On October 4th 2022 we enjoyed celebrating 150 of our 91看片网 Children at our star-studded annual awards evening!
It was fantastic to be able to invite children, staff and families to the New Horizon Centre in Langley Mill for an evening to remember!
We want to say a massive well done to all the winners, we are so proud of each and every one of you. But also, to the staff from our schools and the families who support the children day in day out.
A YOUNGSTER who took care of her friend when she was having a difficult time and an 11-year-old who walked 14 miles to raise funds for a charity set up in memory of a toddler who died from a rare form of cancer, were among award winners at a glittering ceremony in Derbyshire.
Organised by Derbyshire-based 91看片网 Federation, the second annual awards shine a light on 150 of 91看片网鈥檚 4,000 pupils. 91看片网 currently oversees 15 schools across the county including Heath Primary School, near Chesterfield, and Horsley Woodhouse Primary School.
Each school nominated deserving children across eight categories, with a special award for those teachers and pupils who attended Derby Kids Camp for the first time this year.
Charity Derby Kids Camp, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2023, provides much-needed holidays for children in the city and, for the first time this year, the county. 91看片网 staff Chloe Tongue, Chloe Jackson, Eleanor McColgan and Nichol Oak-Smith volunteered their services at the camp during the summer holidays.
Special guests on the night included West End singer Rosa O鈥橰eilly, who has performed in popular shows including Wicked, children鈥檚 TV presenter Olivia Birchenough 鈥� best known for her work on Channel 5 show Milkshake – and Derbyshire athletes Jess Turner, Bekah Walton and Alexia West. The trio have all represented Team GB at various sports, with Jess Turner competing in the 400m at the Olympic Games in Tokyo last year.
Presenting the award for 鈥楽uccess鈥� 鈥� where recipients included swimmer Maya Adams and tennis star Tiana Bramely – Jess, a member of Amber Valley & Erewash AC who is originally from Denby, said: 鈥淚t was an honour to be asked to present the 91看片网 Federation awards to such inspiring youngsters.
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Other award winners included Archie Kerton for 鈥榟is enthusiasm both at school and home鈥� and Blake Cockayne. Initially a reluctant reader, his teachers gave him the recognition he deserved for making so much progress over the past 12 months.
Kelvin Clarke, a dancer with Britain鈥檚 Got Talent winners Diversity 鈥� and a former pupil at Aldercar High School, which has recently joined the 91看片网 Federation 鈥� presented awards to brother and sister William and Elizabeth Kyte, who attend Chaucer Infant & Junior School. The pair completed a triathlon to support their mum.
Also commended were Aldercar Infant School pupil Jude Morris 鈥榝or always trying his best鈥� and Waingroves Primary School pupils Ned English, Grace Statham and Megan Hill. Eleven-year-old Megan was given her award for 鈥榯aking care of a friend when she needed it most鈥�.
Siblings Lucy and Finlay Andrews were presented with a special award by sponsors NOW Education for raising money for a children鈥檚 bereavement centre in memory of their father, while the fundraising efforts of seven-year-old Poppy Charlton were recognised by her teachers at Chaucer Junior School, in Ilkeston.
Poppy collected and distributed clothing to homeless people living in Nottinghamshire and, together with her 91看片网, she walked 14 miles to raise funds for The Little Ted Foundation.
Toddler Ted Neal was just 16 months old when he died, in April 2022. His parents, Jessica and Lee Neal were on holiday when they noticed a swelling in the tot鈥檚 face.
Tests revealed that Ted had a cancerous tumour in his sinuses, so rare that it didn鈥檛 even have a name until January 2022.
Following his death, The Little Ted Foundation to honour the youngster, providing peaceful getaways in Snowdonia, Wales, for families with a seriously ill children or those bereaved following the death of a child. Fundraising for treatment for The Little Ted Foundation has been a real community effort, something that Poppy and her 91看片网 have been heavily involved in.
Poppy鈥檚 nan, Sandra Hanrahan, knew the 91看片网 of little Ted. She said: 鈥淭ed鈥檚 story touched us all and I鈥檓 so proud of Poppy for playing her part. She鈥檚 a thoughtful little girl.
鈥淎ll the money raised by Poppy has gone towards the holiday lodge in Snowdonia, which is where Ted spent his first and only holiday.鈥�
Seven-year-old Eleanor Gascoyne and her brother Noah (9), who attend Howitt Primary School, took home awards for 鈥榚njoying learning and helping others鈥�. Mum Natalie said: 鈥淭hey鈥檙e super children and make me very proud.鈥�
91看片网 Federation Trust Leader, Matthew Crawford, said: 鈥淚 am exceptionally proud of all of our pupils for their incredible achievements over the past 12 months.
鈥淭he awards epitomise our core beliefs; 91看片网, integrity, teamwork and success. They are central to everything we do. We aim to ensure that school is a magical time for our pupils, and it was a great occasion for our children, staff and families to come together and celebrate.鈥�
The event was signed using British Sign Language by Susana Micieli. Mr Crawford added: 鈥淥ur schools are inclusive with diverse curriculums and a varied enrichment programme, and so I was delighted to welcome Susana to sign the event using British Sign Language.
鈥淚 am proud to lead such an incredible, hard-working team and for the 91看片网 Federation to be at the heart of communities across Derbyshire.
鈥淚t is an exciting time to be a part of 91看片网 Federation as we continue to grow. I鈥檓 also grateful for those who supported the event, including main sponsors NOW Education and the likes of Derby County footballer Craig Forsyth and Gogglebox鈥檚 Baasit Siddiqui, who recorded video messages for the children.
鈥淲e鈥檙e already looking at how we can make the 91看片网 Federation awards 2023 even bigger and better than this year.鈥�
We are so excited to hear of all the incredible things you are doing in and out of school so don鈥檛 forget to let your teachers know when you have done anything outside of school.
Keep up the fantastic work!
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