We are delighted to announce that our BPN regional winners of the Outstanding HLTA of the year award for 2015 are:

Josie Wilkinson - Featherstone Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands.

Jenny Boyce - The Wey Valley School, Dorset, South West.

Josie and Jenny will now join the other 7 regional winners, selected by their respective Regional Providers of Assessment, for a tour of the Houses of Parliament on November 16th 2015. The announcement of the overall winner and presentation will be made on the 16th by Tristram Hunt MP. We wish Josie and Jenny the best of luck.

Runners up

Congratulations also go to the following 8 runners up, four from each region, selected for their excellent contributions to schools and to pupil progress, care and well-being:

Jayne Abrahams - Greenfield E-ACT Academy, Bristol, South West

Lesley Bates - Torpoint Community College, Cornwall, South West

Sarah Coles - Victoria Park Primary School, Bristol, South West

Wendy Timmins - Mawnan C of E VA Primary School, Falmouth, South West

Keris Miles - Mount Gilbert School, Telford, West Midlands

Claire Parker - Shepwell School and Home & Hospital Tuition Services, Willenhall, West Midlands

Kerry Tudor - St Lawrence CE Primary School, Telford, West Midlands

Christine Ward - St Peter’s CE Primary and Nursery School, Wem, West Midlands

As always it is an incredibly hard job to judge a winner and runners-up amongst so many wonderful practitioners who are so highly valued by schools, children and parents.

Well done to everyone who was nominated. Each name above will receive a runner-up certificate to acknowledge their achievement.

We would like to say a big thank you to all the teachers and Headteachers who took the time to nominate and endorse their HLTAs.

Application forms for 2016 will be available after Easter next year.