Babcock (Babcock) is delighted to announce that it has been short listed for two prestigious national awards – the Best Education Project in the Public Private Finance Awards (PPF) and for the Best use of ICT to create a learning community in the British Council for Schools Environments (BCSE) awards.

Babcock are PPF finalists, as part of the Learning 21 consortium, in the Best Education Project category for Sedgehill School in Lewisham. An excellent example of collaboration, Sedgehill School is delivering leading edge education environments and equipment to enable the Lewisham pupils and staff to achieve their full potential, genuinely delivering ‘educational transformation.’

This is the 11th PPF Awards, the biggest event of the year for the public private partnerships industry, attended by over 1,200 people. The awards take place on May 19 at Grosvenor House, London. Further information on the awards

The BCSE has nominated Babcock a finalist in the Best use of ICT to create a learning community category. The 2009 awards saw 170 entries across 13 categories, with 20 finalists announced.

Forest Hill School in Lewisham was the case study, where Babcock’ bespoke innovative ICT solution has successfully delivered a transformation in learning and teaching in the 1500 pupil secondary school.

Said Ian Fordham, Deputy Chief Executive of the BCSE: “The entries this year are a welcome opportunity to celebrate great work by architects, suppliers, construction firms, local authorities, teachers and pupils, despite these challenging times.

“There was – rightly - robust debate amongst the judging panel. The result is a short list which can act as a gold standard reference point for anybody involved in the school design and construction process.”

The BCSE Industry Awards Dinner will be held on June 24 at The Emirates Stadium in London when the winners will be announced. Full details of the awards