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National Youth Work Conference 2026
This year’s conference will bring together practitioners, academics, pioneering projects and policy leaders to explore the future of mental health and wellbeing support for young people. The call for workshops and articles is open until 17th July.
Better Lives Survey 2026
This new report draws on engagement with 2,922 young people across Scotland and provides valuable insight into how young people perceive violence, knife crime, safety, and prevention efforts in the current social climate.

Applications Open for £758,000 Youth Arts Open Fund
This fund aims to support freelance artists or organisations seeking small amounts of funding so that they can deliver arts activity for children and young people. The deadline for applications is 5pm on 21st July.
Building Ethical Partnerships with the Tech Sector
A new set of tools has been launched, designed to support youth work organisations to make ethical alliances with technology companies.

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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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Weaponised Loneliness: Understanding a Hybrid Threat to Young People Globally
Children and vulnerable users are facing increasingly complex, transnational, and persistent online harms. These threats no longer fit traditional labels such as extremism, cybercrime, child exploitation, or online abuse. Resolver, an online risk consultancy, has produced a new public‑interest briefing exposes how decentralised online ecosystems exploit vulnerability to target children at scale online.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work, Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  2 February, 2026

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YDance Youth Trustees Wanted!
YDance is looking for youth trustees, aged between 16-25, to join their YDance Board. They want young people not only to be involved in their projects, but also in making decisions about the organisation. The closing date for applications is 15th March.
  • Topic:  Arts
  • Date:  30 January, 2026

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Evidence Review of Inequalities and Challenges Experienced by Disabled People in Scotland
This Evidence Review synthesises available evidence on the inequalities (where comparable data is available) and challenges experienced by disabled people in Scotland drawing on research from the period 2019-2025. Check out the key findings on children and young people.
  • Topic:  Equality
  • Date:  30 January, 2026

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Fully Funded Education Taster Opportunity
On 30th to 31st March, Educators are invited to Loch Eil for Beyond Words: A Taste of Outward Bound — a fully funded 28‑hour immersion into the power of residential outdoor education. Explore The Outward Bound Trust 's newly redeveloped centre, take part in activities and reflective workshops, and experience a mini Outward Bound journey designed for time‑pressed educators. 
  • Topic:  Outdoor Learning
  • Date:  30 January, 2026

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Young People's Views on Vaccines Survey
We want to hear from young people aged 11-18 years across Scotland to help us understand how young people make decisions about having a vaccine and what improvements could be made to vaccination information and services. This survey is open until 6th March.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing, Research
  • Date:  30 January, 2026

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£750,000 awarded to Scottish youth arts projects through Youth Arts Open Fund
£750,000 has been awarded to 61 organisations and freelance artists through the Youth Arts Open Fund, supporting youth-led arts projects that will benefit an estimated 3,762 children and young people across Scotland.
  • Topic:  Arts, Funding
  • Date:  29 January, 2026

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Tobacco-free Generation Youth Work Resource Pack
Following feedback from youth workers and young people, ASH Scotland are delighted to share their newly updated, online resource pack providing up to date, factual information about smoking, vaping, and emerging nicotine products such as nicotine pouches.
  • Topic:  Addiction, Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  29 January, 2026

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Discover Outward Bound for Less
Think an Outward Bound residential is out of budget? Think again. Thanks to generous charitable funding, your youth group or school can now experience a five-day, all-inclusive Outward Bound adventure from just £196 per person - saving up to 65% off the full cost.
  • Topic:  Outdoor Learning
  • Date:  29 January, 2026

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