Awards 2025
Individual Fundraiser of the Year
Team/College Fundraiser of the Year
Student Volunteer of the Year
Staff Volunteer of the Year​
Volunteering Project of the Year
Volunteering Accreditation Excellence Award
Inspirational Role Model of the Year
Outstanding Long-Service Award for Volunteering
This year's shortlist will be announced at the AoC Conference with three shortlisted finalists from each category then being invited to a very special awards ceremony at the House of Lords on Friday 5 December 2025. ​
Sponsored by
Shelagh Legrave CBE DL
FE Commissioner, Department for Education
Professor Jo Maher
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sport), Loughborough University
Dame Sally Dicketts CBE
Former CEO, Activate Learning
Dr Katerina Kolyva
Chief Executive, Education and Training Foundation
David Hughes CBE
Chief Executive, Association of Colleges
David Gallagher
Chief Executive, NCFE
Phil Packer MBE
Founder, British Inspiration Trust (BRIT)
Leslie Davies CBE FCFE
Executive Director, CIFE
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Rt Hon Baroness Nicky Morgan
Awards Patron
Our Judges
Individual Fundraiser of the Year:
James Shields - Loughborough College Group
Robert Smith - Dudley College of Technology
Loui Frost - Cheshire College South and West
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Team/College Fundraiser of the Year:
​Waltham Forest College
City College Plymouth
Queen Mary’s College
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Student Volunteer of the Year:
Autumn Barker - North Hertfordshire College
Olivia Cook - Lincoln College
Sultan Arel - East Coast College
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Staff Volunteer of the Year:
Emma Shipstone - Nottingham College
Lewis O'Callaghan - MidKent College
Lisa Whait - Loughborough College Group
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Volunteering Project of the Year:
Clair Firth - Leeds City College
Rebecca Myrie - Milton Keynes College
Autonomy Project - Sunderland College
Early Years Department - Blackburn College
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Volunteering Accreditation Excellence Award:​​
Nottingham College
USP College
MidKent College
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Inspirational Role Model of the Year:
Emma Shipstone - Nottingham College
Kerry Amos - USP College
Danny Lee - Loughborough College Group
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Outstanding Long-Service Award for Volunteering:
Frances Fahy - SGS College
Lisa Humphries - Chichester College
Ric Holmes - East Coast College​