A national competition for secondary schools, the Shine School Media Awards recognise key aspects of the secondary school curriculum as well as promoting the development of publishing skills and generating interest in publishing as a career.
This year the number of schools registering for the competition reached 170 resulting in over 80 category entries in both print and digital formats. The judges praised the commitment of young people engaging in projects of this kind and were particularly impressed with the team work which projects had engendered.
Judges involved in selecting the 23 finalists included Simon Heffer, Chairman of the Judges, Editor, Mail Comment Online, and political columnist for the Daily Mail; Jo Warner – Howard, CLA; Valentina Moressa, Quark; Guy Black, Telegraph Media Group; Gary White, Cambridge University Press; Nicholas Brett BBC Worldwide; Paul Sinker, The Newspaper Society;Terry Mansfield, Hearst Corporation; Victoria White, Editor Company Magazine; Stevie Keen, IPC Media social media; Keren David, author and journalist; Clifford Jakes, Chairman of the Shine 2011 Awards; Michael Shaw, TES; James Jarvis, Antalis McNaughton; Nick Steidl, Stationers’ Foundation; Melanie Essex, founder producer of BBC School Report.
The 23 finalist schools have been invited to the awards ceremony to be held at Stationers’ Hall, Ave Maria Lane, on Monday, 25 June when winners of the 14 categories will be announced and each winner will receive a plaque plus a media workshop day with TES for three of their pupils.
The ceremony will be presented by Simon Heffer, chairman of the judges, with Keren David and introduced by Ian Locks, Chairman of the Awards.
Cash prizes totalling £4,500 will be distributed to main winners and all winning entries will receive a plaque to retain. A special award winner will receive the Harrison Cup to retain for one year. All category winners will receive a Quark Full School site-license worth £1,750 plus VAT as a prize.
