THREE Wirral schools are celebrating after being nominated by the TES Schools Awards 2015.

Clare Mount Specialist Sports College, in Moreton, has been shortlisted for ‘Alternative provision of the year’, while Kilgarth School, in Birkenhead, has been shortlisted for the ‘Community and collaboration’ award.

Weatherhead High School is also in the running for the ‘Maths teacher or team of the year’ award.

The list of awards and accolades achieved by Clare Mount, which teaches children between the ages of 11 and 19 with moderate learning difficulties and autism, is impressive.

Much of the school’s application for the TES School Awards – held in London on June 19 – follows on from their success in gaining their ASC Accreditation Award and becoming Merseyside Sport Secondary School of the Year in November.

Headteacher Kim Webster said: "It feels absolutely fantastic to be shortlisted for the TES Schools Award for alternative provision of the year.

“We have a hard working, committed staff, wonderful pupils and supportive parents and being shortlisted highlights that our shared vision of our pupils as 'role models and catalysts for change' is driving the school forward in the right direction".  

Steve Baker, headteacher of the Kilgarth School – which looks after boys who are experiencing behavioural, emotional or social difficulties – told the Globe he too is delighted by the nomination.

Over the last four years, the school – which was recently rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted – has developed excellent relationships with its partner schools in Wirral.

Kilgarth’s vision has been to support others by offering free behaviour management training, linked to neuroscience, to local schools and other agencies.

To date, Kilgarth has trained more than 750 people including primary and secondary school staff and Merseyside Safer Schools Police Officers.

Mr Baker said: “I believe that these collaborative networks have enabled us to reach out and make a huge difference to a wide range of young people facing challenging circumstances.

“I am thrilled that our work has been recognised and that we have been shortlisted as finalists in the TES Community and Collaboration Award.”