Social Care Impact Awards

We are proud to announce the launch of our Social Care Impact Awards, which we have created to identify, recognise and reward small organisations doing exceptional work in social care. 

Are you a small user-led organisation, or a small voluntary or community organisation that works in social care? Do you need support with quality, efficiency or improvement or perhaps with your safeguarding processes, but haven’t got the budget for this? 

Why not submit an entry to our free to enter Social Care Impact Awards and be in for a chance to win one of our 39 prizes? 

Why are we doing this?

As a not-for-profit independent and impartial charity, the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) is driven by improving social care for adults and children. From over 20 years’ experience, we bring a wealth of trusted, evidence-based expertise to work collaboratively to help transform care, and our staff bring immense depth of expertise and passion for the cause, based on frontline work and years of broad experience.  

By launching our Social Care Impact Awards we hope to support those organisations that would not ordinarily have budget available to commission our services. 

What is the benefit to you?

We are looking for small organisations doing brilliant, impactful work that we can support by providing our relevant innovative consultancy or expert training services free of charge.  

Through our consultancy, we work with you to identify and implement improvements, ranging from digital transformation and use of co-production through to safeguarding reviews and support. Our training can be bespoke, online or face-to-face learning and development. 

Examples of what we offer can be found here. 

What are the prizes?

Prizes for micro-organisations with an annual income up to £10,000        

• 1 x 1st prize: the organisation receives 9 days free SCIE support 
• 1 x 2nd prize: the organisation receives 4 days free SCIE support 
• 11 x 3rd prizes: the organisations receive a free space on a SCIE open training course 

Prizes for small organisations with an annual income from £10,001 to £100,000

• 1 x 1st prize: the organisation receives 17 days free SCIE support  
• 1 x 2nd prize: the organisation receives 8 days free SCIE support 
• 24 x 3rd prizes: the organisations receive a free space on a SCIE open training course 

What is the application process?

In small organisations we recognise that time and resources are precious, so we have made the application process straightforward and accessible. 

There are three ways to enter: 

1. Submit a 300-word summary saying why your organisation should be considered for a Social Care Impact Award. 

2. Submit a 2-minute video saying why your organisation should be considered for a Social Care Impact Award. 

3. Submit a 2-minute voice note saying why your organisation should be considered for a Social Care Impact Award. 

If you are recording a video or voice note we recommend recording this in a quiet place and don’t forget to get written permission from anyone featured in it. 

For tips on what to include in your entry please see the ‘What are the judges looking for?’, FAQs and terms and conditions sections below. 

Email your entry, along with the name of your organisation, contact name and contact details, organisation type and a copy of your most recent charitable accounts (or other financial data as listed in the FAQs below) to: fundraising@scie.org.uk 

What are the judges looking for?

Please demonstrate how your organisation supports SCIE’s vision of a society which enables people who receive social care to live fulfilling lives. For example, please include impact evidence of at least one of the following areas (please note these are a guide, you do not need to demonstrate them all): 

Co-production: Working in partnership by sharing power between people who draw on care and support, carers, families and citizens. 

• Meaningful involvement of people with lived experience 

• Shared decision-making between professionals and people with lived experience 

• Creative ways to include diverse voices. 

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI): Valuing everyone as an individual and ensuring everyone has the same opportunities and is treated fairly. Recognising different backgrounds, knowledge, skills and experiences. 

• Addressing inequities 

• Removing barriers to access 

• Diverse representation in decision-making 

• Services that reflect different needs. 

Digitalisation: Using digital technologies to make improvements. 

• Inclusive technology for people with lived experience 

• Technology that improves care delivery 

• Safe and ethical digital solutions 

• Potential for wider use. 

SCIE is keen to encourage entries from a diversity of organisations that support people from under-represented backgrounds, e.g. people from ethnic minority communities, disabled people and people from the LGBTQ+ communities.