An archive of all the Shine a Light Award winners, from 2012 (the first ceremony) to last year's. You can see the winners from the most recent ceremony on our main Shine a Light section.
2016/17 Award Winners
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Pearson Outstanding Achievement Award
Winner: Caspian Jamie
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Early Years Setting of the Year Award
Winner: Bishop Alexander L.E.A.D. Academy, Newark-on-Trent
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Highly Commended: Willows Centre for Children, Portsmouth
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Highly Commended: Bright Beginnings Childcare Centre, Leeds
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Primary School of the Year Award
Winner: Parkdale Primary School, Nottingham
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Highly Commended: Broom Barns Community Primary School, Stevenage
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Highly Commended: Hawthorn Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Secondary School or College of the Year Award
Winner: Tor Bridge High, Plymouth
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Highly Commended: Hanley Castle High School, Worcestershire
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Highly Commended: William Ellis School, London
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SEN School or Group of the Year Award
Winner: Ashmount School, Loughborough
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Highly Commended: New Regent’s College PRU, Hackney, London
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Highly Commended: Elm Tree Community Primary School, Lancashire
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Highly Commended: Moor House School and College, Oxted
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Award
Winner: Ingfield Manor School, Billinghurst
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Highly Commended: Pace, Aylesbury
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Highly Commended: 1Voice – Communicating Together, Coventry
SLCN Innovation Award
Joint Winner: Mable Therapy, Leeds
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Joint Winner: Clearcut Communication (part of County Durham Youth Offending Service), Durham
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Highly Commended: 'Closing The Gap' - a project within Warwickshire County Council and South Warwickshire Foundation NHS Trust's ‘time to talk’™ project, working in partnership with Bedworth Heath Nursery School, Warwickshire
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Communication Champion Award
Winner: Ann Shellard, Early Language Consultant, Blackpool
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Highly Commended: Caspian Jamie, Manchester
Highly Commended: Jane Young, Nottinghamshire
Young Person of the Year Award
Winner: Gregor Gilmore, Bury
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Highly Commended: Charlotte Seth, Yorkshire
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Highly Commended: Connor O'Neill, Nottingham
Communication Commitment School of the Year Award
Winner: Easton CE Academy, Bristol
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Highly Commended: Knowle DGE Learning Centre, Bristol
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Highly Commended: Woodmansterne Primary School, Bristol
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2015 Award Winners
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Pearson Outstanding Achievement Award
Winner: Lord David Ramsbotham GCB CBE
Early Years Setting of the Year Award
Winner(s): Robert Mellors Primary and Nursery School Foundation Unit, Nottingham
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Highly Commended: Bambini Childcare Ltd, Bedworth, Warwickshire
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Primary School of the Year Award
Winner: Aerodrome Primary Academy, Croydon
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Highly Commended: John Ruskin Language Unit, John Ruskin Primary School, Southwark, London
Highly Commended: Lark Hall Primary School, Clapham, London
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Secondary School/College of the Year Award
Winner: Hampstead School, London
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Highly Commended: St Marylebone CE Bridge School, Westminster, London
Highly Commended: Peacehaven Community School, Peacehaven, East Sussex
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Award
Winner: Woodlands School, Leatherhead, Surrey
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Community Friendly Award
Winner: Talk About Team, Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust, Norwich, Norfolk
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SLCN Innovation Award
Winner: I CAN’s Talk About Talk programme, London
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Highly Commended: County Durham Youth Offending Service, Durham
