How JAS works
JAS is designed to be accessible, flexible and easy to integrate with school, home education and extra-curricular activities. Activities can take place at any combination of school, home, outdoor centre, community setting based, or with support partners.
The JAS Award has 3 levels – White | Green | Gold
Each level has 4 sections which can run at the same time or one after the other, in any order.
Completing the sections builds confidence, encourages teamwork and develops skills, encouraging participants to be more active and involved in their local community.
The award helps with transitions from Primary to Secondary school, provides a platform for starting vocational learning and act as a next step towards other initiatives, awards and certificates.
The two ways to do JAS
The JAS Award costs just £5 and is easy to use.
There are two ways to do JAS, either online or with an offline printed booklets.
The JAS Participant Booklet guides you and your participant every step of the way including sections on planning, preparing and recording. There are also lots of ideas to help inspire you for each section.
JAS Certificates and optional pin badges are awarded for each level completed.
Previous Junior Award Scheme for Schools/JASS booklets and some certificates are currently available at £3/copy. Please contact us directly to check availability and place an order. admin@jasaward.org.uk
Ideas and inspiration for the JAS Award
Examples of activities for each JAS Section:
Get Active, Stay Active
Walk to school, do the Daily Mile individually or as a group, step count, football/training sessions, lunchtime dance class, seated stretching exercises, yoga, swimming, weekly Parkrun.
My Interests
Baking, pet care, art & craft, music, research a topic of interest (e.g. dinosaurs, flags of the world, history of a football club, anything at all that grabs interest).
Adventure
A school camp, team treasure hunt in the park or school grounds, a walk, orienteering, canoeing, geocaching, using Mission:Explore activities.
Me and My World
Visit a care home, organise and drop off a collection to a food bank, a school nature project, a litter pick in the playground, visit a local place of interest and find out about it, make contact with past school pupils and find out what school was like for them, find out about local emergency services.
JAS Award background
The Join in Award Scheme evolved from the Junior Award Scheme for Schools (known as JASS) in 2024. The Green Team assumed responsibility for the award in 2025.
The award was created by Awards Plus (previously Friends of the Award) to encourage youth awards participation. It is a stand-alone award, as well as an ideal foundation for progressing to other awards.
All proceeds from sales of the JAS Award go towards the work of The Green Team, supporting young people’s connection with nature.