Finalists for the National Children & Young People Awards 2023 Announced

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE EMPLOYER AWARD

Kids in Charge

Bright Life Living

Blue Elephant Childcare

Cafcass, Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service

Families First Fostering Ltd

Associated Wellbeing

Step Up Children and Family

Golfa Hall and The Oaks

Forevercare

Forge Care

Capital Children’s Care Ltd

Five Rivers Childcare Limited

Safe Haven Adolescent Care Group Ltd

Southwest Education and Care

SureCare Residential Ltd The White Trees Group

Care 4 Every Child

Steppingstones Care

Polaris Community

Nurtured Future Living Limited

Keswick Care

Inicio Group

All Round Care

THE NEWCOMER AWARD

Andrew Bradshaw, Grace house

Dawn Cadwell, Bluebird Eve

Jamie Dunlop, Northwest youth services

Jasmine Forster, Dovedale House

Wendy Griffiths, White Trees Group

Natalie Major, Our Island

Tracy Orchard Clark, Hardwick House

Jade Seal, Conway House

Phoebe Swan, Gateshead Children’s Services

Kirsty Woods, Wakefield Council

THE SUPPORT WORKER AWARD (CENTRAL)

Abbie Anderson, Homes2Inspire, Burtone House

Kieran Matthews, Silverdale House

Charlie Piggott, Nurture Care Group

Kelly Rust, Homes2Inspire, Burtone House

Danielle Spencer, Braidley House

Jack Thompson, Heart, and Home Living

Madeleine Wren, Belhaven

THE SUPPORT WORKER AWARD (NORTH)

Sue Bailey, Pegasus House

Rachel Convey, The Open Care Group

Alex Jarvis, High Peak Disley

John, Wings School, Cumbria

Kerris Lawless, Grace House

Oliver Mcloughlin, Bay View Childcare

Shelbey Moran, Millbrow house

Mark Storey, Crystal Care Solutions

Mike Sumner, Northwest Youth Services

Gareth Tarpey, IDEM Living

Sarah Utting, 21 Huntley Avenue

THE SUPPORT WORKER AWARD (SOUTH)

Kurtis Attridge, Wood Grove

Simon Ashman, Adolescent Support Home Services Ltd

Helen Davies, Ty Cwtch

Hayley Gidley, Park Blue Homes

Bob Logan, Five Rivers Childcare Ltd

Frankie Linham, Canon’s House

Donna Richards, Hatton House

Marcel Ugolor-Drummond, Step Up Children and Family Services

Dave Wenman, Higher Coombe

THE CHILDREN’S HOME MANAGER AWARD (CENTRAL)

Natalie Bamford, Addison House

Sheryl Bayley, Hope House

Marie Clutton, The Oaks

Laura Owen, Consistent Quality Support Ltd

Kim Stafford, Bright Life Living

THE CHILDREN’S HOME MANAGER AWARD (NORTH)

Jean Brown, Children’s Home

Kirsty Donaldson, Artemis Support

Annmarie Farrell, Therapeutic Children’s Residential Home

Paul Ferguson, Blossom House

Aaron Hill, All Round Care

Natalie Johnson, Oak House

Brendan Prior, Fairfield ROC Northwest

Robyn Sharpin, Hardwick House

Gillian Tredoux, Your Chapter organisation

Melanie Todd, Cheviot House

Jade Vallantine, Whispers

Sharon Woolhouse, Wain Close

THE CHILDREN’S HOME MANAGER AWARD (SOUTH)

