Awards

We are AWARD WINNING!

2022 Youth Music Awards: Producer Award - Nominated SUMP Collective 

2021 Youth Music Awards: Inspirational Tutor of the Year Award – Jimmy Power IYA  

2021 National Campaign for the Arts’ (NCA) Hearts For The Arts Awards - Best Arts Champion – Local Authority or Cultural Trust Worker- Team Manager Andy Dawson 

2021 Future Sound of Nottingham - ALT BLK ERA & Betsey

2019 Future Sound of Nottingham - Remy

2019 Lord-Lieutenant’s Award for Promoting Voluntary Service – IYA Young Peoples’ Old Library Event Management Group 

2017-21 Nottingham Young Creative Awards - Lexie Graham 2017 & 2018 Dance, Remy 2019 Music, Simran Johal 2020 Music, 2021 Music – Nominations Jack Chapman / ALT BLK ERA

2021 Inspire Awards: Creativity & innovation – Joel Hall, RU – First Light / IYA Music Artists, Innovative Partnership RU – Infinity 8, Tutor of the year – Tom Bacon, Customer Service Excellence – Karen Taylor, Inspired to Create – SUMP Collective, RU – Inclusive Intensive, YP Greatest Learning Journey – Marshall Fairbrother

2019 Inspire Awards: Creativity & Innovation – Jess Fisher, RU – Beams of Light (LN) / Unity ‘Bloom’ (Taiko), Innovative Partnership -RU Able / Petebox / Hockley Hustle, Tutor of the Year – Sali Gresham, An inspiration to me - RU IYA Team, Inspired to Create – Envision, RU – Next Door Dance, YP Greatest Learning Journey – Skye Howe

2018 Inspire Awards: Customer Service Excellence – IYA Youth Support Team, Inspired to Create – Xzibit, RU - Shadow Movement, Hon Mention – Mills Machines & Memories film, New Starter - RU - Anna McGrath, Unsung Hero – Sarah Kerry, Creativity & Innovation – Drift (Light Night), RU - Labyrinth, Hon Men – Si Tew, Innovative Partnership – IYA / NUSIC, Hon Men – Dean Jackson / Nina Smith, Mentor of the year – Krystle Priestly, RU - Alexandra Graham / Biant Singh Suwali, Hon Men – Loz Shaw, Tutor of the year - RU - Georgina Saunders, Hon Men – Hayley Corah, Volunteer of the year – Ebony Moody

2017 Inspire Awards: Creativity & Innovation – Able Orchestra, RU Xzibit, Tutor of the Year – Jasmine Eccles, Young Person – Mentor of the year – Kyle Sterland, RU - Nina Smith, Inspired to Create - RU - SANDance / Shadow Movement

2014 Kids Count Inspiration Awards at The House of Commons - Square Peg Dance Company  

2011 Business in the Community Work Inspiration Award  -  recognises and rewards employers that are addressing the talent challenge by turning work experience into Work Inspiration, to bridge the gap between the classroom and the world of work. 

2009 Midlands Region Arts & Business Jaguar/Landrover Arts Young Peoples Award for the Transform Schools project in Bassetlaw in partnership with Balfour Beatty 

2009 Social Care Communicators Award for the Hearts and Minds media project which examined emotional wellbeing with young people