18 GOLDEN APPLES/EDUCATION NEWS Friday October 11, 2019 THE CUMBERLAND NEWS

Top accolade: Best early years provider went to Leading light: Clare Render collects the award for Special influence: Sandra Allen from Belle Vue Healthy outlook: ’s Steve Kiddlywinks, Penrith – Natalie Metcalfe, left, and best education and learning leader from Stephen Primary, Carlisle, collects the best teaching assistant Milledge, Mollie Robinson and Billy Robinson collect Rachel James, right, with host Julie Clayton McCullough of sponsors Armstrong Watson award from Neil Doherty of sponsors BAE Systems the health and wellbeing award from Julie Clayton Marvellous Margaret wins Founder of Carlisle nursery commended by judges at this year’s Golden Apple awards

BY SAM SMEDLEY & KRIS TATUM

A DEDICATED woman who set up a Carlisle nursery and ran it for more than 50 years has been honoured at this year’s Golden Apple awards. Margaret Bravo founded St Lifetime achievement: Margaret Bravo, from Carlisle, received a standing ovation as she stepped onto the stage to collect her prestigious award. She was Peter’s Church Pre-School on IN ASSOCIATION WITH presented it by Lee Taylor-Craddock, left, from Newsquest Cumbria, and former BBC Radio Cumbria presenter Julie Clayton Pictures: Jonathan Becker Kingstown Road, and has been at its helm ever since. said: “It is just recognition for After decades of tireless the students. They have led this work, the 82-year-old was rec- project – they have told us at ognised by the judges for her school what to do. care, kindness and consider- thony Hopkins (they starred “They have been absolute- ation. together in Cat On A Hot Tin ly outstanding, the way they Lee Taylor-Craddock, sales Roof in London’s West End in have worked together and director at Newsquest Cum- 1955). helped each other to develop bria – publishers of The Cum- A standing ovation met Mar- and be more healthy. All the berland News – introduced garet as she stepped onto the credit is for the students. Margaret to the stage to col- stage to collect her award. “It has been massively im- lect her award. She said: “I couldn’t do it portant to work alongside the He said: “She remains without the help of the amaz- students. They’re inspiration- youthful by caring for the ing people who work with me. al – they’re the ones with the young. She says people often “I’d like to say a huge thank ideas and they’re the ones ask her why she’s still work- you to all those who voted for with the energy, we’re just ing but says that if she didn’t me. Golden Apple Awards 2019: Guests One for the album: Guests capture the Industry engagement: Ian Russell, Claire hanging on following them. work, she would be stuck in “To all those who were nom- mingle ahead of the award presentations magic of the awards evening Morfoot, Gillian Johnston with Mike Smith They’re brilliant.” the house. inated, my message would be Molly Robinson, 16, a stu- “The little boys and girls to keep going. dren on the street now, you “To see a child coming in find out what the child wants There was also lots of cele- dent at the school, added: Margaret looks after love her “Whoever you are and wher- can’t talk to children in the early because either their to do. brate elsewhere in the county “We’ve been working with and look up to her. ever you are, follow the exam- park. mum or dad may be working, “We’d go to the allotment, too. teachers to combat mental “Each day is filled with ple of this marvellous young “But I can, because I know and they’ve had to get up very pick apples, plant things, or Cockermouth School took health problems in the school, fun and surprised at the pre- lady Greta Thunberg, who these children. I’ll meet them early and come out not having sit and do nothing and just home the health and wellbe- and having the teacher allow school she runs. She loves is standing up to Trump and in Asda, parents meet me or if a full breakfast, I’d make them look at books – and sometimes ing award. the input from the students following children on their against all of them.” I’m ill they come send flowers, a piece of toast. a child just wants to be quiet Steve Milledge, safeguarding has helped massively. We’re learning journey and often Speaking afterwards, a de- and they just care for me. “I’d just have a chat, and and look all around and talk.” lead at Cockermouth School, helping the teachers help us.” keeps scrapbooks about what lighted Margaret added: “It’s “It’s like one big happy fam- they are up to now when she so exciting, you do all of these ily.” spots them in the newspaper.” things and don’t think of the Margaret also described In a former life, Margaret years. how the smallest things she Help to find routes studied at the Royal Academy “Being 82, or being 52, or does at the nursery can make of Dramatic Art with Sir An- even 22, you can’t talk to chil- the biggest difference. into employment

