BECKFOOT School in Bingley has been awarded The Social Butterfly Award for its work supporting pupils with their learning throughout lockdown.

From e-certificates for students who were excelling with their reading targets to a 'Top 10' leaderboard, the school was praised for its creative ways of engaging pupils from a distance.

The awards recognised and celebrated individual teachers and schools who rose to the pressures of the pandemic. Schools adapted quickly to overcome the barriers lockdown placed to ensure children’s learning was not halted, and the whole event was designed to recognise these heroic efforts.

The Learning Resource Centre (LRC) Team at Beckfoot School said, “We’re so proud of our students and teachers, both of whom have shown such resilience over the past year.

"Winning this award has been such a boost for all the teachers and staff here at Beckfoot that went to great lengths to ensure every pupil felt supported during lockdown.”

For the last four years the Renaissance Awards have celebrated best practice and outstanding achievements across the country. Given the unprecedented events of 2020, the renamed ‘Lockdown Learning Awards’ were open for entries from all schools across the nation.

Sarah Haythornthwaite, marketing director at Renaissance, said: “We’re thrilled to be able to honour the brilliant work of Beckfoot School with the Lockdown Learning Awards. It has been a beyond challenging year for the education sector as a whole but we continue to be amazed by the creativity, innovation and excellence we see from schools across the country – often in the most difficult circumstances. It has never been more important than now to recognise and reward the fantastic work being done by teachers everywhere to help accelerate learning for all.”