The David Nieper Academy in Alfreton has been highly commended in the ‘Outstanding Governance in a Single School’ category at the recent National Governance Association (NGA)’s Outstanding Governance Awards 2023.

The NGA Outstanding Governance Awards are awarded to governing boards and governance professionals in England’s state schools and multi-academy trusts who demonstrate “excellent practice and achievement.”

A spokesman for the David Nieper Academy said: “We are honoured to be nominated for this prestigious award that recognises the hard work and dedication of David Nieper Academy’s school governors and is a testament to the positive impact that governors can have on the education of children and young people.”

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Christopher Nieper OBE, Chair of Trustees, said: “It has been a pleasure to work with such a dedicated and hardworking group of governors and staff.

“This nomination is a great testimony to the impact of this work which has seen David Nieper Academy go from strength to strength and to now be Ofsted Good and the sixth most oversubscribed secondary school in Derbyshire.”

Dr Kathryn Hobbs, CEO of Christopher Nieper Education Trust, added: “We are exceptionally proud to have been selected as finalists for this prestigious award.

“I am immensely grateful to all our Governors who have given up so much time and energy to support, guide, advise and oversee the dramatic developments at David Nieper Academy since our opening in 2016.

“Thank you to everyone who has supported us on our journey to this point. We are very excited for the future as we start to work much more closely with new schools joining the Trust.”

Trustees and staff from the academy attended the National Governance Association ‘s award ceremony at the House of Commons in London on September 28.

View the NGA 2023 results here

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