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Young People

Awards For Young People



Youth awards will get you on your path to success.

Throw out any old ideas that learning starts and stops in the school classroom. Get involved in new adventures, having fun and finding out about the talents you never knew you had. Come follow your passions and live your dreams.

Use the Awards Finder to choose the right award for you.

Some of our Awards

Scouts Scotland

Chief Scout’s Diamond Award

Provider: Scouts Scotland

The Chief Scout's Diamond Award is available for Explorer Scouts and Scout Network aged between 15 and 24. It follows after the Chief Scout's Platinum Award… more

Girlguiding Scotland

Guide Gold Award

Provider: Girlguiding Scotland

The Guide gold award is a really special achievement. It gives you the opportunity to put everything you’ve learned through the Guide programme into practice… more

Gen+

Innovators

Provider: Gen+

Having emerged from Trailblazer and Gamechanger as full-fledged meta-skills leaders, learners are expected to apply their meta-skills knowledge to novel… more

Keep Scotland Beautiful

Eco-Schools

Provider: Keep Scotland Beautiful

Our flagship programme, Eco-Schools has been running for 30 years. There are almost 900 schools and nurseries across Scotland with current awards. Schools who… more

CASE STUDIES

Daniel’s JASS journey - a parent’s perspective

Daniel’s JASS journey - a parent’s perspective

Why JASS?I came across JASS on an internet search.  I wanted to be more involved in his preparation for transition into High School but I also knew I had… Read More
Pupils in Levenmouth beaver away to tackle climate change through the John Muir Award

Pupils in Levenmouth beaver away to tackle climate change through the John Muir Award

Fife-based John Muir Award group gets hands-on with flooding, biodiversity and land management. Pupils from Levenmouth Academy in Fife worked with Bat’s Wood… Read More
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LINKS

A Directory of Youth Awards in Scotland.

Recognising, recording and celebrating achievements across school and CLD settings

This wakelet brings together videos reports and other resources to support use of youth awards in schools, youth work and CLD settings.

Meta Skills Framework

This toolkit has been developed through consultation with educators and other partners to create a suite of resources that will support practitioners embed skills in a manageable and sustainable way.

Opportunity Finder

Find more than 35,000 jobs, apprenticeships, courses and volunteering opportunities all in one place.

Personal Achievement Tool on My WOW

Build a library of your achievements! Use this to help track your successes, reflect on what you've accomplished and discover what motivates you.

Scotland’s Curriculum Review Cycle

Education Scotland's blog contains key information on the latest developments of the Curriculum Improvement Cycle Education Scotland is leading on.

Thriving With Nature

WWF and the Mental Health Foundation have come together to produce this guide for you. We want you to thrive and for nature to thrive around you. We think the two are mutually supportive. From forests and rivers, to parks and gardens, to window boxes or e

Transferability of skills gained through youth work

Download a copy of ‘Get Ahead – Scouting and employability’ – an example of how to identify transferrable skills gained through youth work experiences.

UCAS Personal Statement

How to write a UCAS Undergraduate personal statement

Tips on Writing a CV

Tips on CVs and applications and access to the MyWorldofWork CV builder.

Apprenticeships

A quick guide to Apprenticeships in Scotland.

What employers say about youth work awards

A sample of quotes from employers, and case studies.