The winners of the Best Practice Awards 2013 were:
First prize
Weston College for its entry ‘Tech Genius’ which the judges particularly applauded for its service interaction.
Second prize
Somerset College with its sustainable ‘Conversation Café’ which is boosting college enrolment figures.
Third prize
There were are three joint third prizes:
- Sparsholt College and their ‘Guerilla Librarians’ project, a high impact initiative utilising staff IT and social media skills
- Esher College for its Learning Improvement Programme which supports curriculum developments and recognises service staff as partners in learning
- Oldham Sixth Form College for ‘The Know Induction’ which demonstrated demonstrates a high level of co-operation between service staff and colleagues across the college.