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Getting Started with Code Clubs
We’re delighted to be hosting a short lunch-time session where you can find out about how to set up a Code Club. Join us online on 6th May from 12pm-12.30pm.
National Youth Work Awards 2025
Shining a light on Scotland’s youth work heroes! The National Youth Work Awards celebrates youth work and the youth workers who make a difference every year in the lives of young people. Check out this year's finalists and how you can be part of the celebrations.
National Youth Work Conference 2025
This year’s National Youth Work Conference will take place in Glasgow on Monday 27th October. The theme is Safe Spaces, Strong Futures – Youth Work’s Role in Safeguarding Young People and Promoting Wellbeing. Save the date and find out more…
New Imagine a Man Resources
Youth workers across Scotland are being invited to explore ‘Growing Up and Masculinities: A Space to Be’ a bold new set of resources designed specifically for children aged 8–12.

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Scotland's Stories
Find out more about Scottish Book Trust's annual writing project – Scotland's Stories – and how you can get involved. The theme for 2025 is Friendship and the deadline for submissions is 6th June.
  • Topic:  Arts
  • Date:  23 April, 2025

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Adolescents Who Sleep Longer Perform Better at Cognitive Tasks
Adolescents who sleep for longer – and from an earlier bedtime – than their peers tend to have improved brain function and perform better at cognitive tests, researchers from the UK and China have shown.
  • Date:  23 April, 2025

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Nominate Someone for 30 Under 30
The Young Women's Movement want to recognise young women and girls in Scotland who are creating change in their own lives, their communities and in society. This could be through their job, their school, a voluntary role or in their day-to-day life. Nominations for 30 Under 30 2025 will close on Monday 2nd June at 9am.
  • Topic:  Equality
  • Date:  23 April, 2025

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Looked After Children Statistics: 2023-24
These statistics cover data collected from local authorities in Scotland for the reporting year August 2023 to July 2024 on children who are looked after, young people in continuing care, and young people eligible for aftercare services.
  • Topic:  Care
  • Date:  22 April, 2025

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Labour Market Statistics for 16 to 24 year olds: Scotland and the UK
This publication contains the latest estimates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for 16 to 24 year olds. Estimates are for Scotland and the United Kingdom and cover the period January to December 2024.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  16 April, 2025

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Understanding Chronic/Harmful Loneliness: A Delphi Poll
Are you passionate about understanding and addressing loneliness? Or have you personally experienced loneliness and want to contribute to shaping solutions? Take part in an online survey which aims to explore when and how loneliness becomes harmful.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  16 April, 2025

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New Imagine a Man Resources Launch: Starting Earlier, Supporting Better
Youth workers across Scotland are being invited to explore ‘Growing Up and Masculinities: A Space to Be’ a bold new set of resources designed specifically for children aged 8–12 as part of No Knives Better Lives’ Imagine a Man, YouthLink Scotland’s long-running programme promoting positive masculinity and gender equality.
  • Topic:  Imagine a Man, Positive Masculinity
  • Date:  10 April, 2025

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Youth-led Project to Help Keep Children in Scotland Safe Online
The Amplifying Child Safety Online project, being delivered by the NSPCC in partnership with the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP), aims to drive change to make the online world safer by putting children’s views and experiences at the centre of the conversation with decision-makers and those with responsibility for this issue.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work
  • Date:  10 April, 2025

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National Youth Work Awards 2025 Finalists Announced
The National Youth Work Awards celebrates youth work and the youth workers who make a difference every year in the lives of young people. They are aimed at individual youth workers, managers, projects or groups for work that is delivered in youth work settings or in other settings, using a youth work approach. Check out this year's finalists!
  • Topic:  National Youth Work Awards
  • Date:  8 April, 2025

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Volunteering in Scotland Today: Putting the Puzzle Pieces in Place
In 2024, Volunteer Scotland's research pieced together a detailed picture of volunteering in Scotland. Their latest blog and report reveal five key insights, challenges and urgent actions needed.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  8 April, 2025

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Young Scot's Latest Survey Shows That Two in Three Young People Don’t Feel Safe in Public
Young Scot's annual Truth About Youth survey ran from September 2024 to January 2025, and over 2,500 11- to 25-year-olds took part, sharing insights about life in Scotland, their concerns and the issues that matter most to them.
  • Topic:  Research
  • Date:  2 April, 2025

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The Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Disclosure Act) is Now Live!
The Disclosure Act improves the disclosure system in Scotland by removing unnecessary barriers for people with convictions as they seek employment or other opportunities, and enhance the PVG scheme. Here's a quick reminder of what you need to know.
  • Topic:  Child Protection
  • Date:  1 April, 2025

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