Saltire Awards
Supporting Our Communities
Saltire Awards are Scotland-wide awards designed to formally recognise the commitment and contribution of youth volunteering. Supported by the Scottish Government, the Saltire Awards enable young volunteers to record the skills, experience and learning gained through successful volunteering placements in school or provided by local and national voluntary agencies.
The Awards are split in to four sections – The Challenge, The Approach, The Ascent and The Summit and achievement is recognised in the form of Saltire Award certificates and Young Scot reward points.
Saltire Awards are designed to encourage and enable youth volunteering and dovetail neatly into the four capacities of Curriculum for Excellence as participants will develop their abilities through volunteering to become successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors. The Saltire Journal is the resource provided to facilitate recording of skills and learning achieved. In addition, participants are required to complete a self-evaluation (Footprints), which directly links their responses to Curriculum for Excellence.
Our Services
Support For Groups
providing advice, guidance & support to new, emerging & established third sector organisations
Volunteering
providing guidance on volunteering opportunities and training in volunteer skills.
Social Enterprise
interested in setting up or developing a Social Enterprise and would like help or advice?
Community Planning
VABS works to represent our local Third Sector in community planning agendas
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