| Awards | Publications |
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We are pleased to show here a selection from awards we have received over recent years for our work. They represent many years of hard work on the part of the pupils, staff, parents and friends of the Coombes |
Playing
Around. Activities & exercises for social and cooperative learning.
Susan Rowe and Susan Humphries. Forbes Publications 1994 |
| Rolls
Royce Science Prize Award of £1000, May 2005. |
Working
Together. Susan Humphries and Susan Rowe. Forbes Publications |
| Arts
Mark gold For quality of provision in the Arts, April 2005. |
The Big Science Book: Materials and Forces Susan Humphries and Susan Rowe. Forbes Publications ISBN 0 90 1762 92X |
| NAACE
Mark January 2004 For achievements in ICT. |
The
Big Science Book: All about Living Susan Humphries and Susan Rowe. Forbes Publications ISBN 0 90 1762 911 |
| Achievement Award 2002 from DFES . | Susan Humphries and Susan Rowe have contributed chapters to several books on Education. |
| The
Teaching Awards 2000 Regional Winner Lifetime Achievement Award to Susan Humphries. For an outstanding contribution to teaching. |
Rowe S and Humphries S, 2004 'The Outdoor Classroom', in Braund M & Reiss M., Learning Science outside the Classroom, London, RoutledgeFalmer |
| Silver
Award Winner Bronze Award Winner Healthy Schools Awards 1999, Health Council |
Jeffrey R and Wood P., 2003 The Creative School. London, RoutledgeFalmer. (this is a book about the Coombes School written by researchers from the Open University) |
| Bronze
Award Winners Mars District Award for Environmental Improvement in Berkshire1999 |
Olsson T. (ed) 2002, Skolgarden som Klassrum: Aret Runt pa Coombes School, Sweden, Runa Forlag. (Another book with wonderful photographs about The Coombes School, written by Swedish researchers) |
| Certificate
of Commendation
Mars and Berkshire Awards for the Environment 1996 |
Rowe S and Humphries S, 2001, 'Creating A Climate for Learning', in Craft A., Jeffrey R., and Leibling M., (eds) Creativity in Education, London, Continuum. |
| European
School of the Year Award 1996
For excellence in promoting the European Dimension in the Curriculum (1996 was the European Year of Life Long Learning for Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire County Councils). |
Woods P., 1999 'Talking about Coombes: Features of a Learning Community', in Retallick J., Cocklin B., and Coombe K. (eds), Learning Communities in Education, London, Routledge. |
| First
Prize In recognition of an award winning entry to the Fuji Film Tree Council Schools Competition November 1993 Fuji Film UK and the Department of the Environment. |
Rowe S and Humphries S,1994, in Blatchford P and Sharp S (eds), Understanding and Changing Playground Behaviours, London, Routledge. |
| Highly
Commended National Round 1992 The Royal Anniversary Trusts' Awards |
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| Certificate of Recognition of the completion of a project of long term benefit to the peoples of its locality, The Royal Anniversary Trust Schools Awards | |
| Regional
Winner The Royal Anniversary Trust Schools' Awards 1992 |
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| The Jerwood Award 1990 in Association with the Royal Society for the encouragement of the Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA) | |
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Diploma
for Outstanding Services to Education 1990 |
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| Certificate
of recognition 1990
World wide fund for Nature UK in conjunction with The Department of Education and Science. |
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| Mars District Award for Environmental Improvement in Berkshire 1989 | |
| Certificate
of Merit Awarded to Central Television for All Year Round: How things move. A documentary on the Coombes School 1989 British Association for the Advancement of Science Film & Television Awards 1989 (in association with the Fellowship with Engineering and Association for Science Education) |
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| Mars District Award for Environmental Improvement in Berkshire 1987 | |
| Award
Winners 1987 Highly commended 1986 Award Winners 1985 Kodak Conservation Awards A World Wildlife Fund/ World in Action project |
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| Commendation
1987 Special Mention 1982 Keep Britain Tidy Group Queen Mother's Birthday Awards |
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| First
Prize Infant School Class Council for the Protection of Rural England, Jubliee Competition 1986 |
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| First
Prize The Kestrel Award Sponsored by Berol in collaboration with the Young Ornithologists Club and BBC Wildtrack for carrying out special tasks in order to improve the local environment for birds and other wildlife. |
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| Special
Award 1987 2nd Prize 1986 Keep Berkshire Tidy In recognition of practical efforts made to achieve a tidier and more beautiful Berkshire |
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