Digital Schoolhouse Lead Teacher Awards Winners 2024
Last week was epic for us to say the least, as we hosted our annual Summer Bootup Camp at the University of Westminster, bringing together some of the greatest minds in computing education for 3 days of interactive learning, workshops, masterclasses, talks and more.
Additionally, we opened up our doors for day 2 of the Summer Bootup Camp, drafted in an additional range of inspiring speakers, and renamed the second day to the Playful Computing Conference. So, just a few small tweaks!
On Day 3 of the Summer Bootup Camp '24, we honoured the outstanding Lead Teachers who have gone above and beyond over the last academic year in their delivery of the Digital Schoolhouse programme. This year was truly one to remember as we celebrated 10 years of Digital Schoolhouse. This saw the introduction of a special new award, named the Trailblazer School Award, which is dedicated to those schools who have been with the programme since its birth, 10 years ago.
Congratulations to everyone who was nominated for the awards, and a massive well done to the winners on the night. You are all leading the way in computing education and we are very proud to have all of you as part of the programme.
And the winners are...
Trailblazer School
Winner: Townley Grammar School
Winner: Langley Grammar School
Most Pupils Taught
Winner: Wioletta Gallie, Prendergast Ladywell School
Honourable Mentions (1000+ pupils): Townley Grammar, Merrydale Junior School, Lodge Park Academy, Stoke on Trent 6th Form College
Most Activity Delivered
Winner: Laurie Davis, Merrydale Junior School
Influencer of the Year
Winner: Dave Cross, North Liverpool Academy
Innovation Award
Winner: Nasteexa Afrah & Mehrab Abdin, Barking & Dagenham Library
Outstanding Contribution Award
Winner: Gareth Shaw, Ballyclare High School
Congratulations again to all of the award winners and nominees, well done on doing such amazing work and continuing to lead by example. We are so excited to continue working with you all as we head into the next 10 years of Digital Schoolhouse!
From September, both our new and existing Schoolhouses will be available for workshop bookings. You can find out more about all of our Schoolhouses on our website.
If you're interested in applying to join the programme next year, or have any other queries, please don't hesitate to contact the Digital Schoolhouse team via our dedicated inbox - dsh@ukie.org.uk.
