Ellesmere College wins prestigious Education Business Award
Ellesmere College is celebrating after being named winners at a prestigious Education Business Awards.
The co-educational day and boarding school won the educational visits category and received a highly commended for music, at the ceremony which was held at the Grange Hotel, St Pauls, London. The awards recognised the sterling work of schools across all sectors and the award was presented by Stephen Drew of reality TV show Educating Essex and Dena Rajab from the sponsors Rainforest Café.
Over 300 guests attended the ceremony which rewarded schools in 21 categories. Judges praised the Monduli Green Project that is close to pupils hearts at Ellesmere College and works with several villages and five schools to support environmental, water and educational needs of three schools in Tanzania. Fourteen pupils volunteered their time to help with infrastructure projects at Sinoni, Olarash and Mtimnoja Primary Schools.
The commended award for music sealed what has been a very successful year for the school, which is gaining a reputation for excellence with its singing. Successful honours in the under 18 & under 21 choir categories at the Chester and Oswestry youth music festivals, concert performances at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham and finalists of the Barnardo's Choral Competition, held at the Royal Festival Hall, London helped to convince the judging panel of Ellesmere College's commitment to the arts.
Deputy Head Vicky Pritt-Roberts said, "It was a pleasure to be invited to attend the awards, which received a record number of entries this year. We were very excited to be shortlisted in two categories and I was delighted when Ellesmere was announced as the winner of the educational visits category and commended for the music award. This excellent result is due to the hard work and dedication of our staff, and to the enthusiasm and commitment of our pupils."
