VIP (Values in Practice) Awards

These awards recognise individual colleagues, volunteers and teams who demonstrate our values in action, live our behaviours and make a true difference to Barnardo’s.

Thank you so much for the Volunteer VIP award, I am amazed and delighted to receive it. I am very touched by the kind thoughts and words expressed by my manager and colleagues in the nomination.

Jackie Pitans, Volunteer at our Swansea, Cadle store

Volunteer Winner Spring 2024

Being nominated for the VIP Award makes me feel honoured and grateful that people appreciate my efforts to support families and help them. I’m proud to be recognised for making a difference in the lives of parents and their children.

Heida Benayache, Volunteer at Stronger Together, Brent Family Wellbeing Centres

Volunteer Nominee Summer 2023

I was so pleased to have been nominated for the VIP Awards and then to find out I had won an award was amazing. I felt valued and appreciated for my role and it was great to be recognised for supporting the young people I work with.

Cariad Downer, Therapist at Isle of Wight Frankie Counselling Service

Colleague Winner Summer 2023

I would like to thank Barnardo's and my colleagues for nominating me for the first VIP volunteer award. I was both amazed and overwhelmed to have been chosen as the overall winner!

Sheila Clayton, Volunteer Group Helper at our Warwick District Children and Family Centres

Volunteer Winner Summer 2023

It was a huge honour to be commended for the prestigious Barnardo's VIP award for all the work I had been doing within Data & Insight for Children's Services. It was fantastic to hear how the Quality Conversation dashboard was helping so many colleagues in improving their delivery of so many vital services.

Zubair Ahmad, Senior Data Analyst in Data and Insights

Highly Commended Colleague Summer 2023

It is such an honour to have been nominated and granted Barnardo’s VIP award! I treasure my role as a Child Sexual Exploitation Project Worker. I get to spend my days with some of the bravest children and young people in Bristol.

Jo Ritchie, Project Worker at BASE in Bristol

Colleague Winner Spring 2023

I felt so overwhelmed about winning my VIP award. It was a total surprise. I was awarded it for doing visuals for parents with children with autism and ADHD [...] As a parent with a child with autism, I know how important it is for parents to have support.

Charmain Garrard, Barnardo’s Community Early Help Worker

Colleague Winner Autumn 2022 (inaugural round of the VIP Awards)

Congratulations to our most recent VIP Award winners: Yunus Bham, Jackie Pitans, and colleagues from our Children's Services teams in Plymouth.

Winners

For our most recent round of the Awards, we received over 230 nominations.

Congratulations to our Spring 2024 winners

Yunus Bham, Senior Manager of Partnership Development, winner of our colleague VIP Award Spring 2024
Jackie Pitans, volunteer in our Swansea, Cadle store, winner of our volunteer VIP Award Spring 2024.
Tracy Tucker, Kathryn Hussey, Tracy Taylor, Laura Delamar, Laura Sharpe, Kimberley Daw, Mary-Anne Azzopardi, Gemma Campbell, Victoria Charles, Maria Palapanou, Angel Reeves, Linda James, Kate Lainchbury, India Rolt, Sharon Roach, Dawn Godfrey, Jessica Kayes, Charlotte Rundle-Jones, Michelle Thornton, Mandy Soutar, Sam Howard, Sam Grace, Kerrie Russell, Rocky Williams, Amy Trethewey, Katie Tye, Sophie Bridgeman, Kelly Ahern, Katie Cuer, Gemma MacFayden and Shannon Tweedie from our Children's Services teams in Plymouth, winners of the CEO Exceptional Service Award March 2024.

Lynn Perry has recorded a short video message to recognise and celebrate their hard work and contribution to Barnardo's.

Previous Winners

Summer 2023

Cariad Downer, Therapist at our Isle of Wight Frankie Counselling Service, winner of our colleague VIP Award
Zubair Ahmad, Senior Data Analyst in Data and Insights, highly commended for our colleague VIP Award
Sheila Clayton, Volunteer Group Helper at our Warwick District Children and Family Centres, winner of our volunteer VIP Award
All our volunteers at our Isle of Wight Early Help Service, highly commended for our volunteer VIP Award

Spring 2023

Jo Ritchie, BASE Bristol, winner of our colleague VIP Award

Autumn 2022

Charmain Garrard, Barnardo’s Community Early Help Worker, Southeast Hampshire and Isle of Wight, winner of our colleague VIP Award
Kim Jovanovic, Training Facilitator, Triangles Care Journeys, winner of our colleague VIP Award
Marie Williams, Regional Manager, Retail Region B, winner of our colleague VIP Award

Nominations

The VIP Awards will reopen for nominations in the summer.

At the start of each awards period, nominations open for six weeks. This is a chance to say thank you and celebrate the achievements of those you work with. You can nominate any Barnardo’s colleague and/or volunteer (individual or team) in three simple steps:

Tell the action
Connect to one of our values and/or behaviours
Explain their impact

Our Corporate Leadership Team will review all submissions with an overall winner chosen by our CEO, Lynn Perry.

General Guidance

Read our FAQs for more information.

Guidance for Volunteer Nominations

See our guidance on how a volunteer might demonstrate our values in action.

See an example volunteer nomination.

Prize

We want to recognise your outstanding contributions in a meaningful way and so, you'll receive an amazing experience day gift card where you can choose anything from a river cruise to spa days or a football stadium tour to a cookery school course. The choice is yours! Individual winners will receive a voucher worth £150 and team winners will receive a voucher worth up to £500.