AWARD after award was handed out to organisations that want to create better routes into employment and offer better opportunities to young people. Winning the Golden Apple for Best Learning, Development and Training Provider was System People, who are based on System People: The team Botchergate, Carlisle. with Neil Doherty from sponsors BAE Systems Best Primary School: Kuldip McMullan receives the Commercial director Lyndsey award for Stanwix Primary School from Cherry Tingle Fitheridge said: “It is fantastic our learners. We want to get to win this Golden Apple – them the best possible place we’re so delighted. We just to learn in and the best start want to thank all learners we in their working careers and have and our employers who then pass on the knowledge have given us an opportunity. and skills we’ve got.” “We have been going 18 Dr Rohhss Chapman of months and we’re excited to People First, Carlisle, has been see the Level Two learners focusing on developing the progress.” skill of people with learning Sarah Taylor, chief executive difficulties and has help of System People, said: “We change employers’ attitudes like to encourage the learners over the last 18 months and to be part of the community the team won the Golden and to be heavily involved Apple for Best Inclusion with schools in the area so Initiative. it’s not just a case of going to “It is brilliant,” she said. “We Best inclusion initiative: work nine-to-five. love what we do at People People First’s Rohhss “We have worked so hard First and we want to give Host: Julie Clayton at the Chapman and Ricardo and we just want the best for everybody an opportunity.” podium for the ceremony Mendes with Julie Clayton Pupils travel back

LIME HOUSE all of the different ways fair at the University Then it was the U18s SCHOOL, DALSTON that the students worked of Cumbria and saw a team to host the first home together to find a way to get variety of stalls offering game of the season against N Army Day: The Army the items across the area. information on careers . Another Outreach team recently The students really in medicine, police and great game played in visited Lime House School enjoyed the experience and biomedical sciences. brilliant spirit by both sides to work with the students approached the challenges Year 12 pupils also in very wet conditions. The in Year 9 and above, with enthusiasm and attended the Skills North new additions to the U18 putting them through determination. They were East careers event at squad made immediate their paces with some able to complete all of the the Newcastle Arena positive impacts and it was drills designed to improve challenges that were set recently where they clear to see that confidence their Communication, and worked really well gained information as growing throughout the Leadership and Teamwork within their different from a huge amount of game. At half time with skills. groups. colleges, universities and the scores at 4-1 it was still The drills varied in N Drama at Lime House companies. a close game however in physical and mental agility School: As well as the N Sport: The U14 Boys the second half, fitness and tested the students on very successful music Football team recently prevailed, and the game a number of levels. The department, Lime House travelled to Alston for their finished 15-2. students had six problems School is now offering a first game of the season N Ecology without a to solve which encouraged BTEC performing arts against Samuel Kings textbook in sight: On them all to work together to course. This is not only School. It was a close game Monday, September 23, complete them. One of the an opportunity for pupils with both teams playing 18 sixth form biologists challenges had the students who are interested in some very nice football. It entered the outdoor trying to get a pile of items performing arts to extend was SKS who took charge classroom for three days from one side of an area to their knowledge, but an in the first half leading by of ecological studies based the other without touching opportunity for pupils to three goals at the half time on the side of the iconic the floor. They had access to gain confidence through break, but with true LHS Blencathra mountain in the some ropes and a stretcher drama. fighting spirit, the boys Lake District. and had a time limit in N Careers Education: Year came back and put pressure Students carried out which to solve the problem. 11 pupils recently attended on the home team, but time a number of exciting It was interesting to see the ‘Blue Light’ Careers ran out losing the game 7-6. activities which will not THE CUMBERLAND NEWS Friday October 11, 2019 GOLDEN APPLES/EDUCATION NEWS 19

Entertainment: Children from Carlisle stage school Shaping futures: Craig Ivison from Cumbria LEP Educational excellence: Rob Trimble, pro vice- Best student: The award went to Harrison Savage of Razzamataz sang for the audience at the 2019 Golden Careers Hub, one of the sponsors of the Golden Apple chancellor (academic) of event sponsors University of Netherhall School, Maryport. He was presented with Apple Awards on Friday evening Awards, spoke to the audience at Energus, Lillyhall Cumbria, highlighted pride in academic achievements the prize by Craig Ivison, left, of Cumbria LEP lifetime achievement award Girls gang comes out on top

