Awards Publications

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
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
The Jerwood Award 1990 in Association with the Royal Society for the encouragement of the Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA)

Diploma for Outstanding Services to Education 1990
Awarded by The Rt. Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP, Secretary for State for Education and Science.

Certificate of recognition 1990
World wide fund for Nature UK in conjunction with The Department of Education and Science.
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)
 
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
 
Commendation 1987
Special Mention 1982

Keep Britain Tidy Group Queen Mother's Birthday Awards
 
First Prize
Infant School Class Council for the Protection of Rural England, Jubliee Competition 1986
 
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.
 
Special Award 1987
2nd Prize
1986 Keep Berkshire Tidy In recognition of practical efforts made to achieve a tidier and more beautiful Berkshire