DRAMA INSPIRATION AWARD
Finalists:
Lorna Blackman
Mark Harrington
Michelle Edwards
Paula Griffiths
Rob Cann
EXCELLENCE IN PRIMARY/EARLY YEARS (MUSIC & DRAMA)
Finalists:
- The Mead School, Tunbridge Wells
- The Physical Activity Adventure Pack, Music and Movement
- Flagship Schools Programme, Music Masters
- Shake. Rattle & Roll
- SoundHoppers, Modus Arts
- Lets Build a Town!, Music at Oxford
- Spirit Of Youth, Guildford Shakespeare Company
- Music'sCool, Brent Music Service
- Rumplestiltskin, Buxton Opera House
- The Wonder Garden, Super Sparkle UK
EXCELLENCE IN SEND (MUSIC & DRAMA)
Finalists:
- Music for Deaf Children, Music Of Life
-Born2Sing Academy, Born2Sing
- Its My Move and Its My Choice Initiative, Face Front Inclusive Theatre
- Cosmo, Filisia Interfaces LTD
- Together: SEND Holiday Club, Guildford Shakespeare Company
- DDM After-School Programme, Face Front Inclusive Theatre
- The Drumbeatable Programme, Inspire-Works
OUTSTANDING DRAMA INITIATIVE
Finalists:
- 'All Are Punished' programme, A Place for Us Theatre CIC in partnership with The JJ Effect Charity
- National Theatre Connections, National Theatre
- ELVEVATE: Reaching New Heights, Pilot Theatre
- GoWrite, Papatango Theatre Company
- Originate, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Theatre Peckham, Young and Talented RADA
- Port Talbot Youth Theatre, Afan Arts
- Shakespeare Remote, Coventry University and L'Escola Superior d'Art Dramàtic de les Illes Balears (ESADIB)
-Sing, Sign and Sensory, Effectus Theatre
- Wellbeing Through Drama, Quest Soul Theatre CIC
- With My Eyes, Guildford Shakespeare Company
OUTSTANDING MUSIC EDUCATION PRINT RESOURCE
Finalists:
- Secondary Music Leader’s Handbook by Dan Francis and Dr Elizabeth Stafford, Collins Music
- Florence Price: Rediscovered Gems for Piano, ed. Michael Clark, Hal Leonard
- The Hal Leonard Recorder Method by Sarah Jeffery, Hal Leonard
- French Horn Basics by Paul Harris and Emily Wiggins, Faber Music
- Essential Piano Technique, levels 2-3, by Penelope Roskell, Edition Peters
- It's Not Just A Song by RuthAnne Cunningham, Faber Music
- AltoTastic Book 1 by Alexandra Skevington, Clifton Edition
OUTSTANDING MUSIC EDUCATION RESOURCE
Finalists:
- Primary Music in Conversation Podcast, Music Education Solutions®
- Teaching Notes - MTA Podcast Seasons 13-15, Music Teachers' Association
- ROLI Piano System, ROLI
- www.learn2playjazz.com, Learn 2 Play Jazz
- Collins International Primary Music, Collins
- Curriculum for Music, ISM Trust
- Elemental music platform, Elemental
- Creative Composers, Bristol Beacon / Earthsong Foundation
- Rockschool Backstage, Rockschool Limited
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL INITIATIVE
Finalists:
- Building Musical Confidence Action Research Project, Drums for Schools
- Restore the Music, Restore the Music
- Alchemy, Goldsmiths, University of London
- Aurora Classroom, Aurora Orchestra
- The Cumbria Community Orchestra Days Collective, 22 schools; Pick ‘n’ Mix Strings, Cumbria Music Hub, City of Carlisle Orchestra
- Change Maker, Portsmouth Music Service
- Gabrieli Roar: A Grand Georgian Christmas, Gabrieli
- The Magic Flute, United Learning, The Royal Ballet and Opera
- ENERGY, Orchestras Live
- One Spirit, HMDT Music
OUTSTANDING SCHOOL DRAMA DEPARTMENT
Finalists:
- The Marlborough Science Academy, St Albans
- Ackworth School, West Yorkshire
- Guildford High School, Surrey
- Wellington School, Somerset
- Chiswick School, Chiswick
- Trinity Catholic School, Nottingham
- Moreton Hall, Oswestry
- Hill House International Junior School, London
- Sevenoaks School, Kent
OUTSTANDING SCHOOL MUSIC DEPARTMENT
Finalists:
- The Priory School, Herts
- Thomas Hardye School, Dorset
- Rushmore Primary School, Hackney
- Q3 Academy Great Barr, Birmingham
- Central Foundation Boys’ School, Islington
- Radyr Comprehensive School, Cardiff
- Leighton Park School, Reading
- The Crypt School, Gloucester
- Kingsdale Foundation School, Southwark
THE MTI AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSICAL THEATRE PROVISION
Finalists:
- Banstead Prep School, Surrey
- Hull Performance Academy, St Mary’s College, Hull
- Tonbridge Grammar School, Kent
- Gordon’s School, Woking
- Clevedon School, North Somerset
- Westholme School, Lancashire
-Emanuel School, London
- Caister Academy, Great Yarmouth
- The Winston Churchill School, Woking
THE MTI AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE (MUSIC & DRAMA)
Finalists:
- Young Creatives, New Projects Association
- Haddo Musical Theatre School, Haddo Musical Theatre School
- Serenity - The Musical, Harrison Cranfield
- Disney Musicals In Schools, Disney Theatrical Productions
- BYMT’s 2025 season of six new musical theatre productions, British Youth Music Theatre
- 'Big Fish’ the Musical, Farlingaye High School
- Summer School 2025 - Madagascar A Musical Adventure JR., Buxton Opera House
THE ROCKSTEADY AWARD FOR PROGRESSIVE AND INCLUSIVE MUSIC EDUCATION
Finalists:
- Resonance Ensemble, Merton Music Foundation
- BPM Rehab, BPM Rehab
- Pathways, Music Masters
- Flagship Schools Programme, Music Masters
- OK Music School, The Otakar Kraus Music Trust
- HertsArts – Empowering Young Lives Through Music, Virtual School - Hertfordshire County Council
- Music for Children who are Looked After (CLA), Sheffield Music Service and Sheffield Virtual School
- The Great Little Orchestra Project, MEHEM UpRising
- Engage, Tameside Music Service
- Circle of Light, Offshoots CIC
OUTSTANDING DRAMA EDUCATION RESOURCE
Finalists:
- Filmmaking Curriculum & Free Class Plans, MN Awards
- Mary and the Hyenas Learning Resources, Pilot Theatre
- National Theatre Collection, National Theatre
- PuppetBox , PuppetBox
- Stage It: Making Shakespeare Come Alive in Schools, by Floyd Rumohr
- The (Incomplete) Lit in Colour Play List 2024, Bloomsbury Publishing
- The Ultimate Scenes for Screen - A Self-Tape Practice Book for Young Actors by Joanne Watkinson, Salamander Street
MUSIC INSPIRATION AWARD
Finalists:
Brenda Rattray
Eiron Bailey
Emily Calderwood
Jenny Dobson
Jon Waterworth
Kat Penn
Rachel Moorhouse
Will Evans
INSTRUMENTAL OR VOCAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR:
Finalists:
William Strachan, Luton Music Service
Gayle Kinsey, Music Heroes
Charlotte Sellers, Durham Music Service
Caleb Sibley, Central Foundation Boys' School
Andy Harris, Sheffield Music Service