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iWill Week 2025 is coming! #WhatDoYouStandFor?
Throughout #iWill Week, running from Monday 17th to Friday 21st November, each day will highlight a distinct theme. These include truth, dignity, justice, community, and joy..
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Digital Youth Work Conference
Join us in Edinburgh on 10th February. This year the theme for Safer Internet Day is Smart tech, Safe choices – Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI.

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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Understanding Vicarious Trauma
Explore the different types of vicarious trauma and reflect on how it may affect individuals differently.  The session will highlight best practice approaches to managing working with people impacted by trauma promoting self-care and a supportive workplace culture as an essential part of how we support people supporting people where trauma is a feature. 
  • Date:  13 November, 2025
  • Time:  10:00 - 12:30
  • Type:  Webinar
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Child Protection Awareness Training
This interactive workshop aims to assist youth workers and volunteers with the implementation of a child protection policy and measures to consider when working with young people and adults that keep everyone safe from harm.
  • Date:  17 November, 2025
  • Time:  10:00 - 13:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Free, Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Violence Against Women and Girls in Scotland Conference
Two years on from the refreshed Equally Safe Strategy, and with the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill progressing through Parliament, Holyrood Insight’s digital conference will review progress made and explore future policy and funding priorities to eradicate male violence against women and girls.
  • Date:  18 November, 2025
  • Time:  9:00 - 13:30
  • Type:  Conference
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Restorative Justice in Scotland: A Day of Reflection, Learning and Action, with a Focus on Children and Young People
This in-person event in Glasgow invites leaders, experienced practitioners, policymakers and academics from across Scotland to come together to reflect on learning and opportunities from the current restorative justice landscape, and co-produce next steps for overcoming barriers to ensuring restorative justice is available to all in Scotland.
  • Date:  18 November, 2025
  • Time:  9:30 - 16:30
  • Type:  Conference
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Glasgow

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What Do We Know About Domestic Abuse in Deaf Communities?
This webinar will provide a general overview of the Deaf community as a linguistic and cultural minority and highlight what we know about domestic abuse in deaf communities. It will enable anyone working in general or specialist services to reflect on how they can use this knowledge to improve accessibility and support for this group.
  • Date:  18 November, 2025
  • Time:  10:00 - 11:00
  • Type:  Webinar
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Cyrenians SCCR National Young Persons Event
Through interactive activities and speakers young people will have the opportunity to dive into our emotions and the brain, developing healthy relationships, our mind-body connection and the importance of keeping ourselves in emotional harmony. Through interactive activities and speakers young people will have the opportunity to dive into our emotions and the brain, developing healthy relationships, our mind-body connection and the importance of keeping ourselves in emotional harmony. Register your interest now!
  • Date:  18 November, 2025
  • Time:  10:30 - 15:30
  • Type:  Conference
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Glasgow

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Together’s UNCRC Training – Taking a Children’s Rights-based Approach in Practice
Join Together to develop your understanding of how to implement the five principles of a children’s human rights approach in your work and organisation.  
  • Date:  19 November, 2025
  • Time:  10:00 - 12:30
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Ready for Youth Work
A practical course for youth workers and volunteers to ensure that they can: create a safe space for young people; plan, deliver and evaluate fun youth work sessions for young people; engage young people meaningfully and celebrate and recognise their achievements.
  • Date:  19 November, 2025
  • Time:  13:00 - 16:30
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Location:  Online

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Cultural Diversity Workshop
This training session, led by Dundee International Women's Centre, will help participants gain a deeper understanding of different cultures and enable you to engage more effectively with young people. This event is now fully booked and a waiting list is in operation.
  • Date:  20 November, 2025
  • Time:  10:00 - 12:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  YouthLink Scotland
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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Level 1- Introductory Training to Hi5 and DYA
This interactive training workshop will introduce you to Youth Scotland’s Hi5 Award and Dynamic Youth Award, enabling you to effectively promote, support and deliver these awards in your youth group, project or school.
  • Date:  21 November, 2025
  • Time:  10:00 - 12:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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It's Not Fair
This training course from Cruse Scotland is designed to help educators, youth workers and childcare professionals develop skills and confidence in supporting bereaved children and young people.
  • Date:  24 November, 2025
  • Time:  13:30 - 16:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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LGBTQIA+ Awareness in Youth Work
Build your confidence in supporting LGBTQIA+ young people. This practical session explores key terms, identities, and the issues shaping young people’s experiences today.
  • Date:  25 November, 2025
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Free, Paid
  • Location:  Online

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