IFG Awards 2026 – Skills Development | Inspire Future Generations Awards

Inspire Future Generations Awards 2026 — Skills Development

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Skills Development
This category recognises projects that help children and young people develop skills, knowledge, confidence or experience through the built environment.

Before starting your submission, please review the full category guidance, examples and judging criteria:

Learn more:
https://www.thorntoneducationtrust.org/skill-development-ifga26

Please focus on:
What skills, knowledge, confidence or experience the project aimed to develop
How children and young people developed skills, knowledge, confidence or experience through the project
What changed as a result of their participation and learning

Keep your answers clear and concise. Bullet points are welcome — you do not need to write an award-winning essay. We are interested in what happened, what children and young people contributed and what changed as a result.

Now start your submission

Note - if your organisation requires us to receive a purchase order from you to submit, please email us first at inspireawards@thorntoneducationtrust.org
1. About you
Organisation Name
Organisation Type

Other
Full Name (application contact)

First NameLast Name
Job Title
E-mail
Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityCounty/Region

Postal CodeCountry
Phone Number

Country codePhone Number
2. About the project
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Project name
Briefly describe the project or programme. Focus on the purpose, context, who was involved and what the project set out to achieve.

200 words max0/200
Project location
When did it take place
How many participants?
Age group involved? (if others, please specify)

Other
Please briefly describe the organisations involved and how they contributed to the project.

150 words max0/150
Who were the key people and partners involved?

150 words max0/150
3. Funding & Delivery Context

This section helps us better understand how participation and placemaking work is supported across different contexts and scales. Approximate figures are fine.
Was participation funded as:

Other
What was the funding level in this specific project? (if available)
What types of funding or support contributed to this work?

Other
If relevant, briefly explain how the work was supported or delivered. For example: partnerships, staffing, resources, funding or in-kind support.

150 words max0/150
4. Designing for Participation

We are interested not only in participation itself, but how participation was designed to contribute to decisions, approaches or outcomes.
How were children and young people involved? Describe how participation was structured and supported.

200 words max0/200
How did the project create meaningful opportunities for children and young people to develop skills, knowledge, confidence or experience through the built environment? You might describe the activities, learning opportunities or processes involved, and how children and young people developed or applied their skills, knowledge, confidence or experience.

250 words max0/250
How did you support children and young people to take part meaningfully and inclusively? For example, how did you build confidence, adapt communication, respond to different needs or experiences, or create opportunities for children and young people to contribute in different ways?

250 words max0/250
How did your project help involve people or communities who are often under-represented? This might include how you reached, supported or worked with different communities, experiences, ages or backgrounds.

200 words max0/200
5. What Changed?

This section focuses on outcomes.We are interested in how children and young people’s input contributed to shaping decisions, approaches, understanding or outcomes. This may include changes in how a place is used, experienced, perceived or activated over time.
What difference did the involvement of children and young people make? Tell us what changed, what they contributed or what developed as a result of their involvement.

300 words max0/300
Can you give one specific example of something that resulted from their involvement? This might be a decision, change, new idea, learning, outcome or contribution.

200 words max0/200
6. Embedding into Practice

We are interested in how this work may influence future approaches, practice or ways of working. (Need more time?
What have you learned from this work, and how will it influence what happens next? This might include changes to your approach, future projects, organisational practice or how you work with children and young people.

250 words max0/250
7. Reflections
Please share a short quote or reflection from a child, young person or participant involved in the project, if available. If available — this is not required.

100 words max0/100
8. Best of .... Category

By the way... if your organisation has a wider body of work demonstrating a strong commitment to engaging children and young people, you may also wish to consider entering one of our Best Of... Awards.Best Of... entries are judged on the organisation's wider practice and body of work, rather than on a single project.Find out more and enter via the Best Of... categories on the Awards page.
Programme Supporting documents:

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9. Award Details
Name to Print on the Award Certificate
(Please be clear, especially if the project is the output of a collaboration - example: Global Generation and Jan Kattein Architects)
I confirm that the information provided is accurate and that I have permission to submit this entry.
10. Payment

1 x Entry - Not for Profits£69.00

1 x Entry - Built environment firms, development companies, local authorities and institutions£149.00

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1. About you

2. About the project

3. Funding & Delivery Context

4. Designing for Participation

5. What Changed?

6. Embedding into Practice

7. Reflections

8. Best of .... Category

9. Award Details

10. Payment