Youth Awards

This award recognises young people or groups of young people who have shown leadership in their community. This includes young people or groups of young people who:

• Provide a positive and rewarding service to young people in their community
• Demonstrate excellence in leadership skills and are making a positive impact in their community
• Promote and ensure safety of young people in the greater community
• Make a positive difference to the environment.

This may have been demonstrated through:

• Behaviours that show the welfare of their community and the people within it, are at the heart of what they do
• Volunteering their time generously, willingly and selflessly, or actively contributing towards the positive development of their community
• Leadership, commitment and positive role modelling within their chosen community.  This could be in sports, arts, education or other community-based activities

This award recognises a young person who has demonstrated personal growth and endurance to overcome hardships or to achieve their goals.

This may be demonstrated but is not limited to any of the following:

• Family
• Culture
• Sexual orientation
• Geographic Location
• Long-term unemployment
• Health
• Disability
• Education

This award recognises a Youth Worker that has demonstrated commitment to the wellbeing, participation and capacity building within their role. Workers include but are not limited to Police, Child Protection, Health, Education, Youth Work and Youth Services, including those working with young people in the sports and recreation and arts and culture sector.

This may be demonstrated through the following:

• Act as a role model for their peers and excelled at building positive relationships with young people
• Made significant improvement in policy and practice in engagement

All young people nominated will be recognised at the Youth Showcase (2025 details TBC) and receive a certificate.