Claire Akers, Benecare Children Services

Natalija Balatunovic, Benjamin UK

Tara Eldrege, Capital Children’s Care

Sandra Howe, Higher Coombe

Darren Needham, Ocean Lodge

Kim Saunders, Residential Children’s Home

Zoe Sainsbury, Park Blue Homes

Nadine Worle, Bourne House

Zoe, White Horse Care Trust

THE FRONTLINE LEADER AWARD

Naqib Ahmed, Heaton House

Kimberley Capps (Croft), Homes 2 Inspire

Rachael Downey, New Horizons Northwest

Kelly Griffiths, New Horizons

Rick Guy, Next Stage 4 Life

Lisa Honour, SureCare Residential, The White Trees Group

Diana Munarriz, Young Foundations

Anjuman Rashid, 24-7 Limited UK

Shaunice Rankin, Madison House

Syreeta Shah, Apple Tree House Children’s Home

Lauren Walczak, Benecare Children Services

THE SENIOR MANAGER AWARD

Cheyenne Alexander-Japal, Kids in Charge

Mark Bellanfante, Compass Children’s Homes Residential

Jordan Haslam, Netheredge Care

Stevi Hall, Five Rivers Northeast

Alex Jennings, New Horizons NW

Carl Nelson, Residential children’s home

Allison Moss, Chatsworth House

Daniel Old, Residential services

Natalie Amber Raw, Blossom SC

Nikki Robinson, Care 4 Every Child

Tracy Sucksmith, New Horizons NW

Samantha Walshaw, Children & Young People’s Service, Wakefield Council

THE CHILDREN’S HOME TEAM AWARD (CENTRAL)

Berwyn Cottage, Shropshire County Council

Burtone House, Homes2Inspire

Carters House, Bright Life Living

Emma Graley, Step Up Children and Family Services.

New Villa Farm, Outcome First Group

Hayley Self, Nurtured Future Living

The Team, The Firs

The XYP Team, Tor View

The Team, Apple Tree house

Keely Wright, Alder House

Matthew Wood & Lee Neave, Trustcare management

Whole team, Havenbrook

THE CHILDREN’S HOME TEAM AWARD (NORTH)

Mark Bruffell, Witherslack Group

Brook House, New Horizons NW

Bythnod Hendre Team, Branas Isaf Care Tech

Cherry House, Exceptional Care

Culcheth House, ROC Northwest

Nicola Farrington, Lawton House

Richard Fisher & Liberty House Team, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Kirkland Park Children’s Home, Alternative Approach

New Horizons, Amber House

Brendan John Francis Prior, Fairfield, ROC Northwest

The Team, Netheredge Care

The Team Logwood, Idem Living

Tor View, XYP Childcare

THE CHILDREN’S HOME TEAM AWARD (SOUTH)

Fairlands, Keys Group

Delia Goddin, Kids in Charge

Jessica Mitchell, Homes2Inpsire

Ocean Lodge Team, Benecare Children’s Services

Anthony Parry, Amberleigh Care

Plumtree House, Compass Children’s Home

The Team, Canons House respite home

The Team, Sherards Cottage

The Team, The Pilgrim Centre

The Team, Westlyn Care

Amaka Williams, St. Elizabeth’s Children’s Home

THE FOSTER CARER AWARD

Helen Clark and Steven Rickelton, Gateshead Council Fostering Service

Cheryl Morrison, Fostering Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Elma McMurray, Foster Care Agency

Mary and Les Pitman, Fostering Solutions

Martine Smith, Five Rivers Childcare

Nicola and Nicholas Swales, LCC Fostering.

Julie Taylor and Kelvin Matthews, Five Rivers Childcare

THE FOSTERING & ADOPTION AWARD

Jessica Kelly, Families First Fostering

Rachael Victoria Davies, Families First Fostering

THE BIGGEST IMPACT AWARD (INDIVIDUAL)

Andrei Celik, Kisimul Group Ltd

Beanie Healy, Children’s Rights, and Participation team

Marie Jevon, Include ‘In’ Autism

Liana Pearson, My3 limited.

