Linked to this Briefing is a copy of the new
Beacon Awards Prospectus 2008/09. A complete list of the Awards appears on the front page.
We are delighted that following on from the ongoing success of last year’s programme, the overwhelming majority of those Awards are available again. We also welcome two new Awards: the OCR Award for Functional Skills, and the Make Your Mark Award for Enterprise.
In addition to these new Awards, several of the existing sponsors have also changed the focus of their Awards, so it is worthwhile having a look at all of them to see if there are new categories this year that your college may wish to apply for. The monetary value of the majority of the Awards remains between, on average, £4,000 and £5,000.
Continuing with the layout of last year, the contents page for the Awards on page 9 of the prospectus has the Awards grouped in ‘like’ Awards. This has been done to assist colleges in making their decisions about which Awards it would be most suitable for them to apply for. A summary of this list appears below [those Awards that are asterisked indicate new Awards or Awards that have changed from last year]:
Curriculum Focused Awards
Creativity in Writing, Art or Design
Health and Community Care
Science or Mathematics
Functional Skills*
IT Awards or Awards where college provision enhances learning
E-enabling Organisational Development*
Practical Teaching and Practical Learning
Creative Production, Adaptation and Delivery of Learning Resources*
Enterprise*
Delivering Learning through learndirect Centres in Colleges
Awards focused around inclusivity and reaching out to communities and beyond
Widening Participation*
International Student Support
Sustainable College Partnerships that Recognise Diversity and Develop People and Communities*
Lifelong Learning
Equality and Diversity
Promoting Race Equality
Inclusive Learning
Leadership and Staff Development Awards
Innovation in Curriculum Leadership Development*
Staff Development in Further Education
Partnership Awards
College/School Partnerships*
14-19 Collaboration
College Engagement with Employers (England)
College Engagement with Employers (Wales)
The closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 23 July 2008, so there are 3 months for your college to put together its submission with supporting evidence.
If you would like any feedback on last year’s submissions or if you would like any advice on applying for the Awards or hard copies of the Prospectus, please contact the Beacon Awards office.
Alice Thiagaraj
Manager
AoC Charitable Trust
020 7034 9900