Community Award for Eastbourne College

19 Jul 2018

Headmaster Tom Lawson and Head of Partnerships Linda Salway receive the Community Award for the work of The Eastbourne Schools Partnership which provides community, educational and sporting activities and accounts for 14,000 children in the area.

Eastbourne College were honoured to receive the Community Award at the 12th annual Education Business Awards in London. The award recognises the College’s work in founding and growing the Eastbourne Schools Partnership (ESP) which provides community, educational and sporting activities. Comprising a blend of 12 local maintained and independent schools, the ESP now accounts for 14,000 children in the surrounding area. Headmaster Tom Lawson and Head of Partnerships Linda Salway were very pleased to receive the award from Susie Dent, lexicographer and long-term occupant of Dictionary Corner on Channel Four’s Countdown.

Situated beside St Paul’s Cathedral, the five-star Grange St Paul’s Hotel played perfect host to a total of 68 schools and the presentation of 22 award categories, including the Building Award for which Eastbourne College also received a special commendation. Named Project 150 or P150, the judges’ praise fell upon the recently completed £33million fabric redevelopment. The ground-breaking, environmentally friendly, state-of-the-art build marked a pivotal point in the College’s history. Employing a predominantly local workforce and utilising expert knowledge from local companies and subcontractors, P150 delivered an educational environment beyond expectations, and contributed significantly to the aesthetics of Eastbourne’s multi-million pound Devonshire Quarter facelift.