Jack Petchey

Jack Petchey Award

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The Jack Petchey Achievement Award Scheme is a charitable programme which recognises outstanding young people aged 11-25 across London and Essex. Groups on the scheme get to celebrate the achievements of young people and apply for a package of grants, worth up to £6,400 per year, to support their activities.

How the scheme works

Organisations on the scheme nominate young people they would like to celebrate and acknowledge for an Achievement Award. Each award winner then receives a certificate, pin badge and a book from Sir Jack himself. They also choose how to spend a £300 grant to benefit their school or organisation. As well as this, organisations on the scheme get to apply for a package of other small grants throughout the year.

Jack Petchey Achievement Award winners are young people who have gone above and beyond to achieve – perhaps when others thought they might fail.

“The Achievement Awards are primarily about recognising those who put in the effort and do their best.”
Sir Jack Petchey CBE

Each year, Jack Petchey recognises circa 12,000 Achievement Award winners and invest £3.5m through the Achievement Award scheme.

Awards mean different things to different people. The Achievement Awards are not solely for academic achievement – they may be used to recognise a personal triumph for someone who has faced a challenge, a young person who has pushed themselves outside of their comfort zone or it may be an opportunity to recognise the outstanding efforts of a team player.

A young person is nominated by their peers in their school. An important part of the scheme is the involvement of young people in selecting the award winners for their hard work and efforts. We want young people to recognise and celebrate the success of their peers. At St Bernards, anyone can nominate a student and the nominations are whittled down by the Head Student Team. Winners are awarded their badges and certificates in assembly in school.

In addition, all award winners are invited to attend one of the regional award ceremonies to be presented with a medallion in front of their families, friends and VIPs.

Over 1,500 schools and youth organisations run our scheme across London and Essex. The programme provides quality resources and funding to help organisations add a bit of sparkle to the great work they already do.

“Winning the Achievement Award not only helped me with my confidence, as it showed to me that I was valued by my peers, but it also showed me that I was able to achieve through my hard work and determination.” Ellen, aged 16

If you would like to nominate a student for an achievement award, or a member of St Bernard’s Staff for a Leader’s Award, click on the link: Link here