Following the closing date for nominations, an initial ‘sift’ meeting takes place to shortlist the many nominations.

For the 2007 Awards 17 young people – previous judges and winners – came together in September at NASUWT headquarters for a weekend, accompanied by 4Children staff, to choose the shortlist.

Although it was a major task, the high energy levels of the young people were infectious and there was still time for fun. Bowling and games helped everyone get to know one another better and a late night game of monopoly certainly focused the competitive spirit of the young people! The time spent pouring over the various projects and discussing their merits finally resulted in a shortlist of 16 nominations.

Awards scheme founder Frances Lawrence also reviewed all nominations and recommended projects to be shortlisted.

Thank you to The Philip Lawrence Awards 2007 Sifting Panel
Angela Amoateng
Ben Betts
Bes Bujupi
Dan Elliot
Daniel Edward
David Gordon
David Parry
Habib Ajiboye
Jodie Gray
Kamilia Kasbi
Ken Whyman
Lisa Lane
Louise Dobie
Louise Widdrington
Simon Williams
Steve Procter
Usman Nawaz