The North West Cultural Education Awards 2018
The high profile celebration brought together teachers, cultural organisations, artists and influencers to celebrate their involvement in the Cultural Educational Challenge and shine a light on those who have gone above and beyond in their work to bring the benefits of great arts and culture to children and young people.
The afternoon event at Preston's Guild Hall complex had a fun festival atmosphere, with a creative space – ‘Wonderland’ – showcasing some of the region’s rich and diverse cultural offer for schools, alongside the Awards Ceremony itself.
Awards were presented for 15 separate categories, from which winners had been selected by an independent panel of judges.
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15 Award Categories
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125 Award Entries
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11 Event Sponsors
Celebrating the 2018 finalists and winners
LEADERSHIP CATEGORIES
The Arts Council England Award for Innovation and Leadership in Education
This award recognised a school that has consistently demonstrated an innovative approach to leadership in arts and cultural education.
- Karen Fay, Fallibroome Academy
- Stuart Johnson, Park Community Academy
- Laura Witham, Pikes Lane Primary School
- Naomi Lord, Bolton School Boys' Division
- Mark Featherstone-Witty, The LIPA Learning Group
Winner: John Pout, Rainhill Multi Academy Trust
Cultural Education Activist Award
Recognising an activist or leader who enables cultural education to thrive.
- Celine Wyatt, Grand Theatre, Blackpool
- Angelica Vanasse, National Museums Liverpool
- Rhiannon Griffiths, Comics Youth
- Jeremy Sleith, St Helens Council Music Service
- Keisha Thompson, Contact Theatre
- Polly Brannon, Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art
Winner: Simon Poole, Storyhouse
The Curious Minds Cultural Education Challenge Award
This award recognises schools and cultural organisations that are delivering innovative solutions to create a climate in which cultural education is able to flourish.
- Clonter Opera Theatre
- Love Music Trust
- Stockport School
Winner: Fred Longworth High School
PARTNERSHIP CATEGORIES
Heritage, Museum, Library & Education Partnership Award
To recognise an outstanding partnership between an education setting and a museum or library.
- Action Factory / Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery / Blackburn Children's University
- Heritage Learning Lancashire (in partnership with Lancashire schools)
- Ladybridge Primary School (in partnership with Bolton School Library Service)
- Oldham Libraries (in partnership with Oldham Local Studies & Archives, Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Leeds University and Holy Cross Primary School)
- Project. INC
Winner: People's History Museum (in partnership with Manchester Secondary PRU)
Inspirational Local Cultural Education Partnership Award
This award recognises a Local Cultural Education Partnership that has demonstrated an inspirational and innovative approach to cross-sector partnership working in the past year.
- Bolton Library and Museums Service
- Cheshire West and Chester Local Cultural Education Partnership
Winner: Cultured – St Helens Local Cultural Education Partnership
Arts & Education Partnership Award
An outstanding partnership between an education setting and an arts organisation.
- AmaSing (with Chester University and multiple schools across Chester and Ellesmere Port
- Dukes Theatre (with Lancaster University and multiple schools across Lancaster)
- Merseyside Youth Association (with multiple arts organisations and schools across Merseyside)
- The Lowry and Aldridge Education
- Webster Primary School & Manchester Camerata
Winner: The Hollins and Super Slow Way
CREATIVE CAREERS CATEGORIES
Creative Careers Champion Award
Recognising a school or cultural organisation working to support young people to access pathways into creative careers or is already offering young people employment opportunities.
- Burnley Youth Theatre
- Clapperboard UK Ltd
- Get it Loud in Libraries Academy
- Pendleton Sixth Form College
- Skool of Street
- Storyhouse
Winner: Dukes Theatre, Lancaster
Most Inspiring Creative Apprentice or Intern
This award recognises the achievements of a young person currently undertaking or having recently undertaken a formal apprenticeship qualification with a college or training provider, or paid internship in the creative and cultural sector.
Winner: James Parrott, Rentalcars.com
ARTSMARK & ARTS AWARD CATEGORIES
Arts Award Personal Achievement (5-11)
For young person aged between 5 and 11 years old who faces disadvantage or challenge in their lives but has overcome their circumstances and achieved an Arts Award.
- Clara King (Action Factory/Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery)
Winner: Connor Gamble (Manchester Secondary Pupil Referral Unit)
Arts Award Personal Achievement (12-25)
For young person aged between 5 and 11 years old who faces disadvantage or challenge in their lives but has overcome their circumstances and achieved an Arts Award.
- Anne Marie Crowther (PANDA)
- Aymen Hashmi (Action Factory/Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery)
- Charleigh Jones (Thomas Ashton School)
- Chloe Limbert (Girlguiding North West England)
- Nina Young (Stockport School)
Winner: Kirsty Prescott (Storyhouse)
The Gold & Beyond Award
For someone who has gained a Gold Arts Award and used it to open or progress onto new opportunities, education, or employment.
- Charlie TienYi Wardle (Pagoda Arts)
Winner: Corey Hewitt (Odd Arts)
Insprational Arts Award Adviser
This award is for an individual who has gone the extra mile to ensure children and young people have a high-quality Arts Award experience.
- Laura Veevers, Michelle Darwin, Jessica Milne (Burnley Youth Theatre)
- Emma Regan (Girlguiding North West England)
- Phill Fairhurst (The Grand Theatre, Blackpool)
- Sharon Palfreyman (Corrie Primary School)
Winner: Phill Fairhurst (The Grand Theatre, Blackpool)
The Big Impact Award
An organisation or individual who has found a new, successful way to embed Arts Award into a large-scale project, a curriculum or across a whole organisation.
- Bolton Library & Museum Service
- Bolton Music Service
- Resonate, Liverpool's Music Hub
- The Grand Theatre, Blackpool
Winner: Girlguiding North West England
Artsmark Best Practice Award
This award is for schools or cultural organisations advocating and supporting other schools in their Artsmark journey.
Winner: St Peter’s C of E Primary, Farnworth
Artsmark Team Award
Recognises achievements that a school has made through the Artsmark programme.
- Bewsey Lodge Primary School
- Roundthorn and Coppice Primary Academies
- St Mary’s RC Primary School, Swinton
- Wade Deacon High School