The Green Team Strategy 2025-2030
With young people at its heart, our collaborative Green Team strategy, looks to the future
It’s our 30th Birthday
2025 is a very special year for The Green Team. Find out more...
The Green Team welcomes student from Lithuania
We have had the pleasure for many years of welcoming international students to join us for a period and this year is no exception. From March, we welcome Viktorija from Lithuania who will join us for 6 months as a Project Support Volunteer. No doubt many of you will
The Green Team takes over JAS Award
We are delighted to advise that from the 1st January 2025, The Green Team has taken over the operation and management of The JAS Award, previously owned by Awards Plus. The Join in Award Scheme, JAS, is an entry-level award for anyone who might enjoy and benefit from using
Hearing A Council of All Beings
A Council of All Beings At the Green Team, our mission is to provide transformational experiences for young people that support young people to connect with nature. We do this in many ways; from cutting back and burning invasive rhododendron to river dipping, creating clay faces or
Primary school pupils embrace environmental stewardship
The Green Team is currently supporting a PhD student from Cornell University with her research into Environmental Stewardship in young children. We are working with Frogstone Primary School and have 2 groups of children taking part in the 12 week study which started in September and is running until
Julia Duncan appointed as Co-CEO
The Green Team have announced the appointment of Julia Duncan in a Co-CEO role with a specific remit for Corporate Development. The role will complement the extensive operational experience of existing CEO, Penny Radway who will continue in post. Julia brings over 30 years’ experience of developing long-lasting, innovative
Placement Student shares all!
Written by Jani Belvalkar, Stirling University, summer placementThe outdoors has long been a space for transformation and learnings; a place where our illusions of control momentarily fall away, leaving us face to face with the elements and with ourselves. In this environment, the lessons one learns are rarely just technical.
Litter Pickers clean up for World Clean Up Day
***UPDATE*** A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our sponsored litter pick on Sunday at Hailes Quarry Park. Our youth panel, volunteers, Mandy, Margon and Penny from the staff team and some lovely Green Champions from BlackRock all took part. Friends of Hailes Quarry Park also
FREE GREEN EXPLORERS SESSION
FREE SESSION: 13TH OCTOBER 2024 We're sharing the love this October and offering free places to new explorers, aged 8-12 years, who would like to experience one of our sessions and find out just how awesome they are. This October we’ll be exploring Redford Woods and we’d love
Sponsored litter pick for World Clean Up Day
 Join The Green Team for a sponsored litter pick to mark World Clean Up Day. We have chosen Hailes Quarry Park, Murrayburn to concentrate on. It’s a well used and lovely park but needs a bit of a clean up.We are trying to raise £2,000 towards a new electric cargo
We’re recruiting for a Co-CEO
We are very excited to publish that we are recruiting for a co-CEO to lead The Green Team in the coming years.Co-CEO – Corporate ResponsibilityPermanent contract, 21 hours per week£45,000 pro rataEdinburgh (potential for hybrid working)Closing date 6:00pm on Friday 6 September 2024OverviewThe Green Team was founded in 1995 to