Sunderland Young Achievers’ Awards - nominations now open!

Message on behalf of Together For Children:

Dear colleagues,

Sunderland Young Achievers’ Awards nominations now open!

Our annual Sunderland Young Achievers’ Awards are back for 2022 and the search is on for the shining stars of Sunderland who’ve shown real courage, talent or dedication. This year is extra special as we celebrate 30 years of the awards in the city – can you help us make this year’s awards our biggest and best yet?

If you work with a young person or group of young people aged between 8 to 20, you can nominate them for a Young Achievers’ Award in one of the following categories:

• Personal Achievement (individual)
• Young Apprentice (individual)
• Young Carer (individual)
• Service to the Community (individual)
• Service to the Community (group)
• Service to the Environment (individual)
• Service to the Environment (group)
• School Achievement (individual)
• School Achievement (group)
• Sport (individual)
• Sport (group)
• Music and Performing Arts (individual)
• Music and Performing Arts (group)
• Peer Award (individual)
• Peer Award (group)

You can find out more about each category here.

Nominations can be made by any professional, as well as teachers and school based staff, community/voluntary organisations, parents and carers, family and friends, and other young people – if you know a young person who’s done something amazing, we want to hear about it. Make your nomination now!

Please help us spread the word by forwarding this information onto anyone you work with who might want to nominate a young person that they know.

We’ll be celebrating with an awards ceremony on Friday 30 September 2022 – keep an eye out for more information coming soon.

In the meantime, if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch at communications@togetherforchildren.org.uk