The judging involves carefully looking at hundreds of entries, every single one of which represents real and tangible achievement and hard work. Every project has worked in the real world, often against a challenging background, but coming through with improvements in children's lives. The variety of the entries is kaleidoscopic and the judges have to work hard to whittle the entries down to a final shortlist.
The awards gala itself is a magnificent occasion for the public affirmation of the creative work of all the runners-up and the award winners. The most important outcome, though, is that brilliant practitioner-led development work is valued and publicised, not simply to be copied elsewhere, but rather to increase our knowledge about what works and what can be achieved. Listening to the winners, the theme is always "we didn't do this for ourselves, but for children and young people". So, after the recent 2015 awards ceremony, you can see why I am in feel-good mode.
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