{"id":596,"date":"2020-10-09T14:13:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T14:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/renwiderachievement\/?page_id=596"},"modified":"2020-11-24T10:42:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T10:42:43","slug":"bgw-wider-achievement-awards-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/renwiderachievement\/bgw-wider-achievement-awards-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"BGW wider achievement awards resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqa.org.uk\/files_ccc\/SCQF-LevelDescriptors.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"144\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/renwiderachievement\/sqa-materials\/scqf-level-descriptors\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/renwiderachievement\/uploads\/sites\/2948\/2020\/06\/01133426\/SCQF-level-descriptors.png\" data-orig-size=\"594,371\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SCQF level descriptors\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/renwiderachievement\/uploads\/sites\/2948\/2020\/06\/01133426\/SCQF-level-descriptors.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/renwiderachievement\/uploads\/sites\/2948\/2020\/06\/01133426\/SCQF-level-descriptors.png\" class=\"wp-image-144 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/renwiderachievement\/uploads\/sites\/2948\/2020\/06\/01133426\/SCQF-level-descriptors.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A good place to start when considering what wider achievement awards to embark on in the Broad General Education is to consider the SCQF level descriptors. These descriptors describe, in broad terms, what children should be able to do within the SCQF framework. Offering awards at the correct level, will support children in their ongoing learning journey.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Amazing Things&#8217; booklet from Awards Network provides a great overview of the awards which are available for different ages and stages:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awardsnetwork.org\/assets\/uploads\/documents\/Amazing_Things_4th_2.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"122\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/renwiderachievement\/bge-wider-achievement-awards-professional-reading\/award\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/renwiderachievement\/uploads\/sites\/2948\/2020\/06\/01084925\/Award.png\" data-orig-size=\"229,328\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Award\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/renwiderachievement\/uploads\/sites\/2948\/2020\/06\/01084925\/Award.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/renwiderachievement\/uploads\/sites\/2948\/2020\/06\/01084925\/Award.png\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-122\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/renwiderachievement\/uploads\/sites\/2948\/2020\/06\/01084925\/Award.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A popular set of awards offered by many schools for children within the BGE come from Youth Scotland. These nationally recognised awards are for children aged 5+:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youthscotland.org.uk\/awards\/hi5-awards\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"120\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/renwiderachievement\/research\/youth-scot\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/renwiderachievement\/uploads\/sites\/2948\/2020\/06\/01084533\/Youth-Scot.png\" data-orig-size=\"206,110\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Youth Scot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/renwiderachievement\/uploads\/sites\/2948\/2020\/06\/01084533\/Youth-Scot.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/renwiderachievement\/uploads\/sites\/2948\/2020\/06\/01084533\/Youth-Scot.png\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-120\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/renwiderachievement\/uploads\/sites\/2948\/2020\/06\/01084533\/Youth-Scot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"159\" height=\"85\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"vertical-align: baseline;margin: 0cm 0cm 18.0pt 0cm\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #2b2b2b\">Youth Scotland are also providing free online resources for children to <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: #2b2b2b\">gain qualifications at home for ages 5+ and 10+. See the link below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youthscotland.org.uk\/support-your-child-to-gain-a-qualification-at-home\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"449\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/renwiderachievement\/employability-and-destinations\/youth-scot-learning-at-home-pic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/renwiderachievement\/uploads\/sites\/2948\/2020\/06\/17112847\/Youth-Scot-learning-at-home-pic.png\" data-orig-size=\"838,220\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Youth Scot learning at home pic\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/renwiderachievement\/uploads\/sites\/2948\/2020\/06\/17112847\/Youth-Scot-learning-at-home-pic.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/renwiderachievement\/uploads\/sites\/2948\/2020\/06\/17112847\/Youth-Scot-learning-at-home-pic.png\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-449\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/renwiderachievement\/uploads\/sites\/2948\/2020\/06\/17112847\/Youth-Scot-learning-at-home-pic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"838\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good place to start when considering what wider achievement awards to embark on in the Broad General Education is to consider the SCQF level descriptors. These descriptors describe, in broad terms, what children should be able to do within the SCQF framework. Offering awards at the correct level, will support children in their ongoing &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/renwiderachievement\/bgw-wider-achievement-awards-resources\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BGW wider achievement awards resources<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7392,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-596","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/renwiderachievement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/renwiderachievement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/renwiderachievement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/renwiderachievement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7392"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/renwiderachievement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=596"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/renwiderachievement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":646,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/renwiderachievement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/596\/revisions\/646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/renwiderachievement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}