The 2021 Award for Headteacher of the Year in a Primary School

Read about 2020 winner Bavaani Nathabalan of Netley Primary School and Centre for Autism, London

Headteachers do an amazing job in schools every day.

They know and care for their pupils well and create environments where they thrive and provide strong foundations for future learning and achievement. Staff with an inspiring head recognise their excellent leadership and enjoy working and learning with them. Parents trust these heads and feel engaged and positive about the school.

We’d love to read about what makes your colleague an inspiring and successful primary headteacher, who is a great leader and is making a real difference to the lives of children and the work of staff within their school. What are the ingredients of their success?

Please tell us in around 1000 words, referring to the guide prompts below. You can add further details in the additional information section at the end of this form, should you wish to.

Who can enter?

This category is open to all primary phase headteachers, who have been headteacher in their current school for a minimum of 3 years, and who hold qualified teacher status. Entries from state and independent schools are welcome.

Points to cover:

The following prompts might help to focus your thinking as you prepare your entry:

Vision: The head’s role in developing a shared and ambitious vision with a culture that is characterised by a love of learning and the highest expectations of both staff and pupils
Learning environment: The head’s leadership in building an attractive learning environment with a strong curriculum, first class teaching and impressive progress and achievement for all children
Leadership: The school has great relationships informed by the Head’s successful leadership, and you can give examples of this through both strong, professional teams internally and how the head has been always prepared to go the extra mile to support pupils, parents, staff and governors and indeed, other schools.
Collaboration: The ways in which the head values partnership working and collaboration and productive examples of both can be seen both inside and outside the school

2021 Pearson National Teaching Awards entry form

Category Selection - please select the catgeory you are entering your nominee in to from the drop down list below
Select the category you are entering your nominee in to from the drop down list below*
Schools can enter more than one nominee per category, but the entries must be unique; they can also enter other nominees in to other categories. An individual may only be entered into one category in any given awards year, unless, in the case of whole school, Impact or FE Team awards they are also members of a wider team being entered, where that person must not be the primary team contact.

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About Your Nominee:
Nominee name*
Title First Name Last Name
Their job Title*
Their email address*
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Their Twitter handle
Please let us know your nominee's Twitter handle if you know it,
How long has your colleague worked in this role in total?*
How long has your colleague been an FE Lecturer*
How long has your nominee been a Headteacher in total*
How long has your nominee been a teacher in total?*
How long has your nominee been a teaching assistant in total?*
How long have they worked in this school / college?*
Detail any teaching qualification they hold:
Detail any teaching assistant qualification they hold:
Your Entry*
Please refer to the 'Points to cover' guide for what to include and tell us in up to 1000 words why you think your colleague deserves to win this award...
You will be able to add additional information in the next box if you wish. We will send a confirmation of receipt to you upon submission of this entry.
Additional Information
Use this section if you'd like to let us know anything else about your nominee.
Name for certificate*
All nominees with a fully completed entry form are awarded a certificate in recognition of their entry. Please provide the recipient name exactly as you would like it to appear on the certificate.
About Your FE Team:
Name of the FE Team*
Name of main team contact*
Job Title of Main Team Contact*
Email of Main FE Team Contact
Twitter handle of main FE Team contact
How long have the team worked together?*
Detail any teaching qualifications the team members hold:
Your Entry*
Please refer to the 'Points to cover' guide for what to include and tell us in up to 1000 words why you think your FE Team deserve to win this award...
You will be able to add additional information in the next box if you wish.
Additional Information
Use this section if you'd like to let us know anything else about the FE Team.
Name for certificate*
All nominees with a fully completed entry form are awarded a certificate in recognition of their entry. Please provide the FE Team name exactly as you would like it to appear on the certificate.
Abour your partnership
Name of the partnership*
Name of the main partnership contact*
Job Title of the main partnership Contact*
Email of the main partnership contact
Twitter handle of the main partnership contact
Please let us know your main partnership's contact Twitter handle if you know it,
How long has the partnership been established?*
How many students does your partnership serve?*
Your Entry*
Please refer to the 'Points to cover' guide for what to include and tell us in up to 1000 words why you think your partnership deserves to win this award.
You will be able to add additional information in the next box if you wish to.
Additional Information
Use this section if you'd like to let us know anything else about your partnership.
Name for certificate*
All nominees with a fully completed entry form are awarded a certificate in recognition of their entry. Please provide the partnership name exactly as you would like it to appear on the certificate.
About your School Team
Name of the main school contact for this entry*
Job Title of the main contact*
Email of the main school contact for this entry
Twitter handle of the main contact for this entry
Please let us know your main school contact's Twitter handle if you know it
How many pupils are there in your school?*
How long has the School been established?*
Your Entry*
Please refer to the 'Points to cover' guide for what to include and tell us in up to 1000 words why you think your school deserves to win this award.
You will be able to add additional information in the next box if you wish to.
Additional Information
Use this section if you'd like to let us know anything else about your school.
Name for certificate*
All nominees with a fully completed entry form are awarded a certificate in recognition of their entry. Please provide the recipient name exactly as you would like it to appear on the certificate.

