Citizenship Award : Trades House of Glasgow

The Trades House of Glasgow wishes to recognise the excellent work being undertaken by schools in, for and with their communities.

This award is a follow on to the successful Millennium Awards first awarded in 1999.

The award recognises the good work of schools together with their communities.

There is no monetary award, rather a certificate for all commended schools and a plaque for the winning school.

All schools gaining the award will be entitled to display the Trades House logo on their stationery.

The award is open to all schools - pre-5, primary, secondary and special needs.

Schools qualifying for the award competition would be involved in some of the following:

contributing to the life of the local community
participating in local events
undertaking local ventures
contributing to newspapers and other media
linking with local industry/employers
providing events which the local community can attend
involving the local community in the educational life of the school by assisting pupils in a variety of activities
enabling members of the local community to take part in educational experience to encourage lifelong learning
any project which involves the community helping the school or the school helping the community