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Over 30 school children from Knowsley are to be awarded for their good citizenship, at a special ceremony at Liverpool Town Hall on Monday morning.

Transport services organisation Arriva is working with the Foundation for Citizenship at Liverpool John Moores University to present the youngsters with Citizenship Awards.

The awards are presented to those children who have shown outstanding achievements ranging from sporting accomplishments, coping with serious illnesses and giving their families and friends support during difficult times.

Earlier this year, schools in Knowsley were invited by Arriva to nominate a pupil who had shown great strength of character and who had stood out as a shining example of good citizenship.

Bob Hind from Arriva and Lord David Alton of Liverpool John Moores University will present the awards to the children at a special ceremony. The Lord Mayor of Liverpool, the Mayor of Knowsley and Knowsley's director of education, Steve Munby, will also be at the event.

Bob Hind, divisional director Arriva North West and Wales, said:

This is the third year that we have been involved with these Awards, and it is an honour to be associated with them once again. The children show tremendous strength and deserve the recognition that the Awards and the ceremony give them. We are delighted to be able to support the event.

Lord David Alton, the May Makin Chair in Citizenship at Liverpool John Moores University said:

We're delighted that Arriva has agreed to continue to support our Citizenship Awards scheme.

All Merseyside schools are part of the initiative and it is now being used as a blueprint for the national curriculum.

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