Guidance

Lord Glenamara Memorial Prize awards

How to nominate outstanding pupils, teachers and inspiring educational professionals for the Lord Glenamara Memorial Prize awards.

This guidance was withdrawn on

The Lord Glenamara Memorial Prize has now closed permanently.
A list of previous prize winners is available.

Applies to England

We invite schools, sixth-form colleges, further education providers and business representatives to nominate pupils, teachers, career leaders and other inspiring professionals for recognition.

These prizes recognise North East pupils achieving academic and vocational excellence as well as dedicating themselves to the service of others in their school and the wider community. They also recognise the most inspiring teachers and other professionals who are helping to ensure that young people in the North East achieve their potential.

How to nominate

You can nominate using The Lord Glenamara Memorial Awards nominations form. The nominations deadline will close on 27 June 2022.

Pupil prizes

Headteachers and principals can nominate any year 11, 12 and 13 pupils or students who have shown:

  • outstanding academic or technical performance – including record of grades achieved or predicted grades
  • civic contribution – particularly volunteering personal time and resource, for example by mentoring younger pupils, helping with extracurricular events or working with a youth group or a charity outside of school hours
  • interest in government, education, history or public service

Prizes for professionals

This year we are also inviting nominations for inspiring education professionals working in state schools, sixth-form colleges or further education providers in the North East. We encourage nominations from the following stakeholders:

  • headteachers and principals
  • teachers
  • governors and trustees
  • academy trust CEOs
  • directors of children’s services (local authorities)
  • diocese
  • local enterprise partnerships

Winners of the 2022 prizes will be invited to the next prize-giving event.

If you have any questions please contact honours.team@education.gov.uk.

Published 25 March 2014
Last updated 17 May 2022 + show all updates
  1. Page updated as the nominations window is now open and will close on 27 June 2022.

  2. The nominations deadline date has been updated to 30 April 2021.

  3. Added in a link to the The Lord Glenamara Memorial Awards nomination form which is now open.

  4. Removed the link to the nominations form as the nominations are currently closed and will reopen in January 2021.

  5. Amended the closing date of the Lord Glenamara Memorial Prize awards, as this has been extended to 11 November 2019.

  6. Updated with 2019 prize information.

  7. Updated with 2018 prize information.

  8. Updated with information about the 2016 prize.

  9. Updated the guide to explain that nominations for the 2015 prize have now closed.

  10. Updated with information about the 2015 prize.

  11. Updated information on who the prize is open to, when nominations will open, and when we will send out full details to schools.

  12. First published.