The John Hawkins Award
The John Hawkins’ Award
The John Hawkins’ Award is presented annually to a youth offending service for innovation and creativity in youth justice practice. It is usually presented towards the end of the year at the Youth Justice Convention in either November or December.
John was Head of East Sussex YOT and Treasurer of the AYM, until his untimely death in 2011: the award is established in his memory with agreement from John’s family.
*Do you have a programme or project that you feel demonstrates innovation or creativity, and which provides positive outcomes for children you work with in youth justice?
If you feel a programme demonstrates these values then please nominate them for the award. The applications for this award are judged by our previous winners and their project participants and a winner selected each year.
Please email your nominations to: secretary@aym.org.uk
Winners
2024 – Winners
Coventry Youth Justice Service – ‘Inspire Day’
2023 – Winners
Camden Youth Justice Service and ‘Honest Grind Coffee’ initiative
2022 – Winners
Bradford and District Youth Justice Service SPARKS! Project
2021 – Winners
Wakefield Youth Justice Service: Holistic Approach to Education, Inclusion and Well Being.
2020 – Joint Winners
2019 – Winners
Bradford YOT : ‘Child Friendly Plan’
2018 – Winners
Gloucestershire Youth Support Team and The Music Works: “Making It” programme.
2017 – Winners
2016 – Winners
Leeds YOT: BeSmart
2015 – Winners
Liverpool YOT’s Street Doctors
2014 – Winners
Skill Mill at Newcastle YOT.