Student Leaders @ The Goldsmith’s Awards

Six of our Student Leaders recently travelled to London to take part in the final of the prestigious Goldsmiths’ Awards. This recognises schools that have worked hard to improve their local communities.

Having sailed through the preliminary rounds, and the regional final, Ferryhill School was one of eight finalists. We began our adventure with a tour of London and watching Grease, the musical, in the West End.

After a good night’s sleep in the hotel, we made our way to Goldsmiths’ Hall, where in medieval times gold was valued and stamped with a “hallmark” named after the hall itself. Here we listened to the other schools give their presentations, and then it was our turn to speak.

All six students spoke extremely well about the huge amount of work we have done to help, including working with the police on crime and anti-social behaviour, raising money for charity, and helping at foodbanks and charities.

The judges’ verdict was that Ferryhill School came a very close second, and won a prize of £1,000 to spend on helping our local community. This is a huge achievement for our school, considering that over 200 schools nationally applied for the award, and we are looking forward to continuing to help out in the new term.

A huge thanks to the students who took part, and all the student leaders who have helped out. Mr Handley and Miss Hodgson.