New Awards Guidelines

We’re thrilled to launch a set of brand-new guidelines to help you confidently deliver our youth awards.

Front page and first two pages of Youth Scotland's dynamic youth award refreshed step-by-step guide

Refreshed awards guidelines and completed booklets

As part of the ongoing updates to the Youth Scotland Youth Awards, we’ve made several important changes to how the awards are delivered. To support you in navigating these updates, we’ve refreshed and improved the guidelines, making it clearer more user-friendly and packed with useful tips.

So… what’s new?

  • A completely updated set of Guidelines tailored to each award
  • A fully completed sample awards booklet to show what “good” looks like
  • Clearer instructions, practical examples and helpful checklists to streamline the delivery process

Whether you’re brand new to Youth Scotland Awards or a seasoned pro, these updated resources are designed to give you everything you need to feel supported and confident. Hi5 and DYA completed booklets are included in the step-by-step guide. Youth Achievement Awards will have one step-by-step guide for all awards and completed booklets for individual levels including: bronze, silver and gold Youth Achievement Awards.

Where can I find them?

You’ll find the new guidelines under each award category, right here:

Let’s keep celebrating young people’s achievements with more ease and more impact than ever!

Download the refreshed guidelines and complete booklets

Hi5 Award Guidelines
PDF, 3 MB
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Dynamic Youth Award Guidelines
PDF, 5 MB
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Youth Achievement Award Guidelines
PDF, 1 MB
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Bronze Youth Achievement Award Completed Booklet
PDF, 10 MB
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Silver Youth Achievement Award Completed Booklet
PDF, 13 MB
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Gold Youth Achievement Award Completed Booklet
PDF, 11 MB
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