This year's winners of The Bolton News Education Awards have been revealed.

The awards celebrate all that is first class in education in Bolton - from the schools to teachers to pupils and everybody else who ensures the borough's youngsters fulfil their potential.

The Bolton News staff handed out the awards at schools all over the town this week.

From tearful teachers to jubilant assemblies, the awards went down a storm for all involved.

Keep an eye out for the videos of our well-deserving winners receiving their awards, which will be posted on our social media.

Here are our winners:

School of the Year

Winner: St Peter's CE Primary School, Farnworth

Highly Commended: Beaumont Primary School, Devonshire Road Primary School and Masefield Primary School

Teacher of the Year

Winner: Hil Farr of Church Road Primary School

Highly Commended: Rose Thompson of Westhoughton High School

Head Teacher of the Year: 

Winner: Jackie Fitton of Kearsley West Primary School and Nursery

Highly Commended: Lynn Williams of St Peter's CE Primary School, Farnworth

New Teacher of the Year: 

Winner: Kieran Shacklock of Westhoughton High School

Highly Commended: Sophie Hampson of Westhoughton High School

Lifetime Achievement: 

Winner: Elizabeth Edmondson of Moorgate Primary School

Highly Commended: Jackie Fitton of Kearsley West Primary School and Nursery

Teaching Assistant of the Year: 

Winner: Michelle Hardy of Prestolee Primary School

Highly Commended: Nighat Kauser of Moorgate Primary School and Lianne Cass of Bolton St Catherine's Academy

Pupil of the Year:

Winner: Sofia Baxter of Lostock Primary School

Highly Commended: Coran Craven and Ciaran Pritchard, both of Bolton St Catherine's Academy

You can find out more about the winners in a special supplement available in Thursday's newspaper - so don't forget to pick up a copy of The Bolton News today.

Over the next few days, we'll also be publishing individual stories on this year's very worthy winners online for those who aren't able to pick up a paper themselves.

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