ASCC Awards
The ASCC Awards recognise best practice in social care communication throughout the UK. The awards are a chance for all social care communicators to promote their best work.
The winning organisation in each category is presented with two framed certificates - one for themselves and one for their director.
The awards are open to everybody working in or with social care communication, so if there’s something you’re proud of let us know.
Entry is free for ASCC members, and £50 for non-members for each entry.
Categories
Publication: If you have produced a hard copy publication that you’re proud of, send it in and you could be in the running. This could be, for example, a leaflet, newsletter or poster.
Social Media: If you have produced a CD Rom, a DVD or video or have made innovative use of the internet or intranet, then this category is for you.
Campaign: If you have run a campaign to raise awareness around a service or issue that has required different forms of communication, then this is the category to enter.
Project on a budget: Tell us about your excellent communications project, which made the most efficient and effective use of limited funding.
What the judges are looking for
Your entry should be well written, simply presented and meet the entry criteria. The judges will want to see that the objectives of the communication have been met and will look for factual evidence of evaluation.
During the Summer of 2010 the judges will examine the entries and draw up a shortlist.
Awards presentation
The winners of each category and highly commended entries will be announced at the ASCC Annual Conference Awards Dinner on 22 September 2010.
How to enter
Every organisation will need to complete a form for each entry (see below).
Organisations can only have one entry per category.
A summary of the entry (no more than 500 words) should be included and the following headings should be used. This is your chance to tell the judges about your entry and why you should win.
The summary should be divided into the following headings.
- Objectives/aims: What were you setting out to achieve? Where did the idea come from?
- Outline of communication: What does it consist of? Who else was involved (partnership working and so on)?
- Audience: Who was the target audience? How were they identified?
- Communication method: How did you get the message across?
- Total budget: How much did the communication cost? There is no need to calculate staff time.
- Evaluation: How do you know the communication met its objectives and aims? What hard evidence shows that the communication worked?
You can include additional material with your summary, such as press cuttings and other promotional material. This will not be included in the 500 word limit of the summary sheet.
If you’re entering the Campaign category, you will need to send two packs of entry material, so each judge has the time to look through your submission in detail before they decide on the winner.
Each entry also needs to be sent on disc (the summary and other entry material) so we can use it on the ASCC website and in further publications after the award presentation.
Entry criteria
- All entries must be from work completed since April 2008.
- Organisations can only have one entry per category.
- All entries should be enclosed in an A4 box file/envelope file (not ring binder)
- The summary should be on top of the entry inside the box file
- If an organisation is submitting the same entry in more than one category, each entry still needs to be submitted separately in its own box file, with entry form and so on
- No materials will be returned
- Receipt of entries will not be acknowledged – if you would like a receipt of delivery, your entry should be sent by registered post or courier.
Entries to be received by 12 noon on Friday 30 July 2010.
Send to:
Iris Steen
Director of Communications
Social Care Institute for Excellence
1st Floor Goldings House
2 Hays Lane
London
SE1 2HB
Phone: 020 7089 7122
Email: iris.steen@scie.org.uk
Entry form
Further information
If you have any questions about the awards please contact
Phil Knowles
Tel: 0781 7906701
Email: phil.knowles@staffordshire.gov.uk
Previous ASCC Awards
- Click here to see a summary of the 2009 entries.
- Click here to see a summary of the 2008 entries.
- Click here to see a summary of the 2007 entries.
- Click here to see the 2006 Awards entries.