STAFF at an Uphill school have been nominated for a top award for their effort over the past year.

STAFF at an Uphill school have been nominated for a top award for their effort over the past year.

Workers at Westhaven Special School are in the final of the South West Teaching Awards 2010.

A 35-strong delegation from the Ellesmere Road school will be at Bath Assembly Rooms on June 15 to find out if they win the gong, which will be presented by celebrity maths whizz Carol Vorderman.

The school offers GCSE and NVQ courses for 82 children aged seven to 16 with special educational needs.