Congratulations! Chris wins Inspirational Educator award at glittering London ceremony

We are so pleased to have heard the news that Chris Chorley, Executive Headteacher St Vigor & St John Church School and The Mill Nursery, near Radstock and St Aldhelm’s Church School in Shepton Mallet, has been awarded the Inspirational Educator Award for Early Years Education by The Educator’s Trust.

This was celebrated at a glittering awards ceremony at the Merchant’s Hall in the City Of London, where they were joined by an array of trustees and educators including special guest speaker, Baroness Floella Benjamin, OM, DBE, OL.

Chris was nominated by Bath Spa University and in making the award the judges highlighted his long-term commitment to developing the School Without Walls approach and its related CPD, ambition for a 0-11 curriculum and the high standards of pupil outcomes his schools have achieved during this time.

On receiving the award, Chris commented “I’m very grateful to my nominees and the judges but this stuff really belongs to all the brilliant staff I have been privileged to work with; they are the ones who make good things happen. The best bit was meeting Floella Benjamin; Play School legend! I just wish I’d got a selfie but I was trying to be cool.”

Congratulations, Chris!

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