Jack Petchey Achievement Award
The Jack Petchey Achievement Award Scheme is our flagship programme which recognises outstanding young people aged 11-25 across London and Essex. Groups on the scheme get to celebrate the achievements of young people and apply for a package of grants, worth up to £6,100 per year, to support their activities.
How the scheme works
Organisations on the scheme nominate young people they would like to celebrate and acknowledge for an Achievement Award. Each award winner then receives a certificate, pin badge and a book from Sir Jack himself. They also choose how to spend a £300 grant to benefit their school or organisation. As well as this, organisations on the scheme get to apply for a package of other small grants throughout the year.
Awards mean different things to different people. The Achievement Awards are not solely for academic achievement – they may be used to recognise a personal triumph for someone who has faced a challenge, a young person who has pushed themselves outside of their comfort zone or it may be an opportunity to recognise the outstanding efforts of a team player.
A young person is nominated by their peers in their school or youth organisation. An important part of the scheme is the involvement of young people in selecting the award winners for their hard work and efforts. We want young people to recognise and celebrate the success of their peers.
All award winners are invited to attend one of our fun ceremonies to be presented with a medallion in front of their families, friends and VIPs.
Recent Award Winners
Name: Isabel Gormanly
Reason for Achievement
Congratulations to our latest Jack Petchey Foundation award winner, Izzy! Izzy has made fantastic progress this season, starting off playing in the W4’s and moving up to playing in the W3’s and even a few W2’s matches where she showed great spirit (and speed!). A promising talent and one we look forward to seeing continue to grow and develop with the Club
Name: Veronica Butler
Reason for Achievement
Veronica accepted the challenge to play with the women's teams this year and has impressed all the adults with her energy, work rate and enthusiasm since doing so. Starting in the 4th team, she has contributed to some winning results, and in November played for the 3rd team where the captain reported a strong performance. Veronica has speed, determination and a growing confidence which is great to see.
Name:Thomas O’Donnell
Reason for Achievement
Thomas has caught the eye this season with his breathtaking speed and determination, winning a place in the England Hockey Talent Academy, and a promotion to the Mens 3s team. With incisive runs and brave and mature positional sense he is regularly providing goals and assists, and has become a key member of the side, already drawing interest from the higher teams.
Name: Adam Tidiman
Reason for Achievement
Another deserving Jack Petchey Foundation award winner! Well done to Adam on his nomination for showing significant improvement this season, stepping up from M4s and growing in maturity and confidence to become a core part of the M3s squad. He’s showed real commitment to training this season, cycling to almost every session despite living some distance away and is always thinking about the game and eager to help out. A future star in the making
Name: Tom Lota
Reason for Achievement
Name: Maryame Suberbere
Reason for Achievement