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First held in 2018, the BSA Awards celebrate the achievements, hard work, and dedication of schools and individuals to boarding. This year’s awards were the biggest yet, with four new categories being introduced: Supporting Junior Boarders; Supporting International Boarders; Most Original Activity during National Boarding Week, and Best Community Work via our ‘On Board’ Initiative.
Highlights of this year’s awards included Reddam House Berkshire winning in the Boarding Innovation
Award category for its work to ensure a seamless transition from physical to virtual environment in the
wake of COVID-19. Wellington College took the top prize in the Wellbeing and Mental Health Initiative Award after successfully holding its first-ever ‘Community Mental Health Day’ earlier this year, while Mowden Hall was rewarded in the Most Original Activity during National Boarding Week category after a organising
an exciting range of events for students including a Giant Boarders’ BBQ, an Outdoor Obstacle Course, a
relaxing Movie Night, and a “Step Up Day” sleepover, where Year 3 pupils were invited to ‘sleep-over’ for
the night.
The winner of this year’s Stephen Winkley Award was Peter Hardy, former second master at Bryanston School. Peter joined the school as an economics teacher and spent 43 years – 29 as second master – at the Dorset school before his retirement earlier this year.
Nominating Peter, Bryanston School headmaster Mark Mortimer, said: “I cannot believe that there are
any who have done more in the cause of boarding than Peter Hardy. Few people, in any organisation or walk of life, are genuinely irreplaceable. He is. Bryanston as a school has made – and makes – a significant
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