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Keep your finger firmly on the pulse of Scotland’s youth work sector with our news, events & blogs library. You’ll get the top stories, best training opportunities and insightful comment from across the sector.

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Chair of YouthLink Scotland – Call for Nominations
We are delighted to announce that the Board of YouthLink Scotland is recruiting a new independent Chair to succeed Angela Leitch CBE, who stepped down in November 2025 after three years in post. Find out more and nominate a suitable candidate by 1st March.
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Let's Talk About Online
Conversations make a difference! Join this training from 2pm to 3.30pm on 23rd March to explore how to chat to young people about what’s happening in their online lives.

Youth Work Manifesto
The manifesto sets out three national commitments Scotland must make to ensure every young person can thrive through access to high-quality youth work. Together, they represent the foundation of a stronger, fairer youth work system: guaranteed by law, universally accessible, and sustained by investment.

The Link Magazine 2025
The latest edition of The Link shines a light on how youth work across Scotland is creating safer spaces and stronger futures for young people.

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Walking Alongside: How Youth Work Tackles Child Poverty in Scotland
  • Topic:  Poverty, Research
  • Date:  9 February, 2026
  • Author:  Dorcas Babet Kwofie

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#Education Needs Youth Work - How Youth Work Supports the Transition to Employment
This #EducationNeedsYouthWork Week, David Brackenridge, CEO of Venture Scotland, discusses youth work's unique and vital role in helping young people navigate the transition into employment.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  3 December, 2025
  • Author:  David Brackenridge

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#Education Needs Youth Work
Attainment Advisor, Karen Pryde, makes the case for effective partnership working between youth work and schools to ensure that ALL young people can access personalised learning pathways that enable them to engage and thrive.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  3 December, 2025
  • Author:  Karen Pryde

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Learn, Unlearn, Relearn - Youth Work's Role in Education
Ahead of the upcoming Education Needs Youth Work Week, Tim Frew encourages the sector to get involved with the campaign. He discusses how a youth work approach to education can improve young people's readiness to learn, skills development, and positive transitions - all while tackling the poverty-related attainment gap.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  28 November, 2025
  • Author:  Tim Frew

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Safeguarding as Leadership: How Youth Work Builds Safer Futures
Vicky Ledgerwood, Gender-Based Violence Prevention Coordinator, details the ways St. Paul’s Youth Forum have been creating safe and supportive spaces for young people, and working to prevent harm before it begins.
  • Topic:  Prevention & Early Intervention, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  17 November, 2025
  • Author:  Vicky Ledgerwood, Gender-Based Violence Prevention Coordinator, St. Paul’s Youth Forum

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Tracking Skills Development – A Youth Work Approach
This Scottish Careers Week, Jane Dailly, National Grants Manager at YouthLink Scotland, highlights youth work's role in supporting young people’s skills development and enabling them to recognise the progress they are making.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  14 November, 2025
  • Author:  Jane Dailly

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Equity in Career Services – The Role of Youth Work
Gill Gracie, Senior Development Officer at YouthLink Scotland, celebrates Scottish Careers Week by reflecting on youth work's role as the 'invisible glue' within the careers ecosystem in Scotland.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  11 November, 2025

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Reflections From A Space to Be Workshop
Vicki Ridley, Senior Development Officer at YouthLink Scotland blogs about her workshop with Stacey Gordon from the Scottish Borders CLD Team recently at the National Youth Work Conference.
  • Topic:  Imagine a Man, Positive Masculinity
  • Date:  4 November, 2025
  • Author:  Vicki Ridley, YouthLink Scotland

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Youth Climate Action in the Scottish Borders
Charles Fletcher, Scottish Borders Climate Action Network (SBCAN) writes about Borders Act for Change’ a programme of meaningful climate action, bringing together 65 organisations and over 3500 people from across the Scottish Borders.
  • Topic:  Learning for Sustainability
  • Date:  29 September, 2025

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A Shared Commitment: Turning the Tide on Violence Among Young People
Tim Frew, CEO of YouthLink Scotland, reflects on the follow-up to the Scottish Government’s Summit on Violence among Young People.
  • Topic:  Prevention & Early Intervention, Violence
  • Date:  20 June, 2025

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Strengthening Scotland's Future: How Youth Work Powers Educational and Economic Transformation
Read the SCQF Partnership's blog on why youth work is a vital part of Scotland’s education system and how its contribution extends far beyond traditional classroom boundaries.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  5 June, 2025

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"When We Found Out We’d Won, We Were Pure Buzzing"
Castlemilk Youth Complex Board of Directors write about their amazing National Youth Work Award experience - from being nominated to winning on the night!
  • Topic:  National Youth Work Awards
  • Date:  20 May, 2025

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