School of the Year 2026

Recognising schools that exemplify strong governance and strategic focus.

The awards will be presented at the QEII Centre, London, on Thursday 19th March 2026, at the Annual Conference. A small panel of experts, comprising AGBIS representatives and other sector professionals, will be convened to judge the nominees and decide on each award. Schools and individuals are free to nominate themselves or others for consideration.

Please use the form below to nominate a school you think should be awarded AGBIS School of the Year. The criteria for this award is as follows:

Demonstrable positive engagement with AGBIS during the past year
Positive evidence of effective / imaginative governance (via for example a review by AGBIS or another provider – we’d need to see the report and evidence of actions arising)
Evidence of governors’ commitment to appropriate training
Focus on strategy
Compliant inspection with positive ‘grades’ where applicable
Evidence of good working relationships at senior level
Evidence of effective stakeholder engagement/ communications
Evidence of clear distinction between governance and management
Evidence of dealing with safeguarding effectively
Evidence of commitment from Board level to principles and practice of EDIE

Nomination - School of the Year

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