{"id":2549,"date":"2019-03-01T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T08:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk\/imo\/?p=2549"},"modified":"2023-02-14T12:48:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T12:48:50","slug":"competition-win-driving-lessons-the-aa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk\/imo\/career-experiences\/competition-win-driving-lessons-the-aa\/","title":{"rendered":"[COMPETITION CLOSED] Share your biggest achievement for your chance to win 40 hours of driving lessons with the AA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>Please note this competition is now closed. Check back soon as we&#8217;ll be running another competition shortly!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have a story to tell? Do you fancy sharing your experience with others, or having your work published online? Are you over 16? If so, submit your story to our first <strong><em>Write Speak Share<\/em><\/strong> competition for your chance to win some fantastic prizes, including 40 hours of driving lessons with the AA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the competition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>IMO exists to celebrate your achievements and to share your stories and experiences with others in a similar situation to you. <em>Write Speak Share<\/em> is our brand new content creation competition, and as well as giving away some brilliant prizes, we\u2019ll publish the best entries on IMO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Theme: My biggest achievement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prizes:<\/strong> The winner will receive a full set of driving lessons with the AA (that\u2019s a massive 40 hours of lessons!) and three runners-up will each receive a pair of Curzon cinema tickets and a year-long subscription to Tastecard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who can enter:<\/strong> Teenagers over 16 in care and care leavers in England, up to the age of 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Format:<\/strong> entries can take the form of a blog post, short story, article, poem, photograph, video, vlog or podcast \u2013 as long as it fits with the theme, you can be as creative as you like!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Closing date:<\/strong> midnight on Sunday 28 April 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guest judge:<\/strong> Children\u2019s Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to enter:<\/strong> Complete our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk\/imo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/competition-entry.docx\"><strong>competition entry form<\/strong><\/a> and send it, along with your entry, to <a href=\"mailto:hello@imohub.org.uk\"><strong>hello@imohub.org.uk<\/strong><\/a>. You can also post your entry to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>IMO \u2013 Write, Speak, Share<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Children\u2019s Commissioner\u2019s Office<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Great Smith Street<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>London SW1P 3BT<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk\/imo\/content-creation-competition-faqs\/\">frequently asked questions<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk\/imo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMO-Write-Speak-Share-competition-TCs.pdf\"> terms and conditions<\/a> before submitting your entry, and if you have any questions email <a href=\"mailto:hello@imohub.org.uk\">hello@imohub.org.uk<\/a>, or contact us on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imo_latest\">Twitter<\/a>. 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