Recognising consistently impactful, high quality education consulting and strategic advice benefitting both client and student, applicants will range from due diligence through to operational/strategic consultancies.

Celebrating corporate financiers able to demonstrate innovation, delivery and ability to meet their clients’ needs of delivering optimal transactions to time.

Recognising a history of significant, successful investments in impactful businesses, and effective investment strategy, maximising returns across a varied portfolio.

Acknowledging the provider who can demonstrate having given superlative support to clients, offered innovative solutions, and/or gone the extra mile to get difficult deals done.

Rewarding exceptional companies adopting effective, impactful and innovative strategies to implement ESG principles, and champion the core tenets of ESG.

Recognising the individual which has best demonstrated they have the vision to take on truly innovative initiatives, solving problems and tackling challenges, and thinking outside the box to transform the education landscape and/or improve students ability to learn.

Property plays a key part of education, the provision of the right services in the right location, relying on the support of the private property investor. This award recognises the trail-blazer investors who have impacted all aspects of education property this year.

Rewarding the consultant providing exemplary advice on property asset valuation, acquisition, disposition, and/or rental.

Recognising the provision of outstanding legal advice to the sector and those who have added real value to education providers with genuine sector knowledge and the provision of innovative commercial solutions to real world situations.

Recognising the provision of outstanding legal advice in connection with financing, commercial contracts and regulation connected to M&A or IPOs.

Independent schooling has been a key pillar of UK and international education but in recent times has faced unprecedented challenges. This category recognises those owners or leaders who are driving the industry to meet and overcome these challenges.

Early years plays an increasingly prominent role in society, directly impacting the working population. This category recognises those owners and directors who are driving the industry to meet this demand and also innovate the sector.

The need for a dynamic skills system that can drive economic growth makes this one of the most exciting periods for the sector, this award will recognise the leaders who have been able to maximise this growth and drive their business to new heights

Further education is an important bridge between compulsory education and higher education, this award will recognise the senior industry leader who has shaped both the market and their business.

Recognising the key leaders in higher education, with c.3 million students in higher education and the source of much of the scientific advances, higher education is of key importance to the country.

Recognising the senior leader who has supported the provision of SEN services (e.g. to include all education settings from nursery upwards) who stands out as an agent of change and growth at a key time for this sector.

Recognising standout talent in individual investors and advisors operating in the education sector for less than 5 years displaying exceptional promise and leadership potential.