Get your nominations in for school awards

Jun 16 2011 by Andrew McGilvray, Hamilton Advertiser

PUPILS who help inspire youngsters to take up sport can have their achievements recognised.

Sky Sports Living for Sport have launched the Student of the Year Awards 2011 and invite nominations from secondary school teachers across the UK.

This year a new award has also been created to recognise the teacher who has gone the extra mile in helping their students take part in the initiative.

Sky Sports Living for Sport, delivered in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust, is helping teachers across the UK encourage pupils to get involved in activities and benefit from trying out new disciplines.

All students and teachers who have participated in or run a Sky Sports Living for Sport project this academic year are eligible for nomination.

Regional winners will each receive a £50 sports voucher, a year’s free Sky Sports subscription, a trophy and certificate, and the chance to be interviewed by a Sky Sports film crew.

The school will also receive an extra visit from an Athlete Mentor and £500 towards their school’s next Sky Sports Living for Sport project. The student and teacher will be invited to the UK ceremony in January next year.

The UK winner will receive a £100 sports voucher, the school will receive an extra visit from an Athlete Mentor and £2000 towards their next Sky Sports Living for Sport projects.

The Teacher of the Year and the first and second runner-ups will also win £2000, £1000 and £500, respectively, towards their school’s next project.

In addition all three Teacher of the Year finalists will each receive a year’s free Sky Sports subscription, a trophy and certificate.

To nominate students, teachers should go to www.skysports.com/livingforsport and download the application form.

The closing date is July 15, and successful finalists will be notified during the first week of the Autumn term.

Schools can register for Sky Sports Living for Sport by visiting www.skysports.com/livingforsport