King’s Leadership Academy, a secondary free school in Warrington, was declared the overall winner of the Department for Education (DfE)’s new Character Awards at a ceremony in London earlier this month.
King’s Leadership Academy was one of 27 regional winners, each of which won £15,000 and went forward to compete for the overall prize. The 280-pupil school took home a further £20,000 for winning the national title.
Since opening its doors in 2012, King’s Leadership Academy has embedded character education in many aspects of school life. The school prides itself on its “seven pillars of character” – aspiration, achievement, self-awareness, professionalism, integrity, respect and endeavour. These permeate the curriculum and extra-curricular activities and inform the day-to-day running of the school.
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