Launch of redesigned John Muir Award
The John Muir Trust announce the launch of the redesigned John Muir Award (25 March 2025). This environmental award scheme is now open for submissions.
Scottish Finest Woods Award – deadline Monday 31 March 2025!
Scotland’s Finest Woods and Outdoor & Woodland Learning Scotland (OWLS) team up to run the annual Schools and Early Years Awards in Scotland. Find out more and enter before the closing date!
Learning Places Scotland Awards are now open!
The Learning Places Scotland Awards are back, celebrating the outstanding achievements in the planning, design, and delivery of Scotland’s learning environments. Why not showcase your project, team, or initiative and gain well-deserved recognition across the sector? Categories covering all aspects of educational development, so there’s a perfect fit for every contribution to [...]
Design a Nature-based Solution for your Local Community
Here’s an exciting challenge for schools - open to students aged 11-18. What local issue needs fixing? Find a way to solve it using ideas from nature. Design…engineer…construct! Find out more and register your school here.
John Muir Award Update February 2025
Sign up for updates on the redesigned Award through the JMA email bulletin here This includes renamed Award levels, new processes and updated resources, training opportunities and support. The new email address is award@johnmuirtrust.org.
Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards 2025- Schools and Early Year applications open!
Outdoor and Woodland Learning (OWL) Scotland announce that applications for the 2025 Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards are open once again amazing prizes are on offer including £500 cash prize for the winning school and early years entry. 2024 had a superb range of applications but in the end the judges [...]
Words of the Wild Resources
Youthlink Scotland share the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Words of the Wild resources and lesson plans. Discover the SWT Resource Pack and transport your students or group members to the wilds of Scotland! Participating in the sessions offers a great way to meet the objectives of the Scottish Studies Award.
OWL Scotland January 2025 Bulletin out now!
This edition includes information on courses in early 2025, updates from local OWL groups, OWL Scotland, and a focus on the Scottish Junior Forester Award and information on finding out about careers paths into forestry. Download the full bulletin from the OWL Scotland Website.
