Nominated Date - 17-02-2026
Nominee Name - Georgia Viggers
Nominee Service - Georgia - Children's Therapy Service

Nomination Details
Georgia has supported my daughter with physiotherapy over the last year and has been so patient, supportive and attentive, as well as putting up with my daughter's quirky sense of humour at every appointment!

Georgia listened to our concerns at our first meeting and took into consideration the bigger picture - she thought about everything in context and made a comment that cemented in my mind that we had the right person to care for my daughter's needs.

A year on and my daughter has improved beyond what I imagined and that is all down to Georgia's care, time and knowledge.

Nominated Date - 14-03-2026
Nominee Name - Amber Care Ltd
Nominee Service - Employer

Nomination Details
Amber Care is a wonderful employer.
Despite really high cost of employment, they took a chance on my adult foster son despite his learning disability and mental health problems. And you can see that a company is truly caring, by the way how they treat their employees... and my foster son is thriving since he started working there.

The transition to adulthood is difficult for the luckiest of us, who have supportive families and access to bank of mum and dad.
My foster son had none of it but he had instead burden of trauma, exploitation, temporary adressess...

Amber Care gave him sense of stability, stable income, sense of responsibility, and this feeling of being needed. They supported him when he was grieving and made him feel valued.

He overcame many obstacles since he works there, he is positive and resilient. He is thriving like never before! Thank you for being a wonderful employer!

Nominated Date - 26-02-2026
Nominee Name - Emma Eden
Nominee Service - Head Of School

Nomination Details
Emma has been our guardian angel!
She isn't just the head of school, a teacher, she is without doubt the most amazing, kind hearted, genuinely caring individual I have ever come across. She has held my family together.

On a Friday in June 2025 my precious fit and healthy little girl suffered a seizure at school on the playground in front of parents and students.
This was to be the beginning of hell for my family, our lives have been forever ripped apart. But there was Emma.

She phoned checking on my girl, going above and beyond calling over the weekend also to check she was ok, filling out health and safety assessments and care plans over that first weekend, to ensure our girl was safe and could return to school rather that being isolated at home, Emma also granted authorised leave on the Monday following the seizure due to the hottest day of the year she acknowledged my little girls health and risks.

My little girl, is the most precious thing on earth, (along with her brothers) was diagnosed with epilepsy and chiari malformation.

This has been utterly life changing.
I have been petrified to let her out of my site, stopped sleeping and gone into practical mode. Although I am running myself in the ground doing it, I will never stop.

Emma has been a shoulder to cry on, literally, there has been so many tears. She has even responded to emails at 10pm at night when I needed urgent information for ambulance and lives crews attending my daughters seizures. she checks in daily at school and my daughters safety, her health, Emma has made her number one priority from what I witness.
Without Emma's support my daughter wouldn't be attending school as I wouldn't be able to cope with someone else being responsible for her and knowing they are doing what Maddy needs.

I trust Emma, with my daughter's care as much as I trust my husband.
I know she is safe. My girl had already has been granted an EHCP, with the support of Mrs Louth of Coningsby St Michaels primary school.

I genuinely fear the day my daughter leaves this school to move onto further education, because I will not have the safety net of Emma.
Whilst Coningsby St Michael's have all been incredible with my child, it is Emma who I feel is above and beyond, she doesn't clock off and even outside of school hours, she has been there for us. She is an incredible woman with a truly beautiful heart.
Thankyou Emma!

Nominated Date - 03-05-2026
Nominee Name - Mrs Jacklin
Nominee Service - Reception Teacher

Nomination Details
I would like to nominate Mrs Jacklin my son's reception teacher she is just fantastic as are her amazing TA's as is the senco Mrs Cradduck and the head teacher miss harkins really makes the school feel inviting and safe.

Mrs Jacklin goes above and beyond for her students my son adores her, she is kind, funny, patient and really gets to know her students. Huntingtower school Grantham truly is the best school in Grantham and possibly anywhere!

Thank you for everything you all do for my son and all the other students.

Nominated Date - 07-05-2026
Nominee Name - Ally
Nominee Service - Skegness Pool & Fitness Suite

Nomination Details
I would like to nominate Ally for the amazing support she gives my autistic daughter through her swimming lessons.

Ally goes far beyond teaching swimming skills. She creates fun, engaging lessons using colourful pool toys and games whilst gently building water confidence, swimming ability, and reducing reliance on floats over time.

My daughter can sometimes experience meltdowns, become very chatty, or ignore instructions, but Ally is always patient, calm, and understanding.
She consistently adapts her approach to meet my daughter’s needs and never gives up encouraging her.

Because of Ally’s support, my daughter has made huge progress in both confidence and swimming skills.
Swimming is now one of the highlights of her week, and she genuinely looks forward to seeing Ally each session.

As a parent, it means so much to have someone who truly understands and supports your child as an individual.
Ally absolutely deserves recognition for her kindness, creativity, patience, and dedication.

Nominated Date - 12-05-2026
Nominee Name - Karen Seekins
Nominee Service - Moulton Harrox Pre School

Nomination Details
I would like to nominate Karen Seekins from Moulton Harrox Pre School for the incredible dedication, compassion and support she shows to children with SEND and their families.

Karen made a life-changing difference to my son during the single year he attended the pre-school.
Before meeting Karen, my son had been failed by other professionals who either did not recognise how much he was struggling or did not put the right support in place.
From the moment Karen became involved, she recognised his needs immediately and began supporting him straight away.

Thanks to Karen’s determination, understanding and advocacy, my lad was able to receive the support he desperately needed and now has an EHCP in place.
This has completely changed the path of his education and future opportunities.

What makes Karen truly exceptional is that her care goes far beyond simply doing her job. She has a genuine love and compassion for the children she works with that is incredibly rare to find.

She sees every child as an individual, believes in them, and fights to ensure they are understood and supported properly.
Karen not only supports the children, but the families too. As a parent of a child with SEN, the journey can feel incredibly overwhelming and isolating at times.

Karen was always there to support not only my son, but me as his mother too.
She listened, reassured, guided and genuinely cared during one of the most difficult periods of our lives.
Having somebody stand beside you and truly understand both your child and your worries as a parent means more than words can explain.

Karen not only helped my son, but through speaking with many other parents, I know our family is far from alone.
I have heard countless stories from parents whose children with SEN have also been helped, supported and advocated for by Karen.
The impact she has had on so many families within the community is truly remarkable.

My child absolutely loved Karen, her team and the pre-school. It was a place where he felt safe, understood and cared for, and as parents that meant everything to us. We will never forget what Karen did for him and the difference she made to his life and future.

As a parent, it is impossible to fully put into words what it means when someone genuinely listens, understands your child and helps them access the support they deserve. Karen has changed lives, and I cannot think of anyone more deserving of recognition.

Nominated Date - 27-05-2026
Nominee Name - Becky Barber
Nominee Service - Class Teacher

Nomination Details
I would like to nominate my daughters class teacher at Lincoln St Christophers Primary School. She has been my daughters class teacher for the past 2 years and Becky has gone above and beyond to support my daughter and meet her needs.

As well as supporting us as a family. Nothing asked of her is ever too much and you can see her passion and care for supporting pupils with special educational needs.

My daughter definitely has a soft spot for Becky too which has provided me with a lot of reassurance. She has made so much progress over the last 2 years and I believe a lot of that is down to Becky’s caring nature and support,very often going that extra mile!

Any pupil is very lucky to have Becky as their teacher!