Winners Announced in "What London Means To Me" Competition

In an exclusive prize giving ceremony in central London, the winners of the London-wide schools comp

Winners Announced in 'What London Means To Me' Competition

Schools in Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham and Barnet walk away with the top prizes

In an exclusive prize giving ceremony in central London, the winners of the London-wide schools competition, What London Means to Me' were revealed with prizes going to school children and schools across the capital. The competition judges were highly impressed with the standards of the entries, which were based on a child's interpretation of London life in the form of music, art, film/media, audio, photography or literature.

Run by education recruitment specialists, Select Education and supported by London Metropolitan Archives (LMA), the competition has been a unique chance to gain a child's eye view of London from children of all backgrounds and walks of life. The winners of the competition will now get the chance to see their work on display in a special exhibition at the LMA in central London.

The overall winners were:

• (Art category) Stephanie Beute, Telferscot Primary School, Lambeth
• (Literature category) Harvey Case, Edmund Waller Primary School, Lewisham
• (Photography)
Ricardo Walters, Eleanor Smith (EBD Secondary), Newham
• (Film)
Mukita, Arisa, Xavier, Louiza, Akash, Woodcroft Primary, Barnet

Prizes for the winners included 200 for each individual winner and a further 800 worth of equipment for their school.

Stephanie Beute, aged 10, winner of the art category from Telferscot Primary School commented, 'I love all the exciting things in London like Big Ben and London Bridge. I really wanted to make something fun and colourful because art is my favourite subject, so I took the inspiration for my picture from an artist called Giuseppe Arcimboldo who painted people made out of fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books, to show everything that I see as London.'

Peter Flannery, Managing Director of Select Education comments, 'We've been highly encouraged by the interest in the competition and also the standard of the entries received. Its great that schools have embraced it as part of the curriculum, but more than anything it is wonderful to see the creativity of the children and their different interpretations and experiences.'

The 'What London Means to Me' competition was designed to support curriculum subjects including History, Geography, Citizenship, Art, English and ICT, including lesson plans when schools registered for the competition.