GLP and Hemisphere win BETT award
We are delighted to share some amazing news with you — the Greenwich Learning Partnership’s work with Hemisphere Education has won the 2026 Bett Award for ‘Collaboration with a School, College or University’.
Here’s what the judges said:
The partnership between Hemisphere Education and the Greenwich Learning Partnership has set a new standard for how local authorities advance racial inclusion. The Judges were impressed that their genuine collaboration — evidenced through joint design, evaluation, and action — had driven measurable change. Pupils felt a stronger sense of belonging, families report greater trust, and schools are redesigning policies to create more inclusive communities.
This award is really about the commitment school leaders across Greenwich have demonstrated over the past 18 months: to take racial inclusion seriously, to embed this work into everyday practice, and to make time and space for staff to engage properly with it. This approach has been picked up in other boroughs, including Haringey and Redbridge, using Greenwich as the model.
In the first 18 months we’ve seen:
90% school participation across the borough
4,410 staff trained with a 90% completion rate
92% of staff reporting a better understanding of Black pupils’ experiences
87% committing to change their practice
Many of our schools have also told us about the changes they are seeing in their setting:
pupils feeling a stronger sense of belonging,
families are more confident to speak up,
leadership teams using the learning to review policies, curriculum, parental engagement and more.
One parent at a Greenwich nursery recently said:
I feel empowered because I can speak to anyone in the team — the teacher, the support staff, even the head — and know that I’ll be heard. There’s a sense of trust and shared responsibility.
That kind of feedback doesn’t happen by accident. It comes from leaders being visible, consistent, and willing to embed this work properly in their schools.
Thank you to all of our school leaders across Greenwich for their time, commitment, and leadership. This award is a reflection of our collective effort across the Greenwich Learning Partnership, and the impact it’s having for pupils and families.
We look forward to continuing this work.
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