​A teenager who took a leading role in the biggest positive news story of the year has been recognised with a prestigious award.

To win one Cambridge essay prize during the summer months may be considered fortunate: to win two suggests something special is happening.

The exceptional achievement of Pocklington School Upper Sixth Form pupil, Anna Wedge, has been recognised in a prestigious national competition by awarding her a Bronze Award for Information Technology and Computing (ICT) in the BTEC Awards.

​Today 184 inspirational children and young adults will be presented with the highest accolade a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts – The Diana Award.

Congratulations to avid orienteer Janie Horton whose dedication to the sport has been recognised with a prestigious Jack Petchey Award.

Eleven year old Bhargav from Worsley in Greater Manchester has received a prestigious award by The Mathematical Association for his performance in this year’s Primary Mathematics Challenge (PMC), demonstrating his achievement as one of the best young mathematicians in the country.