The BDA’s Jock Young Award celebrates the amazing achievements of our Deaf young people in Scotland.
Nominations are now open for you to nominate a Deaf young person who you feel deserves to have their achievements and efforts recognised.
BDA Scotland went to St Roch’s Secondary School to present the Jock Young Award to Lewis Eugene Maguire.
Moira Ross from DRP Scotland’s Transitions project, announces this year’s winner of the Jock Young Award 2021. This year’s nominees are all inspiring role models for Deaf young people across Scotland, however, after some tough deliberation, this year’s winner is…
Erin McCluskey was nominated in the Deaf Role Model category for her work as a Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament. She’s worked incredibly hard in this role and has also produced numerous BSL videos encouraging young deaf people and the deaf community to engage in civic life.
Hi there! Mitchell here from DRP Scotland Transitions. I’m here to talk about the Jock Young Award. Do you remember a while back I put out a video advert encouraging you to nominate people for the Jock Young Award?
Jock Young was born in Glasgow and educated at the Glasgow Institute for the Deaf in Langside. After leaving school, he was apprenticed to a shoe maker and repairer. After completing his apprenticeship he worked for the shoe repairing firm Napier’s before taking a job with Singer in Clydebank as a night shift supervisor then leaving for Rolls Royce in Hillington.
