Winners of NGA Outstanding Governance Awards 2023

NGA welcomed both the overall winners and finalist to an exciting and memorable day, celebrating the incredible efforts of governing boards and governance professionals.

To recognise good governance practice and the significant impact on the lives of children and young people at their schools and trusts, 13 governing boards and governance professionals joined them at the House of Commons for the Outstanding Governance Awards.

The award winners are listed below, with Mel Greener from Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust featuring as a runner up in the outstanding lead governance professional section.  For an overview of their achievements visit the NGA news page.

Results:

Outstanding clerk to a governing board

Winner: Tim Bennett – Kings Heath Primary School

Highly Commended: Diane Moss – Tiffin School

Outstanding lead governance professional

Winner: Maria Maltby – David Ross Education Trust

Highly Commended: Allan Howells – The Learning Partnership

Finalist: Mel Greener – Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust

Finalist: Becky Perkes – Our Lady of the Magnificat Multi Academy Company

Outstanding governance in a single school

Winner: University Technical College, Leeds

Highly Commended: David Nieper Academy

Finalist: Saint Ambrose College

Outstanding governance in a multi academy trust

Winner: Ambitions Academies Trust

Highly Commended: Northern Star Academies Trust

Finalist: Invictus Education Trust

Finalist: Embark Federation