SecEd's HEADTEACHER PA OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2008

How to enter your PA

The awards are open to every secondary school in the UK and it could not be easier to enter. All you need to do is write a testimonial of no more than 600 words explaining to us why your PA should be named SecEd Headteacher’s PA of the Year 2008. The nomination deadline is Friday, October 2, although we recommend that you get entries in as soon as you can.

Our judging panel, which includes experienced former headteacher Colin Niven and SecEd editor Pete Henshaw, will be looking for evidence of your PA’s dedication to their role. They will be impressed by PAs who go above and beyond the call of duty and who have a direct impact on children’s lives. See www.sec-ed.com for reports on previous years’ nominations.

You can send your entries (including your name, school and contact details) to pete.h@markallengroup.com or by post to SecEd PA of the Year, St Jude’s Church, Dulwich Road, Herne Hill, London, SE24 0PB.

SeCED's HEADTEACHER PA OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2007 

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Winners of the 2007 AWARDS

SecEd is delighted to announce the winners of the Headteachers’ PA of the Year Awards 2007. View photos of the winners.
 
The awards were held at The Savoy, London, on Thursday, November 15. The standard of entry was incredibly high and the judges would like to thank all the headteachers who nominated their PAs.

SecEd would also like to thank both the DCSF International School Award (managed by the British Council), and the National Association of Head Teachers for their kind sponsorship of this wonderful event.
 
A full report with photographs will be published in SecEd on Thursday, November 22, and will appear on this site shortly afterwards. The 2008 Headteachers’ PA of the Year awards will open in the new year.
 
 
Gold award:

Debbie Ferry
George Green's School, London

Bronze award:

Rachel Martin,
Wrotham School, Sevenoaks, Kent

Silver award:

Karen Hooley,
Bitterne Park School, Southampton

Highly Commended (in alphabetical order):
 
Nadine Bocher
Wellington College, Crowthorne, Berkshire

Sue Dalziel
Heart of England Business and Enterprise School, Coventry, West Midlands
 
Joan Jones
King’s Norton Boys’ School, Birmingham
 
Madasara Khanum
Moor End Technology College, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

 
Finalists (in alphabetical order):

Maria Antoniou
Hendon School, London

Sue Barham
Dover Grammar School for Boys, Dover, Kent

Carol Bowley
Saint Benedict Catholic School, Darley Abbey, Derby

Yvonne Brand
Brittons School and Technology College, South Hornchurch, Essex

Margaret Brown
Ballymena Academy, Ballymena, Co Antrim
 
Kylie Burgess
Dunraven School, London

Cathie Butcher
Ashville College, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Angela Durrant
Thorpe St Andrew School, Norwich

Wendy Edwards
Christleton High School, Chester, Cheshire

Victoria Ellis
Rushey Mead School, Leicester

Nicola Fitzgerald
Wilmington Grammar School for Boys, Dartford, Kent

Sue Hayes
The Littlehampton Community School, Littlehampton, West Sussex
 
Sue Henderson
Chestnut Grove School, Balham, London

Marilyn Hynes
Harton Technology College in South Shields, Tyne and Wear.

Jenny Jack
Hessle High School, Hessle, East Yorkshire

Margaret Johnson,
Hampstead School, London

Linda Lawton
St Thomas More Catholic High School, Crewe, Cheshire

Ann Leese
Thistley Hough High School, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
 
Dawn McKee
Kingsley College, Redditch, Worcester

Clare Rankin,
Queen Victoria School, Dunblane, Perthshire

Jackie Rowbotham
Winton School, Andover, Hampshire

Carol Shattock
Poole Grammar School, Poole, Dorset

Margaret Sinclair
Wester Hailes Education Centre, Edinburgh
 
Dorothy Wardman
Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College, Bradford, West Yorkshire
 
Liz Watkins
Caldicot School, Caldicot, Monmouthshire

Kim Williams
Christopher Whitehead Language College, Worcester

Chris Willing
Le Rocquier School, St Clement, Jersey
 
June Woodley
Astley Community High School, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland