Students praised with Diana Awards

Giovanna, as a senior member of the Anti-Bullying Focus group and Head Girl is an outstanding role model and has given several motivational speeches to encourage her peers to become involved in volunteering.  As a member of Citizen:MK  she works in her local community to promote the City Safe project, encouraging local residents to become involved.

As a Peer Mentor specialising in behaviour, encouraging students to make positive choices Damon has made a real difference in the school community and was motivated to volunteer at Woughton Community Council by a desire to help people in the local area 

We at Milton Keynes Academy are extremely proud of Stephanie, Giovanna and Damon. The Diana Award will encourage them to continue their fantastic work and will hopefully inspire others to volunteer in their schools and communities.

All three students were delighted to receive an award in recognition of their commitment to helping others and supporting their community.

Once Award Holders receive the award they join the Diana Network, a programme offering young people the opportunity to gain valuable life skills and put these into practice with internships and work placements both in the UK.

Young people can also join the Anti-Bullying Ambassadors Programme, the ideal opportunity to speak up and become the voice of anti-bullying in their communities.

Maggie Turner OBE and Chief Executive of the Diana Award said: “These highly prestigious awards  give young people, of all abilities, circumstances and cultures, recognition at a time when their future is still ahead of them, enabling them to make a real positive difference to their communities. With a growing network of 36,000 Award Holders, we are building a force of young people who are committed to take social action and improve our communities.”