Star Awards 2008

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The achievements of the best of Scottish education and training honoured at SQA Star Ceremony.

Thirty-eight awards in fourteen different categories were presented to a variety of education and training success stories from across Scotland recently at the annual Star Awards.

The winners and those being highly commended, were a mixture of individual learners and education and training organisations. Every year, we seek to celebrate success and commitment by individuals, schools, colleges, training providers and businesses.

The Awards ceremony was hosted by TV presenter Kaye Adams and was supported by a raft of sponsors, whose generous support we greatly appreciate.

Our Chief Executive, Dr Janet Brown, in congratulating all the awardees said: “Scottish education and training is full of inspirational stories and magnificent achievements from students and centres. The response to our invitation for nominations was phenomenal – selecting finalists in each category was very difficult. To all who made it to the ceremony, well done. You represent the absolute best of Scotland and should take enormous pride in your achievements.”

The awardees were also given congratulations from Olympic triple gold medalist, Chris Hoy – see what he had to say.

Follow the links below to view photographs and the final results of each award:

• The SQA Star Award for Academic Excellence
• The SQA Star Award for Skills Competitor of the Year
• The SQA Star Award for Appointee of the Year
• The SQA Star Award for Partnership of the Year
• The International SQA Star Award
• The SQA Star Award for Centre Lifelong Learning
• The SQA Star Award for Innovation
• The SQA Star Award for Lifelong Learning Individual
• The Star Award for SQA Champion
• The SQA Star Award for School Candidate of the Year
• The SQA Star Award for College Candidate of the Year
• The SQA Star Award for Training Organisation Candidate of the Year
• Pride o’Worth Awards
• The Fellowship of SQA

The evening's entertainment featured performances from the Glasgow Hong Lok Dragon and Lion Dancing Troupe, showcasing traditional Chinese entertainment believed to bring happiness, luck and good fortune. The Jazz Band from St Margaret’s High School in Airdrie, who have a CD out of their greatest hits. The duet of Marina Kelmann and Emma Gilchrist from St Margaret's High School in Airdrie who performed 'For Good' from the musical Wicked. The Ceilidh Band of St Roch's Secondary School in Glasgow, who played a lively mixture of Scottish and Irish traditional music. Finally, Dance for All at the Theatre School presented the HND Professional Stage Dance in joint collaboration with Jewel & Esk College in Edinburgh.

Glasgow Hong Lok Dragon

Jazz Band of St Margaret's High School, Airdrie

Duet of Marina Kelmann and Emma Gilchrist of St Margaret's High School, Airdrie

Ceilidh Band of St Roch's Secondary School, Glasgow

Dance for All