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Welcome

The Independent School Awards 2010 recognise excellence in the strategic and financial management of independent schools in the UK. They are organised by the team behind Funding for Independent Schools magazine.

All independent schools in the UK, irrespective of their size, will be able to compete on an equal basis as size and available resources will be taken into account by the judges. All independent schools in the UK, including charitable and proprietor-owned, are eligible to enter. Entry to the awards is free.

The judging panel for the awards will measure applicants’ submissions against ten hallmarks of excellence (see Hallmarks of Excellence, left). Applicants should not feel completely bound by the hallmarks if they believe there are other aspects of their application that are worthy of consideration.

The ten categories:

1 Outstanding Strategic Initiative; 2 Outstanding Financial/Commercial Initiative; 3 Outstanding Fundraising Initiative; 4 Outstanding Community/Public Benefit Initiative; 5 Best Independent/Maintained School Collaboration; 6 Independent School of the Year (chosen from one of the previous five categories); 7 Independent School Head of the Year; 8 Independent School Bursar of the Year; 9 Independent School Governor of the Year; and 10 Lifetime achievement award.

For more details on the categories, click on Award Categories (left).

Sponsors
The headline sponsor of the awards is TUI Student Division (www.tui-student.com): a portfolio of 22 school trip specialist companies offering a partnership package to select schools enabling them to recognise their combined purchasing power and reduce administrative burden.

Other sponsors include Coutts, Visa, Connaught Education, Perry Uniform, Inspiring Futures, isbi and Ludwood Interactive.

How participating schools can benefit
All winners will receive an engraved trophy and winner's logo. All shortlisted independent schools will receive a logo to use in their promotional material: “Nominated for the Independent School Awards 2010”. This will enhance the school's reputation and will be a powerful boost to marketing to new parents.

The deadline for entries for 2010 has now passed. The judges are currently considering the submissions and will meet in September to agree the shortlist and the winners. The shortlisted schools will be listed on this website at the end of September.

Shortlisted schools will be invited to a black-tie awards presentation on the evening of 11 November 2010, where the winners will be announced.

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