Also present on the night was Nigel Richardson, Hull City Council's Director of Children and Young People's Service who said: "We still have a huge amount to do as a city to transform learning opportunities, but if anyone wants evidence at all about the potential of Hull to catapult itself forward in the education league, then they should have been here tonight."

Other winners at the event were:

Newly Qualified Teacher – Amy Tuthill
Secondary Classroom Support Teacher – Toni Sharp
Secondary School Teacher of the Year – Tina Rollinson
Special Educational Needs Teacher of the Year – Ven Delasaux
School Leader of the Year – Linda Calvert
Unsung Hero of the Year – Patrick Walker

Other sponsors of the event were:

Smith & Nephew
Viking FM
Hull Trains
BP
Kingston Communications
Hull FC
First Class Recruitment
Power Plus
Principal Resourcing
EON Media.