The Boarding Schools’ Association is delighted to reveal the shortlist of finalists for this year’s BSA Awards, sponsored by Engage.
Held for the first time in 2018, these awards are our opportunity to celebrate the achievements, hard work, and dedication of schools and individuals to boarding. And this year’s awards are our biggest ever – as well as introducing two new award categories, we’ve been sent close to 200 entries; comfortably the most we’ve received to date.
The winners will be announced at the conclusion of our Annual Conference for Heads, in conjunction with our headline sponsor Schoolblazer, which takes place on 4-5 May. Congratulations to all of the following schools and individuals who have made the final shortlist:
Best Community work via BSA ‘On Board’ initiative award
- Monkton Combe School
- Rendcomb College
- Gordon’s School
Boarding House Extension or Refurbishment Award
- Ipswich High School
- Summer Fields, Oxford
- Sedbergh School
Boarding Innovation Award
- Marlborough College, Malaysia
- Bedales
Boarding Research Award
- Alex Large – The Royal School Wolverhampton
- Marlborough College, Malaysia
- Bedford School
- Sherborne Girls
Stephen Winkley Award
- Wendy Lang – King William’s College
- Lindy Themistocleous – Barnard Castle School
- Rebecca Brown – Sherborne Girls
Supporting International Boarders Award
- Bede’s School
- Gordonstoun
- Dollar Academy
Supporting Junior Boarders Award
- Godstowe Preparatory School
- Sherborne Girls
- Saint Ronan’s School
Wellbeing & Mental Health Initiative Award
- DLD College, London
- Dulwich Prep Cranbrook
- Marlborough College Malaysia
- Sherborne Girls
Khadija Saye Photography Award
- Lucas Vasile-Berde – Rochester Independent College
- Xiao Wang – St Mary’s School, Cambridge
- Yao Xiao – St Mary’s School, Cambridge
NEW: International School of the Year Award
- Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar (KTJ)
- Sotogrande International School
NEW: Outstanding INDEX (Inclusion and Diversity Excellence) Leadership Award
- Jami Edwards-Clarke – Hurstpierpoint College
- Louise Fahey – Caterham School
- Louise Wilson – Charterhouse
On the day, we will also be presenting a Working with Vulnerable Children Award, with more details to be announced at the ceremony.
In addition, we will be announcing the winner of the BSA Boarding Research Fellowship Award. Launched in 2016, this gives an experienced senior member of the boarding community the opportunity to undertake a unique research opportunity. The winner will visit three boarding schools of their choice and collate their data in a research project, analysing the different schools and their boarding provisions. They will then present their findings at our Annual Boarding Conference in early 2022.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to send in nominations for this year’s awards – we hope you will be able to join us at the conference when we announce the winners.
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