John Muir Award Redesign Plans
Youthlink Scotland have shared news about the Trust’s plans redesign its John Muir Award including an invitation to get involved, FAQ’s and contact details Find out more directly on the John Muir award’s own Award redesign pages.
Wild places help narrow East Ayrshire’s poverty-related attainment gap
This news article (2 March 2023) celebrates achievements from a six year John Muir Award partnership between East Ayrshire Council and John Muir Trust. Read about how a dedicated role focused on the John Muir Award as an intervention helped close the poverty-related attainment gap. The role formed part of [...]
Rewild Your World – Save Our Pollinators #rewildyourworld
The John Muir Trust’s latest Wild Inside e-newsletter (issue 54) has shared this lovely animation from Fire Lily Studio, to inspire you to get wildflowers growing in your world. Keep in touch with regular John Muir Trust news updates by signing up for our monthly eNewsletter.
What does great outdoor learning look like?
The John Muir Trust have shared this Lake District National Park blog (October 2022) about good practice in two Cumbrian schools.
Case Study: John Muir Award in Wild Glasgow
In this JMA case study (published 10 November 2022), find out how Blairvadach Outdoor Education Centre at Pinkston Basin uses the John Muir Award as its main engagement tool to connect Glasgow pupils with nature in the inner city.
John Muir Award webinar: wild places and education priorities 16 November 2022 16.00-17.30
Join this John Muir Trust webinar exploring how wild places and the John Muir Award can benefit learning and educational priorities in Scotland, and key resources that can help. Aimed at teachers, youth workers and any practitioners supporting young people’s learning in Scotland, this session will introduce two resources designed [...]
Achieving awards in, through and for nature
This new collaborative resource helps practitioners navigate and connect diverse nature-based award opportunities available in Scotland. It demonstrates how nature-based awards contribute to national agendas such as building skills for life, learning and work, and inspiring people about the benefits of wild places and nature connection in tackling the climate [...]
A Highland haven
The John Muir Trust’s latest Wild Inside (Issue 47) newsletter shares Mark Piasecki's Haven. This short but powerful film highlights how the Scottish Highlands helped his mental health journey. Check out the John Muir Trust’s Wild and Well campaign which celebrates the invaluable connection between wild places and people's health.
