Announced during the foundation’s 2018 Annual Day, the Education Awards are now in their 28th year and designed to “promote interest and raise awareness of good practice in food and nutrition”.
Awarded to students who receive the highest grades in food and nutrition subjects by their respective examination boards, as well as recognising the ‘hard work and dedication’ of their respective teachers, this year’s winners are as below:
GCSE
- Anna Margaret West (AQA) and teacher Nick Powley – Penair School
- Daniel Fry (CCEA) and teacher Claire Thomson – Sullivan Upper School
- Lily Grace Forster (EDUQAS) and teacher Trudi Mayo - Chapel-en-le Frith High School
- Jenna Morris (OCR) and teacher Alexandra Wigg – St Albans High School for Girls
- Adriana Helen Stronach (SQA) and teacher Lesley Wilson – Portlethen Academy
- Millie Hughes-Butterfield (WJEC) and teacher Non Knott – Ysgol Gyfun Grmraeg Bro Byrddin
A Level
- Emily Alice Kirkman (AQA) and teacher James Finch – Sheldon School
- Aine Casey (CCEA) and teacher Joanne Maguire – St Patricks’ Academy
- Katie Alice Prescott (Edexcel) and teacher Natalie Kay – Pipers Corner School
- Jennifer Heslop (SQA) and teacher Joyce Morrison – Kyle Academy
- Selina May Radcliffe (WJEC) and teacher Kathryn Mallows – Cowbridge Comprehensive School
BNF managing director and head of education, Roy Ballam, commented: “There are so many incredible individuals making waves in the field of nutrition science and health, and it is wonderful to be able to celebrate their achievements.
“The Education Awards for school students are particularly special as they provide us with the rare opportunity to recognise some of the UK’s brightest students and most diligent teachers, hopefully encouraging them to continue their good work and pursue further study in the field of nutrition.
“Making nutrition education accessible to all is a key part of our mission… More and more schools across the UK are engaging with nutrition education, and we hope to see this trend continue in the coming year.”
BNF also named its inaugural Drummond Early Career Scientist Award - recognising nutrition scientists in their early career who ‘show great potential to be future leaders’ - which went to Dr Caoileann Murphy of University College Dublin.
Dr Rebecca Jones (University of Bedfordshire) and Dr Oonagh Markey (Loughborough University) were appointed this year’s Drummond Pump Priming Awards, as newly-appointed university lecturers in human nutrition “to undertake pilot work to generate data that can be used for more substantial grant application”.
Sara Stanner, BNF science director, concluded: “We were delighted to be able to offer the pump-priming awards and the new, early career scientist awards, as both recognise rising stars in the field of nutrition science.
“While the BNF Prize highlights those at the other end of the career spectrum who have made such great contributions to the field.
“This is all part of the Foundation’s role in championing the science of nutrition.”
The 2018 BNF Prize was awarded to professor Susan Lanham-New of University of Surrey for her “outstanding merit in the field of food, nutrition and health”.