YOUNG PEOPLES AWARD

      This can be a school project or any other worthwhile project being carried out by scouts, guides or a group of young people that enriches the area in which they live.

      There are two awards, one for the best project by young people under the age of 12 years and one for those young people aged between 12 and 18 years.

      A nomination to one or both of these will be allowed. To allow the judges to assess each project a minimum of an extra ¼ of an hour per project will be allowed, over and above the time allowed for judging the main entrant.

      Make sure the judges are informed there will be a project(s) to visit as this will have a bearing on timing.

      The following points are what the judges will be looking for and marking on. There are 50 points allowed.

·        Originality and enterprise of the project showing importance of the environmental responsibility. Points to consider are environmental improvement, sustainability, teamwork and the young people’s involvement and increased environmental awareness.

·        Documentation from inception to completion showing details of pupil/youth involvement, aims, plans, developments and possible uses within the National Curriculum (if applicable) Photographs, illustrations, statistics, chart observations etc. may be used. A diary by a young person or a number of young people would be excellent.

·        There should be evidence of planned maintenance (i.e. what will happen during the holidays, etc) plus any ongoing planned developments for the project.