As Berkhamsted look towards the end of the year and head into 2022, we've had some fantastic successes recently.
National School Awards 2021 - Leadership Team of the Year for Berkhamsted
Firstly, the National Schools Awards were held on Wednesday 8th December at the House of Lords, introduced by Baroness Barran, the Minister for Schools. The National School Awards recognises and rewards education pioneers across the industry bringing together over 250 school leaders and education pioneers across both the state and independent sectors to celebrate best-practice and showcase the excellent work being undertaken across the UK.
In response to the launch of this year’s awards; Baroness Berridge said:
“The National Schools Awards recognise the skill, commitment, and hard work it takes to deliver the best possible education, this is especially important in a time of such uncertainty. I welcome this opportunity to celebrate the contribution of school leaders and look forward to hearing of your incredible achievements in transforming the opportunities of children and young people.”
Berkhamsted was represented at the event held on Wednesday 8th December by a group of senior staff, having been shortlisted for the Leadership Team of the Year Award. There were an unusually high number of nominations – the lock-down this time last year meant that the 2019-20 nominations were held over to the current year and considered alongside the 2020-21 nominations, but only one award was made in each category.
Richard Backhouse, Principal of the Berkhamsted Schools Group, said in accepting the award,
“The credit for this goes to the whole team; it was a team effort, it is a team award. My thanks and congratulations go therefore to all of them for their extraordinary hard and excellent work”.
Berkhamsted 1st XV - Daily Mail Rugby Trophy Champions 2021
Then on 11th December 2021, Berkhamsted 1st XV were able to celebrate being crowned 2021 Daily Mail Rugby Trophy Champions.
Squad: Alex O, James I, Charlie K, James B, James C, Casper J, Will S, Luca F, Oliver W, Connor P, Cameron R, Reuben L, Tobias E, Joe P, Daniel B, Ben W, Charlie M, Ben L, Charlie D, George R, Jack H, Orlando B, Freddie C, Charlie W, Ben O, Alex R, Finn M, Charlie B
They were able to secure that champions status of this national competition with a competitive 24-3 victory over Dulwich. This result means that the team finish the main part of the season undefeated. You can see the Daily Mail Trophy statistics here.
Huge credit goes to this talented generation, supported by ambitious and dedicated staff. Thank you to the school community for the fantastic support throughout the season.