'TES Sixth Form College of the Year Award' shortlisting confirmed

Birkenhead Sixth Form College has been shortlisted for one of the most prestigious accolades in the education sector - the 'TES Award for Sixth Form College of the Year 2017'.

TES, formerly known as the Times Educational Supplement, is one of the country’s leading publications aimed at school teachers and other educators, and the College is in the running as part of their annual Further Education awards gala in the grand setting of the Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane.

Now in their sixth year, the awards cover a dozen categories, and Birkenhead Sixth Form College being one of the eight nominees for Sixth Form College of the Year automatically puts us in the vying for the TES flagship prize of overall 'FE Provider of the Year'.

"You are champions of further education and play a vital role in ensuring that people of all backgrounds get on the ladder of opportunity to fulfil their potential." - Robert Halfon, Apprenticeships & Skills Minister

The shortlisting comes off the back of an excellent year for the Wirral’s only specialist sixth form, with a respected national data survey finding that the College’s A Level results in August 2016 put us in the national top 10% for value added to our students’ grades and performance.

Ahead of the awards ceremony on 24^th February, TES FE Editor, Stephen Exley, said: “Our judges have been extremely impressed with the high quality and quantity of entries we have received this year. Congratulations to everyone on the shortlist.”

Minister of State for Apprenticeships and Skills, Robert Halfon, who will be attending the awards gala, said: “Congratulations to everyone up for an award at the TES FE Awards 2017. You are champions of further education and play a vital role in ensuring that people of all backgrounds get on the ladder of opportunity to fulfil their potential.”

Principal at Birkenhead Sixth Form College, Kathryn Podmore, said: “To make this prestigious shortlist is an incredible achievement and a real credit to the relentless hard work of the staff here at the College. This accolade confirms our national place as a superb provider of sixth form education and reflects the passion and dedication of our specialist teaching and support teams.”

Our fellow nominees for the 'TES FE Award for Sixth Form College of the Year 2017' include Hills Road Sixth Form College (Cambridge), Joseph Chamberlain College (Birmingham) and Richard Huish College (Taunton).