Helen O' Grady Shortlisted Winners

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The Helen O’ Grady Special Award is the flagship Award in The Remote Worker Awards, in association with BT Business, where The Helen O’ Grady Drama Academy is giving away a home based business worth £15k!

This 'life changing' competition was open to everyone and so easy to win! Entrants with an interest or an enthusiasm for social interaction and communication with young people were asked to show how they would combine their love of drama or their experience teaching children. 

Helen O’ Grady Principal
The winner of The Helen O’ Grady Special Award will become a Helen O’ Grady Principal and receive an exclusive territory to work in. She will also receive comprehensive initial training, regular ongoing support and reassuring financial advice. All for answering three easy questions and showing why she should win this extraordinary Award.

The Helen O’Grady Drama Academy’s affordable international drama program is delivered weekly to almost 13,000 children in the UK alone and to many more in twenty five other countries worldwide.  

The Remote Worker Awards will culminate in a winning ceremony at the stunning Cliveden House in Berkshire on 10^th September, where the shortlisted winners will find out if they ahve won this superb prize that will change their working life!

Short Listed Winners
These four lucky women are the best entrants and are now in the running to win a successful full time business run from their home office!

Catherine Prout:
From Warwick in Warwickshire
Catherine’s background in the arts, and in particular in drama, has led to her being short-listed for the Helen O’Grady Special Award. 

Her passions have been children and the theatre and she is an ideal candidate to be considered for opening a Helen O’Grady Drama Academy in her area. 

Catherine has been dedicated to whatever role she has been employed in over the last few years and will bring enthusiasm, confidence and experience if she was to win this Award.

Read more about Catherine's entry to The Helen O' Grady Special Award.

Abbe Martin:
From Dunsford, Exeter,
Abbe’s background in the arts and in particular drama, makes her an ideal candidate to be included on the short-list for the Helen O’Grady Drama Academy Award. 

Her love of children and recognition of how they can benefit from a self-development programme is most evident in her application. 

She has reached a stage in her life where operating her own business from home would be the correct decision, in an area in which she has had enormous experience. 

Read more about Abbe's entry to the The Helen O’ Grady Special Award.

Louise Snell:
From Poole in Dorset
Louise has had a background in marketing which would be an invaluable asset if she was to be selected to receive the Helen O’Grady Drama Academy Award. 

Her motivation for entering for this Award was her desire to do what she felt was important both career wise and business wise; she will certainly be able to do this in offering self-development classes to children. 

Louise’s realisation of the importance of communication skills was apparent as she was growing up and wishes to instil these skills in children from a very early age.

Read more about Louise's entry to the Helen O' Grady Special Award.

Sarah Walton:
From Preston, Lancs
Sarah’s background as a teacher, both in English and Drama for the last 15 years is an excellent background for running a Helen O’Grady Drama Academy. 

With young children of her own, operating a business from home is a perfect solution to being involved with a business of her choosing as well as enabling her to spend valuable time with her family as they grow up.

Read more about Sarah's entry to the The Helen O’ Grady Special Award.

About Helen O’ Grady Drama Academy

Helen O’Grady offers age-appropriate classes for students from 5 through to 17 years of age. The programme is designed to allow new enrolments throughout the year, space permitting.

The curriculum content is ideally suited to complement the work being carried out in schools; GCSE topics are regularly included in the lessons. Helen O’Grady offers an ‘In School’ programme, themed workshops and cover for PPA time that brings an innovative curriculum directly into the classroom.