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??