Investors in People Awards shortlist New Directions Education

We’re absolutely thrilled to be shortlisted in the Best Pivot category of the prestigious Investors in People Awards 2021.

The Best Pivot Award celebrates the quick thinking and quick actions of organisations in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

At New Directions Education, we embraced change and adapted to the challenges of the pandemic in several areas. We trained over 1,000 people with our virtual webinar series, hosted the world’s biggest sign language lesson with 3,000 pupils and teachers, and increased our employee engagement activities.

The New Directions Group has also been shortlisted in the Health and Wellbeing Award category. There are 28 categories and collectively they’ve attracted more entries than ever before.

Emily Tune, Associate Director of the New Directions Group, said:

“The record-breaking entries to this year’s Investors in People Awards means they’re more competitive than ever. For New Directions to be shortlisted alongside so many brilliant organisations who commit to making work better is testament to our employees and their hard work.

“The Best Pivot Award recognises our agile response and adaptations to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This goes hand in hand with the activities underpinning our entry for the Health and Wellbeing Award, which has been front and centre of our focus over the last 18 months.

“We work hard to maintain our values and they remain at the heart of what we deliver to our communities. Our values have been put to the test in recent times and we feel we’ve passed with flying colours. We’re delighted it has been recognised and we can’t wait for the awards ceremony.”

The Investors in People Awards will take place virtually on Tuesday 23 November 2021, and this will be the eighth since the awards were launched by Investors in People in 2014.

At New Directions, we have a proud record of team and company level awards. Learn more about our accolades.

About Investors in People

Investors in People’s mission is to make work better by providing accreditation and advise on how to improve efficiency over time.

It has developed and refined the accreditation process for almost three decades to help leaders, employees, and companies work together to create an effective environment.

Over 50,000 organisations, including the New Directions Group, are accredited with Investors in People. Their accreditation is recognised in 66 countries.