ANYONE working in Wigan schools can win the award,
so the recipient does not even have to be an NEU member!

The only criterion, as the award specifies, is that this person has to have made
an outstanding contribution to local education in Wigan.

PREVIOUS OCLE AWARD WINNERS

2011:  Janet Sharps, Head Teacher, Landgate School

2012:  Ian Darrington MBE, ex-Head of Wigan Music Service

2013:  Val Pownall, Governor, Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School

2014:  Mark Grogan, Head Teacher, St George’s Central Primary School

2015:  Janet Derbyshire, recently-retired Teacher, Parklee Primary

2016:  John Wilkinson, Maths Teacher, Bedford High

2017:  Susan Holmes, HLTA / Community Lead, Worsley Mesnses Primary AND!!

2017:  Viv Halksworth, MFL Head of Department, Winstanley College

2018:  Mike Gregory, English & Film Studies Tutor, St John Rigby Sixth Form College

2019: Brian McPhail, Science Teacher, Fred Longworth High

2020:  Lisa Tarbuck and Albie the School Therapy Dog, R L Hughes Primary

2021:  You??

Nominations for 2021 are now open!

Click this box for nomination form - closing date midnight Friday 11th June 2021

Awarded at our General Meeting in July

PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR PREVIOUS WINNERS!