The Award Winners with Bobby Seagull
The 2019 Above and Beyond Awards Ceremony took place on February 11th at the International Conference Centre, Birmingham.
The Above and Beyond Awards celebrate parents, teachers, support staff and other professionals in the UK who go ‘above and beyond’ to help exceptional young people within the UK achieve their high learning potential. They also celebrate the achievements of children and young people in the UK, ‘above and beyond’ expectation for their age, who help in the wider community or are overcoming challenges in order to excel.
We had a fantastic day at the inaugural Above and Beyond Awards. Hosted by Bobby Seagull, we were privileged to welcome the shortlisted nominees for afternoon tea and a presentation of awards and certificates to our amazing winners and runners-up. Thank you to everyone who attended this celebration for children with high learning potential and the people who help support them.
To read the judges comments click on the individual winner’s name and to see photographs from the day visit the Above and Beyond Awards 2019 Gallery
Inspirational Young Person Award
This award honours an inspiring young person, aged 19 and under, with high learning potential, who has recognised a need, campaigned for or contributed to change and has inspired or supported others.
Winner
Runners-Up
Siena Castellon
Nawshad Mosahidur Rahman
Young Person’s Resilience Award
This Award for resilience recognises a young person with high learning potential, aged 19 and under, who has overcome the odds and achieved their goal, while facing challenging circumstances in a home/school/health/external situation.
Winner
Runners-Up
Robert Allcock
Ameera Ismail
Inspirational Parent/Carer Award
This award recognises a parent/carer who acts as a role model for children and adults in how to support and inspire children/young people with high learning potential.
Winner
Runners-Up
Momtaj Mahmud
Silvia Newton
Inspirational Teacher Award
This award recognises the difference that an inspirational teacher can make to the development and wellbeing of children/young people with high learning potential.
Winner
Charles White – Prior Weston Primary School
Runners-Up
Marina Hanchet – Herne Hill School
Gareth Weston – Mawsley Community Primary School
Effective Provision in School Award
This award recognises the efforts of schools to identify, support and inspire children/young people with high learning potential, their parents and other schools.
Winner
Runners-Up
Chestnut Grove School
Samuel Ryder Academy
Effective DME Provision in School Award
This award recognises effective provision within school for learners with both high learning potential and a disability, known as dual or multiple exceptionality (DME).
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Inspirational Support Staff Award
This award recognises the work of an inspirational member of support staff for high potential learners.
Winner
Jodie Fink – Newham Sixth Form College
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Inspirational Leader Award
This award recognises a person who has inspired and led others within high learning potential education and/or support.
Winner
Mandi Howells – Carlton Primary School/Muswell Hill School
Runners-Up
Aileen Hoare – North West Gifted and Talented
Rebecca Howell – Potential Plus UK
James H. Oldfield – British Mensa
Inspirational Extra-Curricular Provision Award
This award is aimed at providers of high quality/high impact extra-curricular support to the high learning potential community. Inspirational Extra-Curricular Provision Award
Winner
Dr Catherine McEvoy – Parliament Hill School
Runners-Up
Jennifer Norris – Potential Plus UK Surrey Explorers
Tomorrow’s Achievers
Effective Resource Award
This award is for an effective resource which has enabled change in education and/or support within the high learning potential community.
Winner
Runners-Up
The BIG Little Library by Gateacre School
Powerwood
Inspirational Therapist Award
This award is given to an inspirational therapist who has been involved in the adaptation of approaches to therapy for children/young people with high learning potential and/or dual or multiple exceptionality.
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Winner
Mariza Ferreira – The OT Company
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award is sponsored by GT Voice and is presented to an individual who has had a positive and ongoing impact on the provision of education and support of children/young people with high learning potential/dual or multiple exceptionality. This Award was nominated by the Above and Beyond Committee.
Winner
The Above and Beyond Awards are supported by the following charities and organisations
Privacy
Potential Plus UK and the organising committee of the Above and Beyond Awards will only use the personal information provided for the purposes of judging the submissions for these awards. This information will be shared with the organisers and the panel of judges for this purpose only. Contact information will only be shared with the other organisers if it is requested by them and after written authorisation has been received from the nominator/nominee. Within 6 months of the Awards Ceremony all other personal information (except what is in the public domain about the winners) will be securely destroyed. If you have any queries about this please email awards@potentialplusuk.org