The education sector had a record number of 32 winners, including four special awards. There were more than 1,000 entries to the programme, organised by UK Skills for the Department for Education and Skills.
St Anne's Primary School in Derry, Northern Ireland, won the Investors in People Schools Special Award for an innovative programme that encourages parents to improve their skills and fosters links between school and home life. The school had developed its training to suit individual parents and since its introduction found pupils' performance improved significantly.
Another education winner was South Beach Community First School in Blyth, Northumberland, for implementing a range of training and development that led to a dramatic turnaround in its performance. Branded with 'serious weaknesses' in a 1998 Ofsted report, the school achieved beacon status last year. Irene Watson, the school's acting deputy head, said, 'Everyone at South Beach recognised the need to commit to a whole school focused programme of staff, pupil and parents' development.'
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