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Members Network – The Preventative Power of Youth Work
Join us on 18th June from 11am to 12.30pm for the second Members Network of 2026 to explore the preventative power of youth work.
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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New NKBL Resource: A Summer Story
‘A Summer Story’ is a comic-style resource accompanied by a flexible session plan, printable handouts, and a full 45-minute PowerPoint. It explores how situations can escalate, with a particular focus on summer gatherings and peer dynamics. The story centres on a beach setting – a scenario that many young people will recognise and relate to.
  • Date:  2 June, 2026

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Melanoma Fund Free Sunguarding® Resources for Organisations Working Outdoors
As Scotland encourages more children and young people to learn, play and be active outdoors, are we doing enough to help them stay sun safe? The Melanoma Fund has developed a range of free Sunguarding® resources for organisations working outdoors.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing, Outdoor Learning
  • Date:  2 June, 2026

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Young People Urge Scotland’s New Education Secretary to Ensure They Have Access to Healthy Relationships Education
Young people across Scotland have penned messages urging the new Education, Culture and Gaelic Secretary, Máiri McAllan, to give all pupils the opportunity to learn about healthy relationships in a card sent by the NSPCC.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  2 June, 2026

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Care Experienced Young People Face Basic Practical Barriers to Accessing Their First Job
New research by Action for Children and the John Lewis Partnership shows a quarter of care-experienced people struggle to land their first job due to a lack of ID to prove eligibility to work.
  • Topic:  Care, Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  1 June, 2026

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Not Enough Evidence to Show Social Media Ban Will Protect Children’s Rights, Says Commissioner
A social media ban for under-16s would not currently be a proportionate, effective, or enforceable way to protect children’s rights, according to the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  1 June, 2026

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Understanding Local Labour Market Pressures to Reduce Child Poverty in Scotland
JRF commissioned the Fraser of Allander Institute to answer a simple question: how many people want to work and how many jobs are available across all 32 local authority areas in Scotland. The answer is far from simple, and reveals local differences that national-level data obscures. It also reveals a path towards reduced child poverty, and increased economic justice.
  • Topic:  Poverty
  • Date:  1 June, 2026

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The Impact of Online Misogyny on Children and Young People's Attitudes and Behaviours
Barnardo's has launched a new campaign, Call It What It Is, working alongside children and young people to counter dangerous narratives about misogyny and harmful notions of masculinity alongside findings from a poll of 4,000 young people aged 13-20, across all four nations of the UK. The findings were stark and paint a picture of a distressing online environment for young people.
  • Topic:  Positive Masculinity
  • Date:  1 June, 2026

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Girlguiding Scotland Appoints Kim Atkinson as New Chief Executive
Girlguiding Scotland has recently announced the appointment of Kim Atkinson as its new Chief Executive. She joins the organisation’s board of trustees, chief commissioner team, staff team and 9,000 volunteers in supporting 40,000 girls and young women across Scotland.
  • Topic:  Corporate
  • Date:  1 June, 2026

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Childline Delivers Thousands of Counselling Sessions to Children and Young People About Sexuality and Gender Identity Issues
With Pride Month about to kick-off, Childline is urging children and young people with worries about sexuality and gender identity issues to reach out for support.
  • Topic:  Equality
  • Date:  1 June, 2026

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Cost of Living Research: What is it Like to Live in Scotland as a Disabled Person in 2026?
This second annual cost-of-living audit by Disability Equality Scotland reflects the ongoing financial challenges that disabled people face in Scotland every single day of their lives. The report findings show the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the decisions disabled people are having to make to afford their bills, use the services they need and to maintain their personal independence.
  • Topic:  Equality, Poverty
  • Date:  1 June, 2026

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Young People and Work: Interim Report
Nearly one million young people aged 16 to 24 in the United Kingdom are not in education, employment or training. One in 8 young people. And rising. Behind the statistics lie individual lives: aspirations thwarted, opportunities lost, futures placed on hold. This report is an independent review of the increase in the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET).
  • Date:  28 May, 2026

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GoodGym Future Leader's Programme
GoodGym's fully funded Future Leader's programme is aimed at young people aged 18 to 25 who care about community impact and enjoy running, fitness, or being active and want to build their leadership skills. The deadline for applications is 28th June.
  • Topic:  Leisure & Recreation, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  27 May, 2026

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