A SCHOOL near York has been named the winner of an award which celebrates best practice and excellence in the education sector.
Pocklington School has been named as the winner of the Educate North Community Engagement Award.The prestigious awards ceremony, which was delayed from March 2020, was held virtually on Thursday (April 22) and was attended by education establishments from across the North of England.
The Award presented to Pocklington School recognised its dynamic community engagement programme, which includes schools outreach activities, a student community action programme and its support of Chatta, an early year’s initiative focussed on communication and language skills.
Toby Seth, Headmaster, Pocklington School said: “Not only does this award fill us with a great sense of pride, it also very much reflects the type of school Pocklington is.
“We are embedded in and deeply committed to our community and our commitment to engaging with our community is central to who we are. For this to be recognised in this way is testimony to the hard work that…