Natalie Pink, IDEM Living

Casey Robinson, Northumberland College

Ellie Taylor, Associated Wellbeing

Kerry Thalia, Discover Inclusion

THE BIGGEST IMPACT AWARD (TEAM)

Kate Aspray and Zoe Hovels, ASYE Academy Team

Tracy Broad and Team, The Beehive Project

Sarah Bourne and Rachael Parker, Somerset County Council

Chatsworth House, Forevercare

Kinship Care Team, Gateshead Council

Rachel Ranner and Team Clifton, Clifton House

Jason Simpson, Hawthorn House

The Team, Heaton House

The Team, Keswick Road

The Team, Myplace Centre

The Emotional Wellbeing Team, Wakefield Council

THE SAFEGUARDING OF CHILDREN AWARD

Karen Bright, Central Bedfordshire Children Services Locality South

Breaking the Cycle Project, Bradford District Youth Services

Kim Davies, Shropshire County Council

Tom Dennison, Intervention Children’s Home

Proud to be Me Project, Essex Children in Care Council

Becca Slater, Arronbeth

John Traynor, CAFCASS, Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service

THE CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AWARD

Helena Aiken, 21 Huntley Avenue

Vicky Prosser, Bridge House School

Chloe-Ann Turner, Central Bedfordshire Council

The Team, Barn Owl Close

The Team, The Lord’s Taverners

The Team, Wakefield Awareness and Support Program

Mariam Waheed, Inclusive Support

THE LEAVING CARE AWARD

Luke Birch, The Firs

Carmen Eardley, Crystal Care Solutions

Rachel Gallon, Shield Support Hub

Jessica Massam, The Meadows

Ocean Lodge Team, Benecare Children’s Services

Jasmine Pinney, Leeds City Council

Residential Staff Team, The Hawthorns

The Team, Next Steps

Zabby Wilson, Stepping Stones Care, Opal House

THE WELLBEING AWARD

Becca Archer, Park House

Sue Bennett, Forte Care Ltd

Sue Harrington, Grahams Consultants

Jeanette McMenamin, Bayview childcare

Noise Solution, Noise Solution

Wellbeing Team, White Trees

THE PARTNERSHIP WORKING AWARD

Tracy Brookes, Grahams Consultants

Breaking the Cycle, District Youth Service Team

FJYPB, Family Justice Young People’s Board

Sarah Laster, Comfort Cases UK

Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise, Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise

The Team, Emotional Wellbeing

THE CHILDREN’S CHAMPION AWARD

Rachel Ashton, Compass Children’s Homes

Saraya Al’Fayed, Brighter Futures

Beth Blackham, Safehaven

Hardwick House, Keswick Care

Nazma Liaqat, Polaris Community

Laura Owen, Consistent Quality Support

Danielle Ross, Cambian Group

Sarah Roskall, Grahams Consultants

Wareesha Sarwar, Jamores homes

THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES’ SOCIAL WORKER AWARD

Poppie Fellows, Notts CC children’s services

Adam Harrison, Wakefield Council

Stevi Hall, Five Rivers

Rob Janes, Wiltshire Council

Dana Murphy, Families First Fostering

Angie Shipley, Wakefield Council

THE SUPPORTED ACCOMODATION AWARD

Carmen Eardley, Crystal Care Solutions

Suzie Jones, Blue Diamond

Kirsty Mawson, Forevercare

The Team, The Beehive Project

David Thompson, Inicio Group

The Team, The FABRIC Family

THE YOUNG CARER AWARD

Tiahna, Young carer

THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD

Mandeep Bhogal, Commissioning Team Children’s Services

Debbie Johnson, Moorcroft

Jo Speight, Wakefield Council

Linzi Sim, Vals Community

David Thompson, Inicio

The Children’s Placements Team, Coventry City Council

Angela Wood, Kisimul Group

Heather Wilson, Breaking the Cycle

THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Simon Ashman, Adolescent Support Home Services Ltd

Sarah Buckley, Honeycombe Group Limited

Karen Jackson, Salutem Care and Education

Clare Lewis, Bay Tree House Group