Entry to the awards is free.
Click here for the awards application form.
To apply, schools must make a supporting submission (500 words max) that details:
Each submission will be scored against ten hallmarks of excellence: measurement of effects on the school as a business, measurement of effects on pupils, leadership, planning, innovation, enterprise, sustainability, accountability, inclusion of stakeholders and people development. Applicants won’t be expected to fulfil all ten hallmarks. For more information on the hallmarks, click on Hallmarks of Excellence.Applicants can also send extra information (200 words max) plus photos (if relevant). Applicants may be asked to provide additional material by the judges.Three schools/candidates will be shortlisted for the awards, except for the Lifetime Achievement Award (one only) and the Independent School of the Year award, which will be chosen from one of the winners of the first five awards. Schools can enter as many categories as they like.All schools on the shortlist receive copies of a logo to use in their promotional material: “Nominated for the Independent School Awards 2010”.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.
Click here for the awards application form.Deadline for entries was May 19.
