2026 Winners
Congratulations to this year’s BRILLIANT Awards winners!
Congratulations to our 2026 winners
| Award Category | Winner | Winning Project | Other Finalists |
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STEAM Excellence: Primary Technology
Sponsored by
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Woodland Academy Trust | Every Learner Has a Way In: A Trust-Wide Model for Inclusive Technology | Littlegarth School – Littlegarth MicroBotics Crosthwaite CE Primary School |
| STEAM Excellence: Primary Engineering | Science and Engineering Education and Research Innovation Hub at The University of Manchester | Engineering Educates: Robotics Challenge | Littlegarth School – Littlegarth MicroBotics |
| STEAM Excellence: Primary Art & Design | Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy | Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Glass Doors: Reimagining a Primary Art & Design Curriculum | Rivacre Valley Primary School |
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STEAM Excellence: Secondary Science
Sponsored by
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Everton Free School (Everton Multi-Academy Trust) | Science With Purpose: From Alternative Provision to the Royal Society – Using Sustainability, Biodiversity and Real-World Engineering to Make Ambitious Science Accessible to Every Learner | RLC LAB |
| STEAM Excellence: Secondary Technology | Hopewell School | Creative Media Project Ade Ikoli | Moon Hall School Reigate |
| STEAM Excellence: Secondary Engineering | Science and Engineering Education and Research Innovation Hub, The University of Manchester | Engineering Educates: Robotics Challenge | Neston High School ACS International Schools, Cobham & Lyndsey Stuttard |
| STEAM Excellence: Secondary Maths | Everton Free School | Everton Free School Maths Mastery and STEM | Colchester Prep and High School |
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Primary Innovation in Learning
Sponsored by
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Picker Pals | Picker Pals | Learn Sheffield QuestFriendz Elementary Technology Unplugged Tots |
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Secondary Innovation in Learning
Sponsored by
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Moon Hall School Reigate | Designing Access from the Start: Moon Hall's Innovation in Learning | International Greenwich Olympiad Gaia Learning Life Sciences UTC, Language HUB |
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Innovation in Learning: Colleges & Universities
Sponsored by
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School of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University | Developing a New Workforce of Graduates to Support Mental Health in Schools | RLC Technology LTD GoodShip* STEM Discovery Centre University of Liverpool Maths School |
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MAT Innovation in Learning
Sponsored by
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Woodland Academy Trust | Every Learner Has a Way In: System-Level Innovation Across Five Schools | Digital Schoolhouse Chester Zoo |
| Industry Engagement: Primary | Engineering Development Trust (EDT) | Inspiring Young Scientists: The Henkel & EDT Partnership | Louno Space Education CIC SmartSTEMs Winning With Numbers (Harding Education) in Partnership with North East Mayoral Strategic Authority |
| Industry Engagement: Secondary | Bayer Plc | Bayer's Baylab – A Decade of Breaking Barriers and Building Futures through Science | Vitalize IT |
| Industry Engagement: Colleges & Universities | University of Liverpool Maths School | University of Liverpool Maths School – Industrial Engagement and Workplace Readiness Scheme | Cheshire College South & West BlueSky Citadel Future Yard CIC |
| Industry Engagement: MAT | Digital Schoolhouse | Digital Schoolhouse | The judges chose not to announce a shortlist for this award. |
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MAT STEAM Leadership
Sponsored by
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STEAM Educators' Staff Room | Carrie Ann Booth – STEAM Educators' Staff Room | The judges chose not to announce a shortlist for this award. |
| Colleges & Universities Future Skills | Nottingham College | FutureHER: One Initiative. Three Barriers. Unlimited Potential. | University of Liverpool Maths School |
