Providers and Leaders

Award Providers

We term organisations that have been approved to deliver the Award ‘Providers’. Most people complete their John Muir Award with an Award Provider organisation. These include schools, outdoor learning centres, community or youth groups and more.

Award Providers are responsible for meeting the provider responsibilities, as shown in our handbook. We ask that providers read the Award Handbook before deciding to deliver the John Muir Award.

John Muir Trust Group Membership requirement

In order to deliver the John Muir Award we require that all Award Providers hold Group Membership of the John Muir Trust. An Award Provider is the direct organisation whom the Award Leader is associated with. Click here to become a Group Member. You can also read more here.

Award Leaders

Award Leaders are employed by (or volunteer for) the provider organisation. Leaders must be over the age of 18 and are responsible for submitting Award Proposals and leading Award activity. Leaders must read the Award Handbook and take time to understand the criteria before planning activities.

To gain approval to deliver the Award, leaders must submit a Proposal Form which describes the group and how the Award will be delivered. The approval creates an informal agreement between a Provider and the John Muir Trust.

Each leader is responsible for their own Proposal Forms and is also required to submit the Review Form for their groups. 

If another Award Leader within your organisation delivers similar activities, they must submit a separate Proposal Form for their group/s.

Leaders may like to order or print copies of our A5 record book for their group.

Our Award flyer is also available to download and print - ideal for introducing the Award.