FLYING the flag for girls was the Girls Gang, who took the win in the Best Community Initiative. The community youth coun- cil for disadvantaged girls, based in Kells and Woodhouse in Whitehaven, has been work- ing tirelessly to help empower girls and give them opportu- nities they wouldn’t normally have. County councillor Emma Williamson is a driving force behind the group and said: “Our girls are our inspiration, they’re our future. “We took a group of amazing girls from a deprived commu- nity and they shone. They saw issues and they wanted to tack- le them. “The girls are an inspira- tion. They want to change the world and we want to do it with them.” Girls Gang have been flexing their muscles helping the envi- ronment... and were so enthu- Tech-savvy: North Allerdale Development Trust wins the Best Use of Technology Award. Left to right. Clare Stabler, ised have even recorded a song Sue McAlister, Stephen McCullough from sponsors Armstrong Watson, and Sandra Keaveney about it. Suzanne Wilson from the University of Lancaster cred- its the girls for everything that Creating stability for children has been achieved. “A ll we have done is enabled them to realise their dreams,” she said. “Tthis award is in recogni- who need that extra support tion of them and all the hard Taking over: Emma Williamson wants to help the Girls Gang take work they have put in.” over the world with their community work DEDICATED youth worker Clare one out there that is going to answer Stabler admitted she will always be the call and help them when they there for the young people she helps need it. and was honoured to have success at “I just love doing my job.” the Golden Apple Awards. Teamwork has paid off for the di- Golden roll of honour 2019 The night was a chance to celebrate verse group that Clare is part of as and reward the superb achievements the whole team took an award for best and endless dedication to those in use of technology. N Best Teaching Assistant: classrooms, nurseries and universi- North Allerdale Development Trust Sandra Allen, Belle Vue Primary ties and all manner of workplaces. team member Sue McAllister said: School, Carlisle And among those showing the ded- “It’s brilliant to win, it’s amazing.” N Best Support Staff: ication that led to her being nominat- Leader Sandra Keaveney said: “The Clare Stabler, North Allerdale ed Best Support Worker was Clare, win has been absolutely amazing be- Development Trust, Wigton who gave up her family time over cause of the hard work the team has N Best Student: Harrison Christmas so that she could be there put in and all the work we have done Savage, Netherhall School, for a child in need. with the schools and the young peo- Maryport Clare has been a youth worker for ple. N Best Secondary School: six years and is part of the North Al- “It has been a labour of love. We Energy Coast University lerdale Development Trust. She loves weren’t expecting it. what she does and hopes she will be “It’s the first year we have done this Technical College, a source of stability for all the young and it works.” N Best Primary School: people she works with. The trust’s media tutor Lyndsey Stanwix, Carlisle. Highly After winning the Golden Apple she Best Support: Clare Stabler from Walker explained how they have been commended: North Walney. said: “It was a privilege to win it and NADT (centre) with Cherry Tingle helping the young people learn the N Best Learning, I’m really proud to win. of sponsor Energy Coast UTC and different aspects of film-making. Development and Training “I have been doing youth work for Chris Burleigh, husband of the late Jo “We have a cycle where we mix dif- Provider: System People about six years now and it’s nice that Burleigh ferent students from different schools and Cumbria Learning and I’m now at that point where I have and the groups will make a film on a Improvement Collaborative seen children from the beginning of a nine-to-five job, where you clock off subject of their choice,” she said. N Best Industry Engagement their journey to the end. They’ve fin- at 5pm then don’t think about them “By doing this, the children learn Initiative: University Technical ished school and they’re going on to until the next morning. That’s just about film-making, having the chance College / Morgan Sindall be brilliant young people. not how it works. to work with green screen and other N Best Inclusion Initiative: “It has been a real privilege.” “There have been many nights, es- media-related items. People First, Carlisle The modest support worker added: pecially a Sunday night, when I’m go- “It’s a lot of different things put N Best Newcomer: Jamie Gold standard: The Golden Apple Awards 2019 were presented “We’re a small, dedicated and car- ing into work on a Monday and think: together to help get them interested Lee Robinson, Lakes College, at Energus by Newsquest Cumbria, publishers of The Cumberland ing team and I couldn’t do it without what is going to happen today? in media and give them the skills to Workington News, in association with.the University of Cumbria and Cumbria them. make a final project. “We do a lot of out-of-hours care N Best Education and Local Enterprise Partnership Pictures: Jonathan Becker “We really care about the children and it’s a simple way, just through “The young people seem to really and I think that is what is at the heart engage with media and we’re there Learning Leader: Clare Render, social media. We don’t force it on the N Best Early Years Provider: N Best Apprentice: Benjamin of it.” to guide them and show them things, Good Shepherd Multi-Academy young people. Kiddlywinks, Penrith McKenna, Glaxo Smith Kline Loving her role means she wants to “It’s a case of them knowing where but it’s amazing to see how they guide Trust. Highly commended: N Best Community