Philip Lawrence Awards Network

Media enquiries

Please contact Ben Miller, Press Officer on 020 7840 7216

Press Releases

• Date: 20 June 2011 - Youth awards reach out to young people in prison
• Date: 16 September 2010 - Call for young people in Wales to enter Philip Lawrence Awards
• Date: 10 September 2010 - Last chance to enter - Tim Loughton MP, Sir Trevor McDonald and young people encourage entries
• Date: 09 September 2010 - Who am I? campaign
• Date: 15 July 2010 - East Enders actress stars in film made by Philip Lawrence Award winners
• Date: 29 March 2010 - 2010 Awards Launch
• Date: 08 December 2009 - 2009 National winners release
• Date: 08 December 2009 - 2009 Winners Fawcett Youth Group
• Date: 08 December 2009 - 2009 Winners Haringey Shed Youth Theatre
• Date: 08 December 2009 - 2009 Winners Youth4Youth
• Date: 08 December 2009 - 2009 Winners Youthlife
• Date: 08 December 2009 - 2009 Winners Crosscultures
• Date: 08 December 2009 - 2009 Winners NPT Youth Council
• Date: 08 December 2009 - 2009 Winners Body Rocks
• Date: 08 December 2009 - 2009 Winners GGP in OT
• Date: 08 December 2009 - 2009 Winners Halmer End Youth Association
• Date: 08 December 2009 - 2009 Winners Yorkshire Mixtures

Notes to editors

The Philip Lawrence Awards reward groups of young people (aged11-20) who are leading work in their schools and communities to improve their lives and the lives of others; improving community safety and promoting active citizenship. Nominations close on 15 September 2010.

Up to 30 regional finalists will be recognised in November, and up to ten national winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in London on 7 December.

Winning groups receive:
• An invitation to the awards ceremony in London
• National and local recognition for their great work
• Acknowledged as young leaders
• Opportunity to be part of the PLAnet fellowship and get involved in the 2011 awards
• A short film about their project
• £1000 to spend on their project

The Philip Lawrence Awards were established in memory of head teacher Philip Lawrence who was murdered outside his school in December 1995.

The awards are funded by the Home Office and Department for Education, and managed by young people’s charity Catch22.

Catch22 works with 37,000 young people in more than 150 places in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It helps young people find ways out of tough situations by building strong relationships with them and tackling the problems they face through specialist projects.