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We just wanted to say a BIG thank you to all those who filled out our evaluation forms at the recent awards ceremonies. We always read each and every one, and take all comments on board. Sometimes its not possible, or difficult for us to address some of the issues raised, but we always work really hard to make changes based on feedback received to ensure our ceremonies are the best they can be!

As Sheffield CU has grown significantly and we now have more award winners than ever before, we are working with our schools and Learning Destinations this year to review our current ceremony structure and find ways in which we can try to address some of the challenges identified by us, and you! As a small team, we do need to try and balance our capacity with the number of ceremonies we have, but we are absolutely 100% committed to providing a fantastic experience for all our gold award winners. We will keep you up to date with any changes both here and on our blog, which will take time to implement, but in the meantime, thank you for your support and keep talking to us!

Celebrate - our final Gold ceremony of 2015!

This week saw the last of our three fantastic Gold Award ceremonies being held at the Town Hall. Over 200 children, parents and carers and school staff came along to the to celebrate their achievements for the final time in 2015!

A very proud parent/carer with their award winner

A very proud parent/carer with their award winner

Again this ceremony provided the opportunity for children to wear their Sheffield CU caps and gowns throughout the ceremony to receive their awards for the first time. This was made possible by the support of the Sheffield Hallam University Outreach team who very kindly sponsored the gowns to allow us to purchase enough for all our award winners.

Children help each other get ready in their special Sheffield CU caps and gowns

Children from 13 schools attended along with their parents and carers and were presented with their awards by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Talib Hussain ,Councillor Jackie Drayton, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People and Families and Carol Castle from Sheffield Hallam University.

Children from Oughtibridge Primary receive their awards from the Lord Mayor, Councillor Drayton and Carol Castle from Sheffield Hallam University

Children from Stradbroke Primary receive their awards

During the ceremony, there were fantastic performances from Hype Dance and Constance Grant Dance, some of our brilliant Learning Destinations.

Constance Grant perform a Where's Wally inspired dance!

Students from Hype Dance showcase their street dancing!

HUGE congratulations to our fantastic award winners, their parents/carers and school staff. We are so very very proud of all of you!

Visit our Facebook page to view all the photos from the event! Sheffield CU Facebook

Celebrate - our 42nd Gold Award Ceremony!

We had another fantastic opportunity to do what we do best last week, celebrate! We hosted the second of our autumn Gold Award ceremonies and welcomed 200 children, parents and carers and school staff to the Town Hall to celebrate their achievements.

Some of our fantastic award winners in their Sheffield CU caps and gowns

Some very proud award winners in their Sheffield CU caps and gowns

Again this ceremony provided the opportunity for children to wear their Sheffield CU caps and gowns throughout the ceremony to receive their awards for the first time. This was made possible by the support of the Sheffield Hallam University Outreach team who very kindly sponsored the gowns to allow us to purchase enough for all our award winners. It was fantastic to see so many children looking so smart and proud, and its provided some brilliant photos!

A very proud parent with their award winner

Some very proud parents with their award winner

Children from 13 schools attended along with their parents and carers and were presented with their awards by the Deputy Lord Mayor, Councillor Denise Fox, Sam Martin, Assistant Director of Lifelong Learning, Skills and Communities and Jenny Lawton-Hunt from Sheffield Hallam University.

Children from Mansel Primary receive their awards

Children from Greenhill Primary receive their awards

Children from Hucklow Primary receive their awards

During the ceremony, there were fantastic performances from  Hype Dance and Stagecoach Theatre School, some of our brilliant Learning Destinations.

Students from Stagecoach Theatre School round off the ceremony with a fantastic performance

HUGE congratulations to our fantastic award winners, their parents/carers and school staff. We are so very very proud of all of you!

Visit our Facebook page to view all the photos from the event! Sheffield CU Facebook page

Celebrate - Our 41st Gold Awards ceremony!

It was time to roll out the red carpet and celebrate again this week as we hosted the first of our Autumn Gold Award Ceremonies and welcomed 200 children, parents and carers and school staff to the Town Hall to celebrate taking part in over 100 hours of learning in their own time.

Children from Angram Bank Primary School receive their awards

This ceremony was a little special as it was the first time children were invited to wear their Sheffield CU cap and gown throughout the ceremony to receive their awards. We have been collecting feedback about this development for a while and the response has been overwhelming positive!

We wouldn't be able to introduce this fantastic opportunity to our award winners without the support of the Sheffield Hallam University Outreach team who have very kindly sponsored the gowns to allow us to purchase enough for all our award winners!

Some very proud parent/carers with their award winner

Some of our fantastic Gold Award winners find their names in the programme!

Children from 12 schools attended along with their parents and carers and were presented with their awards by the Lord Mayor, Councillor Talib Hussain, Dee Desgranges, Assistant Director of Lifelong Learning, Skills and Communities, Councillor Anne Murphy and Peggy Cooke from Sheffield Hallam University.

Children from Concord Junior School receive their awards

During the ceremony, there was a fantastic performance from Hype Dance, one of our brilliant Learning Destinations as well as some student speakers from Brunswick Community Primary School who spoke about their out of school activities and being a member of Sheffield CU.

Pupils from Hype Dance perform at the ceremony

Students from Brunswick Community Primary School talk about their CU activities

HUGE congratulations to our fantastic award winners, their parents/carers and school staff. We are so very very proud of all of you!

Visit our Facebook page to view all the photos from the event: Sheffield CU Facebook