Thera East Outstanding Achievement Awards 2016
Thera East is proud to launch the Thera East Outstanding
Achievement Awards and welcomes applications from individuals
supported by Thera East, individual staff, staff teams, and projects to
recognise and celebrate outstanding achievement, best practice and
exceptional support.
The event provides an opportunity to recognise more widely the types of
achievement that we know make such a difference, whether by people
themselves or those who are committed to improving the lives of people
supported by Thera East and to have their work recognised, celebrated
and rewarded.
The awards ceremony will showcase the creativity, innovation and
dedication that make a real difference to the daily lives of people. We
are looking for innovative, imaginative and forward-thinking approaches
which go above and beyond the expected standards. We are keen to
find examples of best practice which others can be motivated by and
aspire to. We know so much of it already happens in Thera East and
want at least to be able to recognise some of this each year.
People we support and staff can enter as many of the categories as they
like by completing the attached nomination form. Individuals can also
nominate themselves! Applications will be shortlisted and considered by
an impartial panel of 3 external judges (Non-Executive Directors on
Thera East Board).
Closing date for nominations is Friday 22nd
January 2016.
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The awards will be presented at the Annual General Meeting on
Thursday 18th February at the Cameo Hotel in Ipswich. There will be a
winner and a runner up prize for each category.
There are four award categories as follows:
Individual Person Supported Award
Judging Criteria
 Where a person we support has excelled, made remarkable
progress that increased independence and confidence or has
achieved a personal goal.
 Staff can support a person to fill in the nomination form or
complete on their behalf.
Individual Member of Staff Award
Judging Criteria
 To showcase the creativity, innovation and dedication that make a
real difference to the daily lives of people we support.
 Imaginative and forward thinking approaches that go above and
beyond expected standards.
 Creative methods of supporting people to access and engage
within the community.
 Examples of good practice which others can be motivated by and
aspire to.
 This award could also include a member of staff that demonstrates
exceptional leadership skills and a real inspiration. A person that
leads by example.
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Team Award
Judging Criteria

Highlighting impressive commitment and dedication shown by
team members, for example, could include an occasion, incident or
emergency when the team have pulled together.
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Approaches taken to overcome difficult times to ensure the smooth
running of the service or actions taken to support each other, for
example, how a staff team has worked together to make changes
to reduce the level of behaviours or levels of support.
Project Award
Judging Criteria
 Demonstrating outstanding determination and dedication to
develop an exciting project that benefits and promotes Thera, staff
or the people we support, for example, Community Mapping,
iplanit, the Beach Hut Project, Events, Clubs, Building a Sensory
Garden etc.
Jon Cheyette
Managing Director
21st December 2015
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