change their lives for the better.

The Aspire2work programme, delivered in 13 community locations, helps young people move into jobs and further learning in vocational areas, from hairdressing to animal care. 

Interested young people can find more through Aspire-i's website and Facebook page or by calling (01274) 829400. 

As a not-for profit organisation, any surplus Aspire-i makes is allocated to improving chances for local people, including the Community Fund.