Hanwell Man Named Secondary Headteacher of the Year
Andrew O'Neill featured on the One Show after winning gold in national awards
Andrew O'Neill receives his award. Picture: Pearson
A Hanwell resident has been named Secondary Headteacher of the Year and been featured on The One Show on the BBC.
Andrew O’Neill is the head at All Saints Catholic College in Kensington which is very near Grenfell Tower.
When he was appointed as head in 2016, the future of the school was considered to be bleak. The buildings were in a state of disrepair, the school roll was rapidly falling, staff morale was low and the school was at real risk of closure.
Over the last six years he has transformed it winning the praise of Ofsted and an upgrade in the school’s rating to ‘Good’.
The inspectors suggested during a visit last year that there was “enough evidence of improved performance to suggest that the school could be judged to be outstanding”.
He was one of sixteen ‘gold’ award winners from across UK schools and colleges that have been honoured in the 2022 Pearson Teaching Awards for their dedicated work in education.
The “inspirational” gold winners have featured in a week-long celebration of teaching on the BBC’s The One Show.
Now in their 24th year, the awards celebrate the best teaching across the country and the winners have been selected from thousands of nominations.
Along with the other award-winning teachers, schools, leaders, teaching assistants and lecturers he was presented with his troph at a ceremony at The Brewery in the City of London.
Education secretary Gillian Keegan congratulated the winners, saying their “fantastic work and dedication to their students is truly an inspiration, and these awards provide well earnt recognition of the work of incredible teachers and school staff up and down the country.
“We have some of the best teachers in the world and I want to thank every single person working so hard to support children and young people for their expertise and commitment.”
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December 1, 2022
