Your Champions: Upton-by-Chester High School nominated for School of the Year award

Oct 8 2009 by Mark Dowling, Chester Chronicle

A CHESTER school which has been working on a global scale has earned an international accolade.

Upton-by-Chester High School earned the Department for Children, Schools and Families’ (DCSF) International Schools Award in recognition of it bringing the wider world into the classroom.

These efforts have helped secure the school a place in the Trinity Mirror/Scottishpower Your Champions 2009 awards.

Assistant headteacher Sylvie Beuzit will attend a ceremony in London, where winners of the DCSF International Award will be presented with their accolades by broadcaster and journalist George Alagiah.

Headteacher Jane Holland said: “This is excellent news for the school, which is committed to developing friendship and understanding across all cultures.

“It recognises the work of students, staff and the local community in promoting global citizenship.”