End-of-year class awards
39 award ideas for the last week of the school year, grouped by year band, and a free certificate maker that prints one certificate or one for every student in your class. Pick an award, adjust the wording, add your name and the date, then print or save as a PDF.
Kind Friend Award
Awarded to
for always looking out for classmates and sharing kindly
Award ideas by year band
Every idea celebrates effort, growth or character, so you can give one to every student. The reason line is what makes an award meaningful: change it to name the exact thing you noticed.
Foundation to Year 2
Short, concrete titles that a young child can read and be proud of. Read the reason aloud when you hand it over.
- Kind Friend Awardfor always looking out for classmates and sharing kindly
- Super Reader Awardfor growing into a confident, keen reader this year
- Number Ninja Awardfor working hard on counting, adding and number facts
- Brilliant Listener Awardfor listening carefully and following instructions
- Tidy Helper Awardfor always helping to keep our classroom neat
- Sunshine Awardfor bringing a big smile and a happy attitude every day
- Brave Learner Awardfor having a go, even when something felt tricky
- Creative Artist Awardfor colourful, imaginative artwork all year
- Great Question Awardfor asking curious questions that helped us all learn
- Terrific Writer Awardfor writing longer and more interesting sentences
- Awesome Effort Awardfor trying their best every single day
- Beautiful Manners Awardfor saying please and thank you and being polite to everyone
- Caring for Nature Awardfor looking after our garden, animals and playground
Years 3 and 4
Mix learning awards with character awards, and make the reason specific enough that the student knows exactly what you noticed.
- Growth Mindset Awardfor treating mistakes as a chance to learn and never giving up
- Times Tables Championfor practising times tables until they became quick and confident
- Bookworm Awardfor reading widely and sharing great book recommendations
- Problem Solver Awardfor finding clever ways to solve tricky maths problems
- Team Player Awardfor working well with others and including everyone in group work
- Storyteller Awardfor writing stories full of detail and imagination
- Scientist of the Yearfor asking questions, testing ideas and recording results carefully
- Most Improved Awardfor the big steps forward made in learning this year
- Helping Hand Awardfor always being ready to help a classmate or teacher
- Resilience Awardfor bouncing back and keeping going when things were hard
- Tech Whiz Awardfor using technology thoughtfully and helping others with it
- Fair Play Awardfor showing great sportsmanship at sport and in the playground
- Organisation Awardfor being prepared, on time and ready to learn each day
Years 5 and 6
Older students value awards that feel earned and grown-up. For Year 6, awards that look ahead to high school land especially well.
- Leadership Awardfor leading by example and supporting younger students
- Critical Thinker Awardfor asking deep questions and backing ideas with evidence
- Maths Reasoning Awardfor explaining mathematical thinking clearly and precisely
- Persuasive Writer Awardfor writing convincing, well-structured arguments
- Community Spirit Awardfor making our school a better place for everyone
- Independent Learner Awardfor taking charge of their own learning and setting goals
- Integrity Awardfor doing the right thing, even when no one was watching
- Collaboration Awardfor bringing out the best in every group they worked with
- Innovation Awardfor coming up with original ideas and bringing them to life
- Public Speaking Awardfor speaking with confidence to the class and at assembly
- Environmental Championfor leading action to care for our environment
- Perseverance Awardfor sticking with challenging work through to the end
- Ready for High School Awardfor the maturity and independence shown throughout Year 6
Making awards count
- Write the reason about something specific you saw, not a general compliment.
- Balance learning awards and character awards across the class.
- Keep a list as you go through Term 4 so no student gets a rushed, generic award.
- Hand them out at a class celebration or the final assembly, and read each reason aloud.
Need a regular certificate or a weekly reward chart instead? Use the certificate and reward chart maker.
End-of-year awards FAQ
Should every student get an award?
Most primary teachers give every student one, and the ideas here are written for that: each celebrates effort, growth or character rather than ranking students, so no award implies someone else came last.
How do I print certificates for the whole class?
Choose Whole class, paste your class list with one student per line, and add a comma and an award title after any name that needs a different award. Print gives one certificate per page, up to 40 at a time.
Are my students' names saved anywhere?
No. The certificate maker runs entirely in your browser. Names are not uploaded, stored or logged.
Is it free?
Yes. The award ideas and the certificate maker, including whole-class printing, are free with no sign-up.