Shine a Light 2014: Decision time

On the 21^st February, 17 judges comprising of a mixture of industry experts and past Shine a Light Award winners, met to debate the outcomes of this year’s awards.

Shut away in the depths of the Pearson building, each panel was given the unenviable task of selecting the winners and highly commended finalists. There were 11 categories for the team to discuss this year, including the prestigious Outstanding Achievement Award.

There was lots of debate, no tantrums (that we can tell you about), and plenty of applauding when the results where announced. With just over 2 weeks to go until the big day, we’ll have to keep you suspense until the 3^rd April when we announce this year’s winners and share their excellent examples of best practice.

This year our judges are:

Anne Fox, Director, The Communication Trust
Kamini Gadhok MBE, CEO, RCSLT
Peter Sutcliffe, SEN Magazine Editor
Virginia Beardshaw, Chief Executive, I CAN
Clare O’Rourke, Speech and Language Teacher, Peacehaven Community School and 2012 Secondary School Winner
Norbert Lieckfeldt, Chief Executive, British Stammering Association
Lesley Munro, Education & Speech and Language Therapy Manager, Pearson
Rhiannon Walton, Speech and Language Therapist, Therapy Ideas and 2012 SLCN Innovation winner
Diz Minnitt, Operational Manager, Milton Keynes Youth Offending Team
Janet Cooper, Stokes Speaks Out and 2011 Shine a Light Winner
Amy Harker, Business Development Officer, The Communication Trust
Christopher Hall, Managing Director, Pearson
Jack Fradgley, Young Person of the Year 2012
Hilary Berry, Headteacher, Over Hall Community School
Shona Crichton, Professional Advisor, The Communication Trust
Catherine Hillis, Programme Manager, The Communication Trust
Sean Stockdale, Editor, Special NASEN

(Back row, left to right: Simone Lewendon, Chris Hall, Clare O’Rourke, Norbert Lieckfeldt, Diz Minnitt, Peter Sutcliffe, Amy Harker, Lesley Munro, Virginia Beardshaw, Kamini Gadhok. Front row, left to right: Hilary Berry, Anne Fox, Linda Roust, Catherine Hillis, Shona Crichton)

We look forward to sharing the results with you – watch this space!

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