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Uplands voted the best in Britain at TES awards

Uplands School and the Uplands MEADOWPARK
Educational Trust (UET) won two School and
prestigious TES awards at an Oscar’s Nursery
style gala evening hosted by BAFTA- Visitors warmly welcomed
nominated writer and comedian
Greg Davies on Friday 19 June.
The Link was notified by TES that
Uplands had won the Alterna-
tive Provision School of the Year
category - as reported in the
July edition - but on the night in
London’s Mayfair, Uplands and UET Nursery 0 to 4 years
were announced as the Overall Inspirational
School of the Year.
The announcement was greeted Education
with surprised joy by the Uplands Childcare with Love
team of senior managers, teachers, for Boys and Girls
teaching assistants and governors. aged 0 to 11 years
Executive headteacher Jackie Smith
said everybody on the Uplands “Pupils make
table was stunned when their name outstanding
was read out followed by wild Deidre Fitzpatrick and Jackie Smith celebrating the TES Awards progress
celebrations. “There were so many with Uplands students ... owing to
primary and secondary schools who outstanding
teaching.”
were doing amazing things, it was other things that we do to make the terms of staff expertise.”
incredible the judges selected us.” school totally inclusive. Jackie added: “It’s good that a Outstanding
Headteacher Deirdre Fitzpatrick “The children are absolutely lovely, special school won overall school
said: “I think the judges were but let’s make no bones about it, of the year because the judges in EVERY
impressed by our work that allows the families have to give up an recognised that we support the category!
our students to learn and broaden awful lot to support their children, most vulnerable in society very well,
their experiences up to age 25. some of whom have very complex and we also take education very 01793 752600
We’ve gone above and beyond a needs. We are an outstanding seriously.”
normal school, Uplands is not just school in terms of progression, in Read the full story at www.bit.ly/ meadowparkschool.co.uk
about education, it’s about all the terms of teaching and learning, in uplandsTES

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