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BSA Awards 2021 BSA unveiled the winners of its
Stephen Winkley Award is named in
Conference for Heads, sponsored by
and Headmaster of Uppingham (1991-
annual awards at its Annual
Schoolblazer, which took place
honour of the former BSA Chair (2003),
awards highlight everything that makes boarding so special and it’s a pleasure to be able to recognise the
2006) and Rossall Schools (2008-2013).
achievements and dedication of schools
First held in 2018, the BSA Awards
award, the Khadija Saye Photography
“This was our busiest year yet in terms
and dedication of schools and
Rugby School boarding pupil and
awards, which were sponsored
who tragically died in the Grenfell Tower
virtually on May 4-5.
celebrate the achievements, hard work,
individuals to boarding. This year’s
by Engage, were the biggest yet, with
two new categories being
introduced: International School of
the Year Award and Outstanding
INDEX (Inclusion and Diversity
Excellence) Leadership Award. It was
also a record year for entries, with close to
200 submissions received.
Highlights of this year’s awards included the winner of this year’s Stephen
Winkley Award, Wendy Lang from King William’s College on the Isle of Man.
Wendy was nominated for her tireless
efforts in supporting students at the college throughout the coronavirus
pandemic, which originally saw the Isle of Man close its borders to stop entry
to the island. Hailing her as ‘a credit to
her school and the boarding sector’, the
judges said Wendy ‘did what committed, professional boarding staff do best in a
crisis: stayed calm and carried on.’ The longest-running BSA Award, the
BSA also handed out a very special
Award, named in honour of the former
respected international photographer,
fire in 2017. The award went to
Luca Vasile-Berde, a student at
Rochester Independent College.
and individuals in boarding.
of submissions and it was certainly a
very tough task for all of the judges to
pick out the overall winners. On behalf
of the BSA team, I’d like to say well done
to all of the winners and finalists, and
many thanks to everyone who took the time to send us their submissions. And
Luca impressed the judges with his
a big thank you also to our
Murder Mystery’, a selection of
year’s awards.”
collection of images titled ‘Brighton
cinematic images of places around
Brighton, imagining a narrative that
would be fitting for a Woody Allen film.
Calling it ‘an attention-grabbing concept’ the judges praised the ‘filmic quality’ of Luca’s shots as well as their ‘sense of
brooding mystery and ‘excellent
technical details.’ (Luca's winning
portfolio of images can be seen on
pages 20-22)
Robin Fletcher, CEO of the Boarding
Schools’ Association and BSA Group,
said: “Each year, our annual awards
remind us of all the incredible work that is done every day by boarding schools
and their staff, and their amazing
devotion to supporting boarders. These
sponsors, Engage, for supporting this
In addition, the BSA also unveiled the winner of this year’s BSA Boarding
Research Fellowship Award. Launched
in 2016, it gives an experienced senior member of the boarding community
the opportunity to undertake a unique
research opportunity. This year’s winner
is Carla Shearman, Head of Boarding at Queen’s College, Taunton, for her
proposed research on Induction. Carla
will visit three boarding schools of her choice and collate her data in a
research project, analysing the different
schools and their boarding provisions.
She will be invited to present her
findings at BSA’s Annual Boarding Conference in early 2022.
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