Our annual celebration of the achievements of Devon’s children and young people in care and care leavers takes place on Friday 4 July 2025 and is a chance to meet up, say well done and celebrate the successes of all our children and young people.
There are no winners or losers, all nominees will be invited to the event and awarded a personalised certificate and £10 gift card.
This is your opportunity to nominate all the young people you work with, or care for, who you think have achieved something significant for them over the last year.
**Please ensure your nomination reason is concise (no more than five sentences), appropriate to the printed on the certificate and read out at the event**
Who can be nominated?
Children and young people in care to Devon’s Local Authority and care leavers, aged 5-25 years, who have been looked after by Devon County Council for 13 or more weeks and are happy to be nominated.
Who cannot be nominated?
Unfortunately Children in Care to other LAs, Previously LAC or those under Special Guardianship Orders are not eligible to attend the event or receive a gift card, although we can have a personalised certificate printed which could then be presented to them at school/college or posted home. Please complete the nomination form, noting in Question 10 that the young person is in Care to another Local Authority/PLAC/SGO, or email: childrenincareawards-mailbox@devon.gov.uk.
Nomination process and deadline
As nominations are received each young person will have their invitation posted to them and their carers at their placement address. (Strict deadline for nominations is Sunday 8 June 2025).
If your young person wants to attend the event but does not wish to be called up on stage to receive their certificate, this can easily be arranged by emailing: childrenincareawards-mailbox@devon.gov.uk (or you can add this in Question 10 of the online Nomination Form).
If your young person does not wish to attend the event then please let us know (so we don’t have to chase) and their certificate and gift card will then be posted out to them after the event (or you can add this in Question 10 of the online Nomination Form).
Social Workers and PAs are invited to attend with their nominated young people (in addition to each nominee’s two guests). A calendar invite will be sent soon to all children’s social workers/PAs so please accept/decline to give us an idea of numbers, or add this info in Question 10 of the online nomination form.
This information has been emailed to designated teachers in schools, social workers, personal advisors, residential workers, foster carers and other colleagues throughout DCC but feel free to share it. It will also be published in every Fostering Newsletter and regular email reminders will be sent to all.
If you have any queries please contact Kate Clarke at childrenincareawards-mailbox@devon.gov.uk or call 01392 384786.