15 May 2024
Acting on Achievement is a thoroughly-researched report that outlines the important role youth awards and programme providers can play in education reform. Published in May 2024 by Awards Network, it shows how youth awards have supported young people across Scotland to build core skills, explore new experiences, make connections with positive role models in their communities and earn accreditation. The report draws on wide-ranging sources from the UK and Europe to evidence support for a future…
18 Nov 2024
The Awards Network has an article featured in the Autumn 2024 edition of ‘The Link’ a magazine published by YouthLink Scotland. The article highlights that youth awards offer vibrant and varied opportunities to expand and stretch the experiences young people need for modern life, work and leisure. There are well-documented struggles with school attendance and a growing sense that young people feel disenfranchised from traditional education models. The article reminds us that most young…
22 Oct 2024
The Awards Network has a wide range of nature-based awards and flexible schemes that can be used to recognise achievement in nature settings, as well as support educators and leaders to make the learning exciting, relevant and real.A quick way to filter for nature-based awards is to go to the front page of our website and click the link [see below] This filter takes you to our search menu where you can add other filters such as adjust the age group, the costs, the frequency of…
21 Oct 2024
The Young Tree Champions programme supports schools towards achieving exemplary status for outdoor learning and nature engagement in Scotland this year. Everything is free and the deadline for applications to the Young Tree Champions programme is now midnight 10th November 2024. They want to support Scottish schools, youth clubs, nurseries and colleges. Application: https://youngtreechampions.org/get-involved/projects/ In return for running a tree and nature engagement project as…
24 Sep 2024
The Awards Network contributed to the Review of Qualifications and Assessment which led to Professor Hayward attending the Awards Network gathering in March 2022. The Scottish Government has now published its eagerly awaited response. The full response can be found here. Connect (Supporting Partnerships in Education) has produced this useful summary. It will be of interest to network members and 'Awards Aware' partners that the Scottish Government has agreed to reduce the emphasis…
18 Sep 2024
We are delighted to share with you our first ever nature-edition newsletter. It contains helpful examples from member organisations of different ways young people of all ages and capabilities engage in nature related activities, whether in nature, about nature or through nature. It includes outdoor learning, natural science, conservation and climate matters. View a copy here.
3 Jun 2024
Our Spring newsletter is full of information on youth awards news nationally and locally. From information on education reforms to progress on profiling achievement, you will find want to catch up here. Link Here
6 May 2024
To whom it may concern,We are writing this letter to express our shared hope that the John Muir Trust can urgently reinstate the John Muir Award, or explore solutions to ensure its availability, having ‘paused’ it in March 2024. It is an important part of Scotland's learning, engagement and achievement landscape. Awards Network data shows that the John Muir Award accounted for almost 12% of all youth awards achieved by young people in Scotland in 2023.The John Muir Award has existed for 27…
22 Jan 2024
The Awards Network has distributed record numbers of awards in the academic year 2022-2023. Link here to read more winter news.
