The BESA Awards are back!

After an overwhelmingly positive response following last year’s awards, we are thrilled to announce the BESA Awards are returning this year, celebrating our members’ excellence and championing the best of our industry so we can all be inspired and learn from colleagues, as well as recognising the positive impact BESA members have on raising educational outcomes of children around the world.

But that’s not all, we have more than 10 categories for this year’s iteration! These awards recognise individual and team achievements, leadership, innovative initiatives, and the measurable impact of their products and services on education. Winners will be unveiled at BESA’s annual Summer Business Insight Day on Thursday, 4 July. 

The BESA Awards are open exclusively to BESA members. 

Deadline to submit your entries: Friday, 10 May 2024.

Entries to the BESA Awards are now closed. 

Please note that BESA Awards entries will be deemed ineligible if membership fees are not settled in full or are disqualified from membership in advance of the awards ceremony.

Interested in being a category sponsor for the BESA Awards? Click here to find out more.

Key dates for your diary

• • Entries open: Monday, 18th March 2024
  • Entries close: Friday, 10th May 2024
  • Ceremony: Thursday, 4th July 2024 at Summer Business Insight Day

BESA 2024 Awards Categories

Team of the Year

This award is for teams both big and small. You could nominate a department, project team, or simply an informal group within your organisation as long as you can demonstrate exceptional teamwork and collaboration. We are looking for those teams who are greater than the sum of their parts; for groups who have worked together seamlessly and in a way that has delivered real value or service to your company or your customers. Tell us what makes this team so great.

Inspirational Leader Award

Great leaders command respect, inspire their colleagues, lead by example and deliver outstanding results. Do you know a leader worthy of the BESA Inspirational Leader Award?

We are looking for those CEOs, managers and industry leaders who bring out the best in their people, who offer amazing insights, provide clarity and direction and who are blazing a trail in the industry.

Make the Difference Award

This award is all about initiatives that are making a difference in your organisation.

Have you made improvements to your Diversity & Inclusion policies and working practices? Are you working to reduce your carbon footprint? Have you taken fundraising to a new level? Or perhaps you have launched a whole new Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) workstream. Whatever it is that you are doing to make a positive impact on the world, we would love to hear it. We are looking to champion and recognise those initiatives that are worth shouting about so that others can learn from your achievements.

Evidence and Impact Award

The BESA logo is a seal of approval and a kitemark of quality.

Every one of our members is striving to support teachers and deliver improved outcomes for pupils. The ability to evidence the way in which we are doing this is essential. This award recognises those organisations who can demonstrate the impact that their products and services are making on teachers and learners in the UK and overseas.

Women in Education Award

Honour the trailblazers who are shaping the future of education.

This award recognises a remarkable woman for her ground-breaking contributions to the industry. Celebrate the innovators who are driving inclusion, impact, and excellence in education.

School and Supplier Award

Celebrate the power of collaboration between suppliers and schools.

This award is for partnerships that demonstrate outstanding innovation, service, and impact on educational outcomes between a supplier and school. If your collaboration has brought about significant improvements in learning experiences or environments, we want to spotlight your success.

Best Place to Work

This Award recognises organisations that foster an environment where excellence is pursued. 

We are looking for organisations cultivating a culture of trust and openness, recognising contributions and achievements, and supporting diversity, inclusion and wellbeing.

Outstanding Support Service

This award recognises excellence in service provision to education institutions.

From finance to IT services, and compliance to safeguarding, this award is for those delivering indispensable support that enables educational institutions to thrive.

Outstanding Educational Resource

Recognising top-tier educational materials and resources, from innovative learning materials to essential classroom furniture.

This award celebrates the resources that play a crucial role in enriching educational environments and experiences.

Meet the judges for this years BESA Awards 2024!

Don’t forget to book your ticket for Summer Business Insight Day where we will unveil the winners and celebrate their incredible achievements!

If you’re interested in sponsoring a category for the BESA Awards, click here to find out more. For sponsoring opportunities with any BESA events, please contact EventsTeam@besa.org.uk.

Watch our video of BESA’s 2023 Awards Ceremony, if you enter this year it could be you!