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National Youth Work Conference 2026

This year’s conference will bring together practitioners, academics, pioneering projects and policy leaders to explore the future of mental health and wellbeing support for young people.

Better Lives Survey 2026

This new report draws on engagement with 2,922 young people across Scotland and provides valuable insight into how young people perceive violence, knife crime, safety, and prevention efforts in the current social climate.

YouthLink Scotland Members Network: Exploring European Youth Work

17th September - 11am to 12.30pm. Bookings are now open for our third meeting of 2026, exploring European youth work with the British Council, the incoming UK National Agency for Erasmus+.

Help Test Youth Work Skills Track

YouthLink Scotland is recruiting up to 100 organisations to take part in the next phase of testing Youth Work Skills Track, a new digital tool developed around the National Youth Work Outcomes and Skills Framework. Get in touch by 31st August.

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JOY Maker Volunteer Opportunity and Readiness to Work programme

Do you work closely with young people and want them to play their part in UK sporting history? The JOY Maker Volunteer Programme is recruiting 9,000 volunteers to support the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift when they come to the UK in 2027, including the opening stage in Scotland on 2nd July 2027. Find out more and apply by 1st September.

Topic: Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 21 July, 2026

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State of Child Health 2026

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health's flagship report, updated in July 2026, provides a clear and comprehensive analysis of children's health across the four nations of the UK. It assesses progress against 12 key indicators, including infant mortality, mental health, immunisations and obesity.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing
Date: 20 July, 2026

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Become an Erasmus+ Expert Assessor for the UK National Agency

The British Council, set to become the UK Erasmus+ National Agency, is inviting experienced professionals to join the UK Erasmus+ Expert Pool. This is an opportunity to play a key role in ensuring that Erasmus+ funding supports high-quality projects that create meaningful opportunities for learners, educators, young people and organisations across the UK and Europe. The deadline for applications is 4th August.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability, International
Date: 20 July, 2026

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Introducing Venture Trust Experiences: Sharing the Power of the Outdoors

Venture Trust Experiences brings together a growing range of bookable outdoor wellbeing, adventure and learning opportunities for all, inspired by more than 40 years of Venture Trust's experience supporting people across Scotland.

Topic: Outdoor Learning
Date: 20 July, 2026

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Scottish Social Attitudes 2025: Attitudes to Discrimination and Positive Action

This report explores attitudes to prejudice, diversity and immigration, trends over time, and identifies groups most at risk, alongside mixed public views on equality and support for positive action in Scotland.

Topic: Equality
Date: 20 July, 2026

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Education Outcomes for Looked After Children 2024/25

Information on attendance, exclusions, achievement of curriculum for excellence levels for looked after children in Scotland, and attainment and leaver destinations of looked after school leavers in 2024/25.

Topic: Care, Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 20 July, 2026

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Help Shape the Future of Healthcare in Scotland

Our Future Health is the UK's largest health research programme, finding new ways to prevent, detect and treat diseases. They need more young people to take part in its programme. By taking part, young people will be helping researchers better understand how diseases develop and how they can be treated.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing, Research
Date: 20 July, 2026

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Together's Training and Consultancy

For 25 years, Together has been helping organisations and individuals from a range of backgrounds and roles to improve their awareness and understanding of children’s human rights in practice. As well as continuing to offer their introductory UNCRC and children’s human rights approach session, they now offer a full day dedicated to exploring the five principles of a children’s human rights approach in detail.

Topic: Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 20 July, 2026

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Age Checks Helping Make Online Experiences Safer for UK Children

A new report published by Ofcom reveals that age checks are now being deployed at an unprecedented scale across the pornography, social media, dating and gaming sectors. The proportion of children being asked to prove their age who encountered highly effective age checks increased from 25% to 43% between July 2025 and January 2026.

Topic: Digital Youth Work
Date: 20 July, 2026

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Status of Young Women in Scotland Research

This survey is part of the Status of Young Women in Scotland 2026 project, led by The Young Women’s Movement (YWM). This year, the project focuses on digital violence against young women and girls and its real-life impact on young women in Scotland.

Topic: Digital Youth Work, Equality, Violence
Date: 20 July, 2026

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Discover Digital Summer Festival

The free Discover Digital summer festival is back from Monday 3rd to Friday 14th August, designed for disabled and seriously ill children and their families to experience a fun and engaging experience from the comfort of their own home.

Topic: Equality, Health & Wellbeing
Date: 17 July, 2026

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Scotland’s Play Park Survey 2026

As part of Scotland's Play Park Renewal Programme, the Scottish Government is keen to hear directly from families about improvements to their local play spaces. Play Scotland is managing the survey on behalf of the Scottish Government - share your views by 16th September 2026.

Topic: Leisure & Recreation, Outdoor Learning, Research
Date: 10 July, 2026

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