Children's Champions Awards
The Children’s Champions Awards are prestigious honours to celebrate people who go the extra mile to make a positive difference to the lives of our kids.
The Children’s Champions Awards are a partnership between Barnardo's and the News of the World and supported by the Post Office, with whom Barnardo’s has a long-term partnership.
The awards – which fall into eight categories - will honour the people that members of the public think have done a brilliant, unsung job for children over the last year. It may be anyone from a brilliant teacher to a school dinner lady, a life-saving doctor to a member of the emergency services or a fabulous foster mum.
Barnardo's has been involved with the Children’s Champions Awards since it started seven years ago. There is even a dedicated Barnardo’s award for an exceptional Barnardo's worker.
Nominations are open from now until the end of February, with the glittering awards ceremony to take place on March 3, 2010 at a top London hotel, where the winners will receive prizes from top celebrities.
Prizes
Prizes include
- an all expenses-paid trip to London staying in the five-star Marriott County Hall Hotel;
- a reception with the Prime Minister;
- a celebrity studded gala awards evening at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London's Park Lane;
- a VIP trip on the London Eye and
- a visit to the world famous London Aquarium.
And, to top it off, the winner in each category will receive £5,000, with the overall winner - Britain's Children's Champion - getting £10,000.
Dr David Barnardo, the great-great nephew of Thomas Barnardo, is thrilled to be on the celebrity judging panel again this year:
Barnardo’s has been at the forefront of caring for young people for more than 100 years and during that time we’ve made amazing strides to help children to turn their lives around.
The Children’s Champions awards are a way to celebrate people who have made a vast difference to the lives of children. This could be through an act of tremendous courage, bravery or just simply never giving up on them. Barnardo's is delighted to be at the heart of these awards to recognise the incredible people that do extraordinary things to improve the lives of children.
For a full list of categories click here
How to nominate
Download the nomination form to nominate someone for an award. Nominations close at the beginning of February 2010. Nomination forms can also be found in Barnardo’s shops across the UK.
Further information
For more information about the awards visit the News of the World Children's Champions website News of the World Children's Champions website.
