BELIEVE IN ME AWARDS 2005
25 winners give positive views of care
The Who Cares? Trust, together with The Department for Education and Skills, held the first national awards for adults working with children in care, at Claridge’s Hotel, London, on 16 March 2005. All award winners were nominated by children and young people in care.
To see pictures of the awards ceremony, please click here.
The Believe in Me Awards celebrate how adults working in the care system can make a positive difference to young people in care. The awards recognize the positive impact that promoting and supporting children’s talents and interests can have on their lives. The awards were open to a broad range of professionals and carers, and were nominated solely by young people.
The initiative came from recommendations within the green paper Every Child Matters and had the backing of Margaret Hodge MP, Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families. Having a breadth of professionals and carers as award winners underscores the government’s commitment to a new workforce for children, putting them at the heart of services.
The Believe in Me Awards are designed to raise the profile of foster care by recognising the invaluable contribution foster carers make, and to encourage potential foster carers to come forward.
The Evaluation
The Who Cares? Trust has agreed to evaluate the impact of the awards ceremony. We will be asking professionals about their morale and that of their colleagues. Let us know your views by clicking below to download the questionnaire:
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