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Youth Climate Leaders in Stockholm

Josie lives and works in the North West Highlands, growing native trees for reforesting projects. She's also a volunteer on the Youth Leadership Panel with Scotland's Young People's Forest, a part-time youth worker and a general fan of a liveable planet.

Topic: International, Learning for Sustainability
Date: 4 April, 2023

My Youth Volunteering Story

Jen Murray, our Development Officer for Youth Volunteering, shares her experiences of getting into youth work as a young volunteer.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability, Rights, Participation & Volunteering, Training & Development
Date: 17 March, 2023
Author: Jen Murray

Increasing volunteering in Scotland. How will you get involved?

Jenni Snell, #IWill National Development Officer, blogs for us about attending the Youth VIP event on the future of volunteering in Scotland.

Topic: Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 16 March, 2023

#iWillWeek: Aaron wants to encourage more people to volunteer

For #iwillWeek, Aaron, a Year of Young People Ambassador, shares his volunteer story in the hope of inspiring more young people across Scotland to volunteer.

Topic: Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 16 March, 2023

Can We Still Save the Planet?

On Tuesday 18th October Young Scot and YouthLink Scotland brought together a group of 8 climate activists from across Scotland to the RSPB Baron’s Haugh Nature Reserve in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability, Learning for Sustainability, Outdoor Learning
Date: 4 November, 2022

New youth-led research project puts young people at the forefront of citizen science

Tara Proud, volunteer and community engagement manager at Marine Conservation Society, details her joy at being involved in YouthLink Scotland's 'On Our Wave Length' project.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability, Learning for Sustainability, Outdoor Learning
Date: 2 March, 2020

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The Unsung Heroes of the NHS

Ahead of #IWillWeek, Kirsten Law, from NHS Lothian has blogged on youth volunteering within the NHS & their new youth volunteering programme.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 13 November, 2019

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Youth Work's role in the Youth Justice System

Read about the new youth participation project Youth Justice Voices, and the integral part youth work places in it.

Date: 19 September, 2019

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Moira Anderson Foundation creates new model of care for children affected by abuse

Gillian Urqhart, Director of the Moira Anderson Foundation blogs on helping to create a new model of care for children affected by abuse.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing, Policy & Influencing, Prevention & Early Intervention
Date: 4 September, 2019

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Breaking the Stigma: Mental health and the role of the youth work sector

Emily Carson, Masters student at the University of Edinburgh, explores the relationship between mental health and youth work.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing, National Youth Work Awards
Date: 29 August, 2019
Author: Martin

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Overcoming challenges that impact engagement at school

YouthLink Scotland's Youth Work and Schools partnership programme aims to promote and expand the role of youth work in closing the poverty-related attainment gap.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 8 August, 2019
Author: Alice

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Scottish Government’s UNCRC Incorporation Consultation: Options

Dr Kasey McCall-Smith has blogged for us about the options for incorporation and her thoughts on the preferred option.

Topic: Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 7 August, 2019
Author: Martin

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