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Youth Achievement Awards

Youth Achievement Awards offer a peer assessed approach to recognising and accrediting achievements and contributions of young people aged 14 plus.

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See below for documents, reports and guides you could use to learn more about Youth Achievement Awards.



Latest Items

  • UK Youth YAA Booklet Redesign Survey Feedback

    UK Youth YAA Booklet Redesign Survey Feedback

     | Date created: Wed 29 Feb 2012 | File Size: 337 kb | File Time: 49 seconds @ 56 kbps

    Feedback from the survey carried out by UK Youth regarding redesigning the Youth Achievement Awards Booklets.

  • YAA Guidelines

    YAA Guidelines

     | Date created: Mon 27 Feb 2012 | File Size: 904 kb | File Time: 131 seconds @ 56 kbps

    Guidelines providing an introduction, explaining the structures, the different levels and outlining the requirements to run the Awards. Please read these before delivering Youth Achievement Awards.

  • Get Going

    Get Going

     | Date created: Mon 27 Oct 2008 | File Size: 194 kb | File Time: 28 seconds @ 56 kbps

    A personal development toolkit

  • Excellence for All - Youth Achievement Awards and Government Policies

    Excellence for All - Youth Achievement Awards and Government Policies

     | Date created: Fri 11 Sep 2009 | File Size: 178 kb | File Time: 26 seconds @ 56 kbps

    An independent report contextualising the Youth Achievement Awards in light of key Scottish Government policies, including demonstrating how they meet the Curriculum for Excellence's four capacities.

  • Youth Achievement Awards - a guide for young people

    Youth Achievement Awards - a guide for young people

     | Date created: Fri 27 May 2011 | File Size: 5435 kb | File Time: 791 seconds @ 56 kbps

    This Powerpoint introduces Youth Achievement Awards to young people, and even contains activities and quizzes! While it is aimed at young people, it could equally be used to introduce adults to the Awards.

  • Case study pro forma

    Case study pro forma

     | Date created: Thu 24 Mar 2011 | File Size: 260 kb | File Time: 37 seconds @ 56 kbps

    Please use this form to tell us about a project you ran which involved Youth Achievement Awards. We may choose to promote your project online and in our publications.

  • Templates for collecting evidence

    Templates for collecting evidence

     | Date created: Wed 23 Feb 2011 | File Size: 223 kb | File Time: 32 seconds @ 56 kbps

    Guidelines for presenting evidence for Youth Achievement Awards and building portfolios, including a series of templates.

  • Bridging The Gap

    Bridging The Gap

     | Date created: Fri 27 May 2011 | File Size: 1936 kb | File Time: 281 seconds @ 56 kbps

    This report, published by LTS, looks at the positives of youth work and school partnerships.

  • Using the Awards in your school

    Using the Awards in your school

     | Date created: Fri 27 May 2011 | File Size: 857 kb | File Time: 124 seconds @ 56 kbps

    A flyer contextualising the use of Dynamic Youth Awards and Youth Achievement Awards in a school setting. Links are made to Curriculum for Excellence.

  • Key Features of Youth Achievement Awards

    Key Features of Youth Achievement Awards

     | Date created: Fri 27 May 2011 | File Size: 6701 kb | File Time: 975 seconds @ 56 kbps

    A handout which describes the key features of both Youth Achievement Awards and Dynamic Youth Awards.