Highly Commended: Talk About Team, Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust, Norwich, Norfolk
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Communication Champion Award
Winner(s): Bev Crisp, Whitby & Moors Children Centre, North Yorkshire
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Highly Commended: Cordula Hastings, Charles Warren Academy, Milton Keynes
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Young Person of the Year
Winner: Jonathan Middleditch, Moor House School and College (Suffolk)
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Highly Commended: James Curtis, London – AVUK
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Communication Commitment School of the Year Award
Winner: Holy Trinity Primary School, Halifax, Yorkshire
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Highly Commended: Longmoor Community Primary School, Liverpool
Highly Commended: Fonthill Primary, Bristol
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2013/14 Award Winners
Pearson Outstanding Achievement Award
Early Years Setting of the Year
- Winner: Wentworth Nursery School Case Study | Press Release
- Highly Commended Finalist: Lanterns Nursery School and Children’s Centre Press Release
- Highly Commended Finalist: Magdalen Gates Preschool
Primary School/College of the Year
- Winner: Millfields Community School Case Study | Press Release
- Highly Commended Finalist: River View Primary School
- Highly Commended Finalist: Aerodrome Primary Academy
Secondary School/College of the Year
- Winner: Peacehaven Community School Case Study | Press Release
- Highly Commended Finalist: Haverstock Secondary School
- Highly Commended Finalist: Hetton School, Students of the Language Provision
Working Together Award
- Winner: Every Sheffield Child Articulate and Literate (ESCAL) Case Study | Press Release
- Highly Commended Finalist: The Discovery Group
- Highly Commended Finalist: The Children's Centre Speech & Language Team – North Somerset
SLCN Innovation Award
Commissioning Award
Youth Justice Award
- Winner: Barton Moss Secure Care Centre
- Highly Commended Finalist: Salford Youth Offending Service
Pearson Award for Continuing Best Practice in Youth Justice
Communication Champion Award
- Winner: Shane Dangar Case Study | Press Release
- Highly Commended Finalist: Jacqueline Stokes
- Highly Commended Finalist: Mandy Graham
Young Person of the Year Award
Pearson Award for Inspiring Others
Children's Workforce Award
- Winner: Time to Talk Case Study | Press Release
- Highly Commended Finalist: Early Language Development group (Wyre and Fylde)
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Press Release: Outstanding Communication Practice Honoured at Shine a Light Awards
2012 Award Winners
In 2012 we shone a light on the best practice of over 30 teams and individuals, higlighting the innovative and engaging work they were doing. The winners judged by a panel of the biggest names in speech, language and communication.
Pearson Outstanding Achievement Award - Winners
- Jack Fradgley
- Justin Fletcher/Mr Tumble
- Jean Gross CBE
Early Years Setting of the Year
- Winner: The Haven 2000 Nursery Ltd.
- Highly Commended Finalist: Wentworth Nursery School and Children's Centre
Primary School/College of the Year
- Winner: Wallands CP Primary School
- Highly Commended Finalist: Millfields Community Primary School
- Highly Commended Finalist: Wyndham Primary School
Secondary School/College of the Year
- Winner: Peacehaven Community School
- Highly Commended Finalist: Dawn House School
- Highly Commended Finalist: Aston Park School
Team of the Year Award
- Winner: Every Sheffield Child Articulate and Literate (ESCAL)
- Highly Commended Finalist: The Children's Integrated SLT Service for Hackney and the City (CISLTS)
- Highly Commended Finalist: The Birth to Five Service
Communication Strategy Award
- Winner: Every Sheffield Child Articulate and Literate (ESCAL)
- Highly Commended Finalist: Wirral Borough Council and Wirral Community NHS Trust
Commissioning Award
- Winner: Children's Commissioning Team, Reading Borough Council
- Highly Commended Finalist: Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service
Youth Justice Award
- Winner: North Lincolnshire RESPECT Programme
- Highly Commended Finalist: Wrexham Youth Justice Service
Innovation Award
- Winner: Therapy Ideas Live
- Highly Commended Finalist: Words 2 Pictures
- Commended/Special mention: Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust Children's Speech and Language Therapy Service
Communication Champion Award
- Winner: Debra McNeil
- Highly Commended Finalist: Diz Minnitt, Milton Keynes Youth Offending Team
- Highly Commended Finalist: Justin Fletcher/Mr Tumble
Young Person of the Year Award
- Winner: Jack Fradgley
- Highly Commended Finalist: Nadeem Islam
- Highly Commended Finalist: Thomas Grattoni-May
- Highly Commended Finalist: Christopher Pike
- Highly Commended Finalist: Harry Davies
Download the official 2012 Shine a light Press Release >
Watch a video celebrating the Shine a Light 2012 winners >
Visit The Communication Trust's website to find out about the 2012 winners >
