Anti-Bullying Award
What is the Diana Anti-Bullying Award?
Bullying is one of the most devastating problems faced by today’s schools and it leaves victims unhappy and frightened, sometimes with devastating consequences. However, thousands of young people across the UK do amazing work to combat the problem, and the Diana Anti-Bullying Award recognises the outstanding contributions they make to help eradicate bullying in their schools or communities.
Who is eligible for the Award?
The Award is open to all young people aged 5 - 18 who have met the following criteria:
- Participating in, leading or setting up an anti-bullying programme.
- Demonstrating exceptional qualities and skills.
- Receiving training from a recognised source and having ongoing support from adults.
- Being the subject of testimonials or other evidence that shows how their work has improved other people’s lives.
- Taking part in the activity for a minimum of 6 months.
You will find examples of our Award Holders’ outstanding work in these pages. You are sure to know young people engaged in similar work.
How many young people can I nominate?
Schools, colleges and other organisations that work with young people aged 5 - 18 may either nominate between one and six individuals for the same or different activities or you can nominate a group of up to 30 young people who have taken part in the same qualifying activity.
If putting forward a group, you will need to provide evidence that each member has contributed fully to the activity for which they have been nominated.
How often can I nominate?
Each organisation, school or college can nominate once in every academic year.
Do all nominees receive an Anti-Bullying Award?
Yes. Every nominee who meets the qualifying criteria will receive the Diana Anti-Bullying Award.
What do Award Holders receive?
Individual Award Holders receive a hand-written certificate (also signed in facsimile by Prime Minister Gordon Brown). The nominating organisation or school is also given a certificate to mark its involvement in the Award.
Members of groups that have been successfully nominated receive a certificate to confirm their membership of that group. Once again, the nominating organisation will receive a commemorative certificate.
Individuals and group members will also receive the Diana Award lapel pin
Why should I nominate?
Young people are enormously proud when they receive a Diana Anti-Bullying Award. The Award is a strong antidote to the negative image of how young people are so often portrayed. They do act as a force of good and continue to make a lasting difference to others. They are valuable citizens who have a vital role to play. They do hold the future of our nations in their hands.
When a young person receives a Diana Anti-Bullying Award, it’s also a reason for the nominating school or organisation to celebrate and give encouragement to those young people whose work has made such a positive contribution to the wider community. By doing this, you will also be fulfilling the outcomes of all our four nations' legislations concerning children, particularly embracing the following: participation, enjoyment, achievement and attainment.
Becoming a Diana Anti-Bullying Award Holder also opens up opportunities for young people to take part in our Ambassadors programme and represent the Award - a movement that has now involved over 24,000 young people across the UK. Additionally, this programme gives them the opportunity to develop the skills and confidence to become young leaders and community entrepreneurs.
How simple is the nomination process?
It is very simple.
You need to ask a number of young people and three or four staff members to form a Nominations Committee, which should chaired by a senior manager and, where applicable, include a member of the organisations or groups responsible for the activities in which the nominees have been involved.
This Committee will be responsible for choosing your Award Holder(s) in accordance with the nomination criteria. It will also need to consider:
how long the activity has endured and each young person's personal commitment to it; and
the impact of the activity on tackling bullying.
When your Nominations Committee has decided which young person or young people it will put forward for a Diana Anti-Bullying Award, please fill in the attached form and return it to us.
When will I hear whether our nomination has been successful?
Once we receive your form, we will inform you in writing whether or not your nomination is successful (and if it meets our criteria, it will be). We will usually do this within two weeks, but we may take a little longer during busy periods near each deadline.
We will mail all certificates to successful schools and organisations no longer than three weeks after the deadline date.
When are the nomination deadlines?
The next nomination deadline is 21st May 2010.
