Star Awards

The Star Awards celebrate the #TEWVstars who do amazing work across our Trust, going the extra mile in everything they do.

Do you know a person or team that lives our values of respect, compassion and responsibility every day and always gives an excellent service?

You can nominate them in one of our 11 categories, open to both clinical and corporate colleagues:

• Living our values
• Partnership working 
• Excellence in learning
• Volunteer of the year
• Co-creation champion
• Team of the year
• Student of the year
• People’s star
• Wellbeing contribution
• Co-creation in action
• Rising star

Nominations are judged by a panel and finalists are invited to an in-person ceremony where the winners will be announced. There is also a special Chair’s Award presented on the night.

Star Awards 2025

This year the awards are returning with a fresh new look and feel, brand-new categories, updated criteria and a fancy new venue.

What you need to know

• Nominations close at 11.59pm on Monday 11 August
• You can nominate in as many categories as you like
• Anyone can submit a nomination. If you care for someone who needs support, please help them make a nomination and fill in the form on their behalf
• The awards will be held in person in November 2025
• If you have any questions, email [email protected]

How to nominate

If you’re ready to nominate, please follow the steps below:

1. Read the nomination criteria for each award category
2. Decide which is the right category for your nomination
3. Watch our top tips for making an awarding winning nomination video
4. Complete your nomination with our online nomination form

Star Awards 2024

The Star Awards 2024 was held at the Leonardo Hotel in Middlesbrough on 23 October. We were joined by colleagues, volunteers, involvement members and partners who were nominated across nine categories. 

Presented by mental health advocate Jake Mills, guests heard about each nominated person or team, the great work they do in the Trust and why they were nominated.