Competition History
Since 2008, Kwik Fit Insurance has been organising the Lollipop Person of the Year competition across the UK. Prior to this, the competition ran in Scotland only, where the company are based, for five years.
The competition is open to every primary school in the country and provides teachers and pupils with a project that can be both fun and educational. Having spoken with teachers throughout the country, we have adapted our competition to ensure it covers areas of the school curriculum including art and design, personal and social education, ICT and music, while also encouraging creativity, team spirit and a sense of community with the pupils, parents and teachers alike.
Over the past two years the competition has had in excess of 15,000 entries from school children across the country ranging from poems, stories, drawings, models, songs, mock news interviews and documentaries all in support of their lollipop person and describing why they deserve to be recognised as the UK's best.
The competition has attracted widespread support from teachers, local authorities and MP's and even resulted in a parliamentary motion being passed to recognise both the competition and the invaluable work our lollipop people do to keep our children safe on the roads.
TV celebrity Lorraine Kelly is a huge supporter of our competition and has helped to launch it in the last two years, most recently by crossing children at the iconic Abbey Road zebra crossing in London.
In 2008, Heather Day of St Peter's Junior and Infant School in Birstall was selected as the UK's best following 22 years of dedicated service at a busy crossing.
John Foley of Bushes Primary in Paisley was victorious in 2009, picking up his trophy following some amazing efforts by the teachers and pupils. To watch the DVD sent in by the pupils of Bushes Primary School, click here.
While winning the competition is a wonderful achievement for the schools involved, participation alone is hugely beneficial for teachers and pupils. We'd urge all schools to take part and encourage their pupils to get creative while learning about their lollipop person and the importance of road safety.
Could your lollipop person be the next winner of the award?