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Amazing Things

A Directory of Youth Awards in Scotland.

Recognising, recording and celebrating achievements across school and CLD settings

Category: Awards Network Members, Schools, Young People, Youth Work

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

Funding to support D of E participation

Category: Awards Network Members, Parents, Schools, Youth Work

Grant funding of up to £10,250 is available for eligible community and voluntary organisations to set up and deliver the DofE, as well as the enrolment costs for young people taking part.

Meta Skills Framework

Category: Awards Network Members, Employers, Parents, Schools, Volunteers, Young People, Youth Work

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

Category: Awards Network Members, Employers, Parents, Schools, Volunteers, Young People, Youth Work

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

Curriculum Improvement Cycle Podcast with Gillian Hamilton and Ollie Bray

Category: Awards Network Members, Employers, Parents, Schools

The Curriculum Improvement Cycle is a systematic review of the Scottish curriculum to ensure it remains up to date and relevant for children and young people.

Personal Achievement Tool on My WOW

Category: Awards Network Members, Employers, Parents, Schools, Volunteers, Young People, Youth Work

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

Category: Awards Network Members, Employers, Parents, Schools, Young People

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

SCQF - information for Parents and Carers

Category: Parents

Understanding the SCQF can help you support your child's learning journey

Interactive Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework

Category: Parents

Understand qualification levels, where awards and qualifications sit and how they equate

Youth Work Skills Framework

Category: Parents

A tool to help young people to identify and articulate the skills they develop and apply through youth work and related non-formal learning activity

Wider Achievement in a Nutshell

Category: Parents

A simple explanation of Wider Achievement from The National Parents Forum of Scotland with examples of opportunities and related awards and qualifications

What is Achievement?

Category: Parents

The importance of achievement, outlined in Educations Scotland’s Parentzone

Transferability of skills gained through youth work

Category: Young People

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

Category: Young People

How to write a UCAS Undergraduate personal statement

Tips on Writing a CV

Category: Young People

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

Apprenticeships

Category: Young People

A quick guide to Apprenticeships in Scotland.

What employers say about youth work awards

Category: Young People

A sample of quotes from employers, and case studies.