BRILLIANT Awards 2025
Congratulations to the winners of the inaugural BRILLIANT Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements in STEAM education and industry engagement!
BRILLIANT Winners!
Innovators in Science Award
STEM with Mr N
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Tech Excellence Award
Donhead Prep School
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Engineering Changemakers Award
Hugh Baird College
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Creative Visionaries in Art & Design Award
Ss. Peter and Paul’s Catholic Primary School, New Brighton
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Maths Mastery Award
University of Liverpool Mathematics School
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Outstanding Industry Engagement Award
King’s College London
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BRILLIANT Awards Judges 2025
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Nicola Allen
Managing Director, Educake
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Joe Arday
Computer Science Teacher, Brentwood County High School
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Dr Pete Atherton
Senior Lecturer: Teacher Education, Liverpool John Moores University
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Lewis Body-Douglas
Programme Lead for Games Development, Design and Art, College of Esports
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Sarah Carroll
Head of Enterprise and Personal Development, Aldridge Education
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Dr Jon Chippindall
CEO & Co-Founder, Teachmate
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Paul Davies
Chief Operating Officer, Yozu
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Victoria Hedlund
Founder, GenEd Labs.ai
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Olivia D Hinds
Director, Onevma Limited
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Nina Hinton
Director of Business and Development, Open Awards
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Candace James
Researcher, University of Salford
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Hayley Laidlaw-Wilson
Founder, Sniff and Snails
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Euan MacLean
Founder & CEO, &Parents CIC
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Athar Mahmood
Assessment and Assurance Manager, Skills England
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Dr Jun Miyatake Ondozabal
MBA Student, University of Hull
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Kirsty Nunn
Head of Computer Science, Millfield School
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Alan O' Donohoe
Specialist Leader in Education, Exa Networks Ltd
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Wendy Peskett
Teaching and Learning Coordinator, Kami
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Becci Peters
Secondary/Tertiary Lead, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
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Kylie Reid
Managing Director, hi-impact
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Michelle Russell
Director, Siderfcons
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Dr Ajay Sharman
National Lead, STEM Learning Ltd
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Jennifer Talbot
Learning and Development Manager, Jam Coding
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Mirko Viviano
Airbus Defence and Space UK & Louno Space