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About you
Name*
First Last
Your role*
Your Email*

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Your Preferred Contact Number*
How did you hear about the Teaching Awards?*
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Other detail for you heard about the Teaching Awards
Type of entry?*
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Thank you message
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Awards Partner*

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About the School/College
Please provide as much information as possible. If you are entering the Award for Impact through Partnership please supply details for the lead school.
School Name*
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School Address*
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Street Address Address Line 2 City County / State / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Is your school/college part of an Academy chain / MAT?
- Yes
- No
Please tell us the name of your Academy chain / MAT
School telephone number*
School Email
Headteacher / Principal Name
Title First Last
Headteacher / Principal Email address*
Please complete this field UNLESS your Headteacher is also the nominee. In this instance please provide the email address of the Deputy Headteacher instead.
Deputy Headteacher / Vice Principal Name
Prefix First Last
Deputy Headteacher / Vice Principal Email address*
Twitter Handle
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Facebook Page
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Instagram Handle
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Linkedin Page
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Additional Information
The information we ask for in this section informs our marketing strategy and helps us ensure we are offering all schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland maximum opportunity to enter into the Awards. The Pearson National Teaching Awards is committed to encouraging schools to enter nominees that reflect the diverse communities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and to ensure that the Awards are accessible to everyone regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, gender reassignment, socioeconomic background or age. To do this we need your help in filling out a short monitoring form. The information you provide will help ensure that our marketing processes are fair to all and will allow us to attract diverse and talented educators. We gather and analyse diversity data to assess the extent to which we are achieving our diversity and inclusion aims. We recognise that some people may regard this information as private and have therefore included the option of ‘prefer not to say’ in all categories. You do not have to complete the form but it will help us improve our services and processes if you can complete as much as possible. The information you provide will: - not be used as part of the selection process; - be used by the Teaching Awards for statistical purposes and to inform marketing strategy. No information will be published which allows any individual to be identified. This section should only take a few minutes to complete. We thank you in advance for your support. Questions are relevant for individual Awards and so Team Awards entries are only asked for relevant information to them.
What gender does you nominee identify with?
Is yor nominee's gender the same one they were assigned at birth?
Disability
Does your nominee have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months or more?
Ethnicity - White
Ethnicity - Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
Ethnicity - Asian or Asian British
Ethnicity - Black, African, Caribbean or Black British
Ethnicity - Any other ethnic group - please describe in the box below
Ethnicity - other detail
Age
What was your nominee’s age group at their last birthday?
Which region does your school / college / lead school fall within?
Confirmation
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The 2021 Award for Headteacher of the Year in a Primary School

Headteachers do an amazing job in schools every day.

Who can enter?

Points to cover:

2021 Pearson National Teaching Awards entry form

Category Selection - please select the catgeory you are entering your nominee in to from the drop down list below

About Your Nominee:

About Your FE Team:

Abour your partnership

About your School Team

About you

About the School/College

Additional Information

Confirmation