Educational Business Award for Baxter College and Habberley

Schools from across the UK were recognised for their achievements on 5 December at the 2013 Education Business Awards, sponsored by Rathbones.

Taking place at The Emirates Stadium in North London, the Awards, now in their eighth year, saw schools presented with accolades in 21 categories by former Olympic Athelete Roger Black MBE.

The winner of the Academy Partnership Award, sponsored by ESPO, was Baxter College / H.E.L.P, Kidderminster
The citation for the award was as follows:
Habberley Educational Learning Partnership (H.E.L.P.)of Baxter College, St. John's CofE Primary School and Wyre Forest School arose from the demise of the Building Schools for the Future initiative. Enthusiasm generated from working together led to an ambitious plans submitted to the DfE involving a brand new Special School with residential block, a 13 laboratory science block, an early years hub with nursery provision, artificial floodlit pitches, associated car parking and landscape work. Baxter College’s contribution was to provide the land. A Joint Management Committee will oversee community usage once the development is completed. The collaboration will open up an exciting range of possibilities for integration, learning advancement and employment.




Left to right: Roger Black (former Olympic athlete and now BBC commentator), Lawrence Gittins (headteacher at St. John's CofE Primary), Mick Russell (Head of Wyre Forest School), David Seddon (Principal at Baxter College), and the M.D. of ESPO (sponsors).