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Equity in Education - The Vital Role of Youth Work
We've published a report to highlight what has been achieved and learned through the Youth Work and Schools SAC National Programme to date, and the importance of continuing to strengthen collaboration across the educational system, so that all young people can reach their full potential.
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Youth Work and Online Lives
What do you think about a social media ban for under 16s? What will be the impact for young people and what are the issues that the youth work sector needs to engage with right now? Are there alternative approaches? Our survey (open until 13th May) is for those who work with young people in Scotland.

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.

Call-Out to Film Makers, Creatives, Film Producers: Tender Opportunity
A decade after the release of Mark’s Story: One Knife, Many Victims, this influential resource continues to shape prevention work across education, youth services, and community safety. We are now inviting proposals (deadline - 20th May) for a new phase of work that revisits Mark’s Story Ten Years on.

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Young People Launch Online Safety Educational Tools
NSPCC Scotland has been working with an amazing group of young people from across Scotland, in partnership with the Scottish Youth Parliament, on a project that aims to help make the online world safer for children. The group of Digital Safety Ambassadors have co-designed a set of educational tools and resources to raise awareness of the risks young people face online, and to support influencing opportunities with decision-makers.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work
  • Date:  11 February, 2026

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Young people want adults to stop panicking about AI – and start learning with them
A new AI toolkit developed with young people in Scotland reveals deep concerns about jobs, body image and misinformation, alongside a clear call for ethical, transparent use of artificial intelligence.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work
  • Date:  10 February, 2026

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Creating Space to Belong
Jo Jones, an art therapist within Rock Trust’s Health and Wellbeing Team writes about the importance of creating supportive spaces for young people to explore their creativity, seen through the lens of our partnership with Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop. This partnership was made possible through funding from the Youth Arts Open Fund.
  • Topic:  Arts, Housing/Homelessness
  • Date:  9 February, 2026

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The Digital Educator Award Scotland
A new award recognising educators for innovation in the use of digital technology has been launched in Scotland. The scheme aims to highlight the outstanding work of educators who champion digital skills in classrooms and beyond. The awards are free to enter, and open to those working in all areas of compulsory, vocational and post-compulsory education and training.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work
  • Date:  5 February, 2026

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Let's Talk About Online
Conversations make a difference! Join one of our free online training sessions to explore how to chat to young people about what’s happening in their online lives. This is an opportunity to find out how to create opportunities for conversations about being safe and secure online and share with other youth workers the approaches that really work.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work
  • Date:  5 February, 2026

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Improved Support for Kinship Carers
Plans have been unveiled to strengthen the legal rights for eligible kinship carers and make it simpler and clearer to access support for them and children they care for. The move, if passed by MSPs, would make it easier for families to access financial, practical and advocacy support, by ensuring needs are considered in the round and linked to existing support routes.
  • Date:  4 February, 2026

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Cost is the Biggest Barrier to Young People Taking Part in Hobbies
A Young Scot survey of young people in Scotland has found that while almost all recognise the benefits of hobbies, nearly half say cost is the main reason preventing them from taking part. The survey shows that hobbies already play an important role in many young people’s lives, with 75% of the 688 respondents reporting two or more hobbies and just 5% saying they have none.  
  • Topic:  Leisure & Recreation
  • Date:  4 February, 2026

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Guidance on the Delivery of Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood Education in Scottish Schools
This guidance refers to teachers and practitioners but may also be relevant to youth workers, residential care staff, health improvement staff, third sector agencies and any other professionals delivering RSHP education to children and young people.
  • Date:  4 February, 2026

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Unlock Youth Exchange
Would you like to be able to offer the life-changing opportunities of international youth exchanges to the young people you work with, but you’re not sure where to start? We are seeking applications from youth workers from Scotland to take part in a training seminar in Germany on delivering youth exchanges with under-represented groups. Apply by 12pm on 28th February.
  • Topic:  International
  • Date:  3 February, 2026

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Bite Back Recruiting Youth Board
Bite Back's youth activist movement is growing, and stepping into Scotland for the first time. To help them make their mission louder, they're looking for passionate young people aged 14-16 to join their movement, fight for their rights, and create positive change. The deadline for applications is 9th February.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  3 February, 2026

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Qualifications Scotland Starts Work and Sets Out Early Priorities
Scotland’s newest public body – Qualifications Scotland – has started work, ushering in a new era for the delivery of qualifications and assessments. The new organisation was created by the Education (Scotland) Act 2025, passed by the Scottish Parliament last year, and will give learners, teachers and practitioners much stronger influence.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  2 February, 2026

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Youth Work and Violence Prevention
Practice guidance for youth work commissioners on how to reduce children and young people’s involvement in violence by the Youth Endowment Fund. The guidance is primarily written for local funders and commissioners of youth work in England and Wales but still relevant in a Scotland context. 
  • Topic:  Crime, Violence
  • Date:  2 February, 2026

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