Reading for Pleasure Awards - past winners

Reading for Pleasure Awards - past winners

20/06/24

Discover all our amazing winners since the awards started in 2018. 

 

The Reading for Pleasure Awards 2023 winners were: 

  • Early Career – WINNER: Janay Brazier, Braiswick Primary School, Colchester 

  • Experienced Teacher – WINNER: Katy Bland, Spotland Primary School, Rochdale 

  • School Reading Champion – WINNER: Kiran Satti, Wallbrook Primary Academy, Coseley 

  • Whole School – JOINT WINNERS: Warren Primary Academy, Nottingham and Grove Road Community Primary School, Harrogate 

  • Author’s Choice – WINNER Kiran Satti, Wallbrook Primary Academy, Coseley 

 

The Reading for Pleasure Awards 2022 winners were: 

  • Community Reading Champion Award – Amanda Hanton, Leicestershire County Council Virtual school 

  • School Reading Champion Award – Lucas Maxwell, Glenthorne High School, Sutton 

  • Experienced Teacher Award – Amy Greatrex, South Wilford Endowed C of E Primary School, Nottingham 

  • Whole School Award – Georgie Lax, Starcross Primary School, Devon and Claire Nelson, Cheadle Catholic Infant School, Cheadle 

The Reading for Pleasure Awards 2022 Highly Commended were: 

  • Experienced Teacher Award Highly Commended – Sarah Bell, The Holt Primary School, Skellingthorpe, Lincoln 

 

The Reading for Pleasure Awards 2021 winners were:

  • Early Career Teacher Award – Phoebe Lawton, The Wilmslow Academy, Cheshire 

  • Experienced Teacher Award – Georgie Lax, Starcross Primary School, Devon 

  • Whole School Award – Jon Biddle, Moorlands Church of England Primary Academy, Great Yarmouth and Laura Atkinson, Lapal Primary School, West Midlands 

  • School Reading Champion Award – Jenny Holder, Liverpool Learning Partnership, Liverpool and Jill Queen, Netherburn Primary School, South Lancashire 

The Reading for Pleasure Awards 2021 Highly Commended were: 

  • Experienced Teacher Award Highly Commended – Mary Jenkinson, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, South Yorkshire and Cathie Whiting, Deb Johnson and Sharon Ealing, Coleshill Heath School, Birmingham 

  • Whole School Award Highly Commended – Craig Clarke, Lea Forest Primary Academy, Birmingham 

 

The Reading for Pleasure Awards 2020 winners were: 

  • Whole School Award – Sayes Court Primary and Nursery School, Addlestone 

  • Experienced Teacher Award – Eve Vollans, Mayflower Community Academy, Plymouth 

  • Early Career Teacher Award – Nigel Lungenmuss-Ward, St Marys CofE Academy, Bury Saint Edmunds 

  • School Reading Champion Award – Carol Carter, Headlands Primary School, Northampton 

 

The Reading for Pleasure Awards 2019 winners were: 

  • Whole School Award – Jointly awarded to Elmhurst Primary, London, and Sneinton Primary, Nottingham. 

  • Experienced Teacher Award – Sadie Phillips, Canary Wharf College, London 

  • Early Career Teacher Award – Marianne Mitchell, Christ Church C of E Primary, Hertfordshire 

 

The Reading for Pleasure Awards 2018 winners were: 

  • Whole School Award – St Matthew’s C of E Primary School, Birmingham  

  • Experienced Teacher Award – Jon Biddle, Moorlands Primary Academy, Belton, Norfolk 

  • Early Career Teacher Award – Emily Crumbleholme, Peover Superior Primary School, Knutsford