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Youth Work (Scotland) Bill
Scottish Labour MSP Martin Whitfield has launched a public consultation on the Youth Work (Scotland) Bill, which seeks to give young people aged 11 to 25 a legal right to access high-quality youth work services.
National Youth Work Awards 2025
Shining a light on Scotland’s youth work heroes! Nominations for this year’s National Youth Work Awards are open until 27th January.
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Digital Youth Work Conference
Join us in Stirling on 11th February (Safer Internet Day) where we will explore the role of youth work in helping young people navigate their online lives.

Upstream Prevention: The Vital Role of Youth Work - Link Magazine 2024
The latest sector magazine explores youth work's role in prevention through upstream solutions.

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HM Inspectorate Publishes Evaluation of Community Learning and Development in Scotland
Education Scotland’s HM Inspectorate has published an evaluation of CLD in Scotland. This report provides an overview of strengths in the sector and recommendations for local authorities, CLD partners, and the Scottish Government. 
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  12 December, 2024

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Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme - Update
From 1st April 2025 the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme becomes a legal requirement in Scotland. You still have time to prepare - here's some information to help...
  • Topic:  Active Youth Work, Child Protection
  • Date:  12 December, 2024

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SYP Alumni Network
SYP has launched a new Alumni Network on LinkedIn which will allow them to improve their communications with former Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  11 December, 2024

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Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) - Modules Now Live
Two new e-learning modules are available to support knowledge and understanding across the workforce of the ‘Getting it right for every child’ (GIRFEC) approach and its application in everyday practice.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  11 December, 2024

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Attainment Gap for Literacy Narrows to Lowest Level
The proportion of pupils achieving the expected level in literacy and numeracy across primary and secondary schools has reached a new high, officials figures show.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  10 December, 2024

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CashBack Projects Support Thousands of Young People
A programme funded from the seized assets of criminals has supported 15,368 young people in 2023-24. CashBack for Communities delivered £5.5 million to 29 partners in that period for projects that divert young people away from anti-social behaviour and crime.
  • Topic:  Active Youth Work, Funding
  • Date:  10 December, 2024

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Young Women Changemakers
The Young Women's Movement are looking for 12 young women aged 16–18 living in Scotland to become our Young Women Changemakers group. The group will work together to create a resource and workshop about activism and making change.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  10 December, 2024

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Youth Work and Teaching: Lost in Translation?
Drawing on professional learning developed by YouthLink Scotland, as part of their Scottish Attainment Challenge national programme, the NYA’s new resource for schools and colleges in England aims to dispel some of the myths around youth work, as well as highlighting the shared responsibilities of youth workers and education institutions, for example around preparing young people for employment, supporting their health and wellbeing and keeping them safe.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  10 December, 2024

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Education Reform Survey – Your Voice Matters
The Cross-Party Group on Children and Young People is seeking the views of organisations involved with children and young people on education reform in Scotland. As Scotland’s education system undergoes significant changes, the Education (Scotland) Bill aims to bring much-needed reforms into law.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  10 December, 2024

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Youth Voice Observatory
The Youth Voice Observatory brings together information about youth voice practices across the UK so that anyone with an interest in youth voice can learn more about good practice and what we are learning from young people. ​
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  10 December, 2024

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State of Children's Rights Report 2024
Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights)’s new State of Children’s Rights Report explores babies’, children and young people’s experiences of their rights through their own words, artwork and other means of expression. These ‘stories’ offer a picture of life in Scotland in the year that it incorporated the UNCRC into law.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  10 December, 2024

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Voices for Impact - Amplifying the Voices of Young People
YouthLink Scotland is involved in an exciting new international project called Voices for Impact and we are looking for organisations who would like to be listed on a new website all about amplifying the voices of young people.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  3 December, 2024

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