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Eric Liddell Recognition Awards
YouthLink Scotland is working with the Eric Liddell Community to award 20 ‘Eric Liddell Recognition Awards’ to celebrate some of the amazing young people aged 12 – 26 years who have made an outstanding contribution to their community through their involvement in youth work in Scotland. Find out more and apply by 1st October.
National Youth Work Conference 2024
Join us at the National Youth Work Conference on Tuesday 5th November in Glasgow where we’ll be examining how youth work’s early interventions not only repairs but prevents fractures in our communities. 

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Emerging Technologies: Future-proofing Youth Work
In this online workshop, digital artist and educator Barry Haughey, with over 20 years of experience in the education, youth work, and training sectors, will explore the impact of emerging technologies on youth work. 2nd October, 12pm-1.30pm Online
Youth work can help us to rebuild communities - not tear them down
Recent unrest spilling into horrifying riots shows just how fractious our communities are today. Youth work has a role to play in restoring cohesion, starting with our young people.

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The Stark Reality of Growing Up in Poverty
Buttle UK's new report, "Growing Up in Poverty," reveals a harrowing picture of life under severe financial strain exacerbated by the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
  • Topic:  Poverty
  • Date:  16 September, 2024

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Effective Youth Work Approaches to Tackling Attendance
Check out our new resources aimed at supporting schools and youth work teams to enable them to work together to create the right conditions for engagement and learning.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  16 September, 2024

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National Summary Report for the Scottish Attainment Challenge
Education Scotland has published its latest National Summary Report, which monitors and evaluates the impact of the ongoing Scottish Attainment Challenge (SAC).
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  16 September, 2024

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Truth About Youth Survey Now Live!
The Truth About Youth Survey is Young Scot's big annual survey finding out what young people in Scotland think about a range of topics! Please share with the young people you work with and your network. The survey closes on 10th December.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing, Poverty, Research, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  16 September, 2024

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Status of Young Women in Scotland 2024–25
This year, to celebrate the Young Women's Movement's centenary birthday the Status of Young Women in Scotland 2024-25 report will explore how young women understand, access and advocate for their human rights in Scotland. The survey for young women aged 16-30 is open until Friday 25th October.
  • Topic:  Equality, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  12 September, 2024

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Quit Fighting for Likes
Campaign and toolkit developed in partnership with the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit, Medics Against Violence and YouthLink Scotland to support young people to navigate social media safely and prevent violen
  • Topic:  Crime, Prevention & Early Intervention, Violence
  • Date:  11 September, 2024

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Labour Market Statistics for 16 to 24 year olds: Scotland and the UK - July 2023 to June 2024
This publication contains the latest estimates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for 16 to 24 year olds. 
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  11 September, 2024

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Barnardo's Reveals Grim Reality of Child Poverty
More than one in four parents of children aged 18 or under in Scotland have struggled to provide sufficient food for their children in the past 12 months due to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
  • Topic:  Poverty
  • Date:  10 September, 2024

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An Introduction to Identities on the Asexual and Aromantic Spectrums
LGBT Youth Scotland's new guide co-produced with young people aged between 13-25 who are asexual, aromantic and questioning their identity.
  • Topic:  Equality, Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  10 September, 2024

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Scotland’s Most Vulnerable Children Taking Years to be Placed in Permanent Homes
Scotland’s care system is taking years to find many of the country's most vulnerable children permanent homes – and too many of them have no contact with their siblings, according to new research.
  • Topic:  Care
  • Date:  10 September, 2024

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A Place to Call Home
A new report by Action for Children reveals more than nine in ten (91%) care-experienced adults in the UK felt lonely and isolated during their time as a child in care – and nearly one in five (18%) felt like this all the time.
  • Date:  9 September, 2024

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Empowering Pathways Programme for Young Women
The Young Women's Movement's Empowering Pathways for Women programme for young women 16-30 years old is due to start on Wednesday 18th September, 9.30am-12pm in partnership with City of Glasgow College
  • Date:  9 September, 2024

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