The categories
There are twelve award categories for 2027:
- Outstanding Contribution in Education
- Making a Difference with Animals
- Transformational Leadership
- Inspiring Change Through Creative Practice
- Breaking the Mould
- No One Left Behind
- Making a Difference Together
- Incredible Volunteer Contribution
- Partnership That Makes a Difference
- Lifetime Achievement
- Rising Star (aged 18 to 30)
- Woman Making a Difference
You can nominate yourself or someone else, and enter more than one category.
What makes a good entry
Tell us about the work and the difference it has made. Examples and testimonials strengthen an entry, but they are not required.
How judging works
Every entry is read and screened, and the strongest go through as finalists. An independent panel then scores the finalists on impact, clarity, creativity and relevance. The size of your organisation does not matter. It is the difference you have made that counts.
See the award categories.