County Durham sixth form named UK 'Employer of the Year' at national awards

Durham Sixth Form Centre has achieved the highest national recognition, triumphing as the winner of the Investors in People (IiP) Platinum Award for UK Employer of the Year 2025 (Image: DURHAM SIXTH FORM CENTRE)

Durham Sixth Form Centre has been named the Investors in People (IiP) UK Employer of the Year 2025 in the 50–249 employees category, receiving the organisation’s highest Platinum-level recognition at a ceremony in London.

The award follows more than a decade of organisational change at the sixth form.

After a difficult period in 2013, leaders set out a long-term improvement plan that led to an Outstanding Ofsted rating in 2017 and academic results that have since remained above national averages.

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