Christmas Card Competition Brief

A Child’s Christmas 2024 – Christmas Card Competition

We are delighted that once again we will be running our Christmas Card Competition with the winning design used for the electronic card that is sent to hundreds of businesses, organisations and individuals in the District.

This competition is open to all schools in the Bradford District. Pupils are asked to represent the theme of

A Child’s Christmas in Photography, Drawing, Painting or Collage, suitable for publishing as a Christmas card. Judges are looking for an image only, please do not include text or make into a card shape.  

Judges will be looking for imaginative and eye-catching designs that interpret the theme of

A Child’s Christmaswhich will represent what this special time of year means to the pupil. This could be a winter landscape of our area, a portrait with a festive scene, a still life with a festive theme or something of the pupil’s own imagination! Try to give that special local touch to the design.

Seven different winners will be chosen to be made into official electronic cards for:

Strategic Director of Children’s Services: Marium Haque  
Lord Mayor: Councillor Bev Mullaney   
Chief Executive of Bradford Council: Dr Lorraine O’Donnell  
Music & Arts Service: Carl White (Please include an imaginative musical element).
Strategic Director of Corporate Services: Joanne Hyde.
Director of Human Resources; Anne Lloyd
West Yorkshire Pension Fund

This will be across the age ranges, but one runner up will be awarded in each age range:

Primary Key Stage 1 and Foundation
Primary Key Stage 2
Secondary school
Special school

The winner and each runner up will receive a prize and certificate.

Presentation event mid-December

THIS YEAR WE ASK THAT YOU OPEN THE COMPETITION TO YOUR WHOLE SCHOOL BUT SEND IN ONLY 20 SHORTLISTED ENTRIES PER SCHOOL

PLEASE TAKE A QUALITY PHOTOGRAPH OF EACH ENTRY AND CUT AND PASTE INTO A SINGLE   WORD DOCUMMENT FOR THE WHOLE SCHOOL

Could we ask that all designs – photography, drawing, painting or collage have the following details under the child’s work:

Pupil Name
Year Group
Key Stage
School                

ENTRIES SHOULD BE EMAILED DIRECTY TO  anthony.bullock@bradford.gov.uk

Email must include staff contact name and email and number of entries you received as a school

SAVE ALL ENTRIES ONTO THE SAME WORD DOCUMMENT SEND AS EMAIL ATTACHMENT, SHARED GOOGLE DOCS CAN NOT BE ACCEPTED

PLEASE KEEP HOLD OF ANY ORIGINAL ENTRIES AS WE MAY ASK FOR THE PAPER COPY IF IT IS CHOSEN AS A WINNER

Schedule of key dates:
Thursday 24 October 2024: All Entries must be received
Week beginning 4 November 2024: Winners and runners up informed
Mid-December 2024:  Presentation event