Initiative: N Against All Odds: Omer be there for as many young people as we’re at if they want us, and when us. Andrew Beattie, Pennine Way she can and hopes that giving young- you get phone calls like that or what- “Nowadays they’re so tech-savvy School, Carlisle Girls Gang – Cumbria County Jawdat, student, Lakes College, sters the ability to contact them via ever comes through you can only do it’s amazing.” N Best Use of Technology: Council and University of Central Lillyhall social media will open another door as much as you can. After taking the win for the best use North Allerdale Development Lancashire. Highly commended: N Lifetime Achievement: for communication. “Just being there gives them that of technology an excited Ms Walker Trust, Wigton Energy Coast University Margaret Bravo, St Peter’s Pre- She added: “I think when you get stability that some of them don’t added: “Winning the Golden Apple is N Best Teaching Professional: Technical College; Cumbria School, Carlisle that chance to build a relationship have. amazing – it’s our first full year and to Mark Bailey, Netherhall School, Constabulary and Ewanrigg N Health and Wellbeing: with a young person then it’s not just “A t least they know there is some- get here is unbelievable.” Maryport Junior School, Maryport Cockermouth School in time to learn about Victorians only help them pass their The academy’s GCSE animal Reece Wright for education certificates. Victorian school lesson with A-Level biology exam, tick care students recently had with character. The Paul N Large schools seven a-side: an extremely strict teacher. of a number of required the pleasure of being visited Hill award was presented to Last week it was the boys that Then we visited the mine to practical activities, but also by Richard Cooper from Olivia Morrison. This award played in the City Football experience what it was like give them a real taste of what Silverband Falconry. Richard is in memory of a talented Tournament. There were working in dark, wet and cold it means to be an ecologist! brought along Gonza the young artist who attend eight out of our squad of conditions. After walking Students went on a hike in buzzard, Tassle the barn the old Morton School. It 15 that were chosen for this in the rain, we reached the into the Glenderaterra valley owl, Gladstone the eagle owl, recognises creative talent, event and they performed pit cottages and enjoyed the to look at management and Cadge the raven and even a along with true commitment, with skill and determination warmth of their inviting conservation techniques baby barn owl. The students enthusiasm and a thirst for throughout. We were drawn fires. We concluded our in action. They carried out got the chance to handle the art. A well done to all the in a very tough group; fun-packed morning with an investigation on how birds as well as fly them while students who won awards for all matches were fiercely a ride on the steam train. the abundance of bracken learning different behaviour their outstanding work. contested and there were The afternoon was spent changes with altitude, traits, welfare needs and three teams that stood out visiting the Victorian town. population estimations handling techniques. The STANWIX SCHOOL, during the group stage. We We explored the dentists, using pond snails, humanely students are looking forward CARLISLE played six games, winning the bank and the pharmacy catching (and releasing to the next session which will four and drawing one, in before visiting the bakery small wild mammals). They be minibeasts. N Mathletics: The pupils our final game we came and the glorious sweet shop, also had the opportunity to N Macmillan Cancer Support: seem to be fully embracing up against Belle Vue who where everyone got a massive understand how sand dunes The academy took part in Museum: Year 6 pupils from Stanwix School visited Beamish the use of mathletics and were unbeaten, our boys bag of gummy sweets with are formed and carried out the World’s Biggest Coffee we have had lots of positive applied themselves very well, their money. Beamish was a an in depth study comparing Morning on September 27. last week who delivered a annual awards evening last feedback from both children narrowly being beaten 1-0. wonderful experience, and the different environments This was a huge success with fantastic acting workshop. Wednesday evening. Special and parents. So far, as a whole The league fixtures will start even though it rained - we had in a river and how this may all cakes selling out during Phil has worked with actors awards were presented school, the children have in October and the season a really memorable time! affect the organisms which the first break. £250 was such as Renee Zellweger, to: Millie Hadden for completed 55,878 online maths looks very positive for this N Cycle and scooter to school live there. raised for the charity. Ewan McGregor and Johnny enthusiasm, Noah Purdham activities. Wow! The classes group of players, well done! week: Last week children N Performing Arts Vegas and is currently for confidence, Katie who have the largest number N Beamish: Year 6 travelled have enjoyed cycling or MORTON ACADEMY, Workshops: The academy’s working on a feature film Richmond for respect, Jake of pupils earning certificates back in time as we entered scootering to school as part CARLISLE performing arts students Supernova. Bisset-Minton for ambition, so far are- 5CJ: 24 certificates, Beamish and transformed of cycle to school week. Well welcomed Phil McKay from N A Celebration of Success: Amy Creevy for creativity 1A: 19 certificates, 1RT: into Victorian school done to all those who gave it N Animal Care Workshops: Lakeside Casting Agency The academy held its and Josh Kirkpatrick and 18 certificates and 5PS: 16 children. First, we had a a go.