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We are accepting applications from preschools and primary schools based within the UK (including The Channel Islands and Isle of Man). It should be an education setting for children aged between 2 to 11 years.

Yes. You don't need to be a member of staff, member of the PTA or parent at the school to make a nomination, but please check with the school first to confirm that they would be interested in hosting a party kit.

Applications are free and there are no upfront costs to the school. It may be that the school requires additional public liability insurance or replacement equipment in the future.

Unfortunately, no. Applications are only for schools which do not yet have a party kit. In the future we hope to extend the awards to support those who already have kits which they would like to extend.

Yes. Many areas can support multiple kits, and this will be considered during the shortlisting process. To check for your nearest party kit please see our map.(https://www.partykitnetwork.org/find)

The Party Kit Network has members offering party kit across multiple countries. The majority of our members are based in the UK and the network is operated from the UK. Therefore we have decided that for the first year of these awards applications are only open to schools within the UK.

Yes. All applications will be considered and if a single school is nominated multiple times this will be taken into consideration during the judging process.

To nominate a school you are invited to complete a short application form on our website. We ask for basic information about you and the school, and the reason why you think a party kit would be a good fit for your school. The application form can be found here: https://partykitnetwork.org/awards-enter (https://partykitnetwork.org/awards-enter)

Applications will be open from Friday 8th September 2023 until Friday 27th October 2023. After this date no new applications will be accepted. To submit an application go to https://partykitnetwork.org/awards-enter (https://partykitnetwork.org/awards-enter)

A shortlist of applicants will be created by the Party Kit Network CIC board members. The final winners will then be selected by a panel of judges. Meet the judges (http://partykitnetwork.org/awards-judges)

The winners will be announced on this website and via our social media accounts in November 2023.

The winners will receive their prize by 31st January 2024.

A party kit is a box of reusable tableware lent within the local community to help avoid waste from disposables like paper plates and plastic cups. The kit is then returned to be used again. This means that one set of reusable tableware can be used many many times rather than individuals buying tableware for the occasional use. Kits tend to be operated by an individual from home, a small local business, a school PTA, lending library or similar. There is more information about party kits on our main website.(https://www.partykitnetwork.org/about-kits)

No - the party kit equipment will be gifted to the winning schools and the Party Kit Network will provide ongoing guidance and support but will not own or operate the party kit. Normally party kits hosted by schools are run by the school PTA (or equivalent organisation). It tends to work better if a member of the PTA looks after the kit on behalf of the school, but there are existing party kits which operate well from the school.

No. Some of our existing school party kits are only lent within the school community - so just to parents and staff. It is for the school to decide how they would like to operate their party kit.

We have a guide on our main website full of tips on how to set up a run a party kit. This can be be downloaded for free here.(https://www.partykitnetwork.org/getting-started)

If you have any more questions, please contact Isabel at the Party Kit Network (https://www.partykitnetwork.org/contact-us)