Nominations open for the Great Practice Awards 2021

All over Bristol people are working hard to improve services and outcomes for people with multiple disadvantage. Golden Key launched the Great Practice Awards in 2019 to celebrate the work of individuals, organisations and networks that are creating systemic change across the city.

We believe that by shining a spotlight on what is working well, we can all learn together and begin to improve the system as a whole.

The nomination process is now open and the closing date for submissions is Friday 11th June 2021 at 12 noon.

Do you know a person, organisation or network who is doing fantastic work improving the lives of people with multiple disadvantage? We welcome nominations from across the city in the following seven categories:

Inspiring Learning Award

This award celebrates those who have successfully engaged, informed or inspired others, bringing about positive action or a change in behaviour to improve the lives of people with complex needs. Nominees can include individuals, organisations or networks.

This work can be online or offline e.g. a campaign, piece of lobbying, training, creating platforms for sharing learning.

Change for Good Award

This award recognises the importance of trauma- and psychologically-informed approaches when working with people experiencing multiple disadvantage. It celebrates individuals and organizations that put the needs of each individual at the heart of everything they do.

Examples could include creating reflective spaces, allowing for mistakes and considering the wider impact of decisions and changes.

Developing Trust Award

This award recognises the importance of developing trusting relationships. It celebrates individuals, organisations or networks that act with integrity when working with people to make change happen.

Cultivating Change Award

The Cultivating Change Award recognises that, in order to create system change, people need to feel empowered to create change themselves. The award is for individuals who trust, support and facilitate others to make changes to the system that positively impact on the lives of people with complex needs.

This could include line managers, commissioners, your colleagues.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champion Award

This award recognises individuals, organisations or networks who engage with diverse communities and seek to address power imbalances to make the system more accessible, inclusive and effective for those who are excluded or disadvantaged in multiple ways.

Independent Futures Award

This award celebrates individuals, organisations and networks who demonstrate a commitment to co-production by meaningfully and creatively collaborating with people with lived experience of multiple disadvantage to change the system.

This could include community groups, volunteers, commissioners, services, businesses.

System Change Hero Award

This award applauds the individuals who are working to make the system better for everyone. This person takes the bigger picture into account, making connections, sharing learning and working across organisational boundaries to create better experiences for people with complex needs using services. This award will be decided by popular public vote.

Coronavirus restrictions allowing, the winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at Paintworks on Monday 5th July 2021.