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Children’s Rights in Youth Work – Level 2: Rights-Based Youth Work

Aimed at youth work practitioners who want an introductory overview to children’s rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Online, 9th May, 10am - 11.30am

National Youth Work Conference 2024 - Share your Practice!

The call for workshop proposals and Link magazine articles is now open. The deadline for submissions is Friday 24th May.

Position Statement on Plans to End Fee Waiver for Volunteers’ PVG

YouthLink Scotland believes that Disclosure Scotland’s proposed plan to remove the membership fee waiver for the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme will increase stress on already threadbare youth work services.

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Youth Work and Civic Engagement – International Policy Perspectives

This online Convention will bring together international perspectives to explore the enabling power of youth work in creating and sustaining young people’s civic engagement. Online, 28th August, 9.30am - 1.30pm

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Three quarters of UK girls are impacted by the cost of living crisis

The increased cost of living is eroding the happiness and wellbeing of girls in the UK, with three quarters revealing they are worried by the crisis, according to early findings of Girlguiding’s Girls’ Attitudes Survey supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

Topic: Poverty
Date: 4 July, 2023

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Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy

A new strategy to improve the mental health and wellbeing of people across Scotland has been published.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing
Date: 4 July, 2023

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Advancing Children’s Rights

Amendments to legislation incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child will deliver a clear, coherent and workable Bill that provides some valuable protections for the rights of children in Scotland..

Topic: Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 28 June, 2023

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Post-school Education and Skills

A new national model of public funding for all colleges and universities, as well as apprenticeships and training, will be developed as part of widespread reforms across the education and skills sector.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 28 June, 2023

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Women's Experiences of Discrimination and the Impact on Health: Evidence Review

Findings from a evidence review of how women in Scotland experience discrimination and how it affects their health. The final part of this report describes the methods and analysis of in-depth interviews with young women aged 16-25 years.

Topic: Equality, Health & Wellbeing
Date: 27 June, 2023

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Participatory Research and Community Safety Questionnaire

Generations Working Together (GWT) are looking for your help to explore connections between younger and older people in Glasgow communities.

Date: 26 June, 2023

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HBSC Report on Scottish Adolescents: Unravelling Health Trends and Lifestyle Choices

New insights into Scottish adolescents’ health and lifestyle trends have been unveiled recently in HBSC Scotland’s latest national report.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing
Date: 26 June, 2023

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Age-appropriate Care and Justice

Proposed legislation to ensure children receive age-appropriate justice and support has passed its first parliamentary stage, in a vital step towards Keeping the Promise.

Topic: Child Protection, Prevention & Early Intervention
Date: 26 June, 2023

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Three members of Scotland's Young People's Forest collect their finalist certificate at the Scottish Charity Awards.

SYPF Recognised at Scottish Charity Awards

Four young panellists travelled to Edinburgh for a night of celebration after SYPF was selected as a finalist in the Climate Conscious category.

Topic: Learning for Sustainability
Date: 26 June, 2023

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Attainment Scotland Fund - Improvement in Attainment and Health and Wellbeing: Evaluation Report

Evidence around improvement in attainment and health and wellbeing, and the gap between pupils from the most and least deprived areas. It is an initial key output from the new Attainment Scotland Fund (ASF) evaluation strategy and forms part of the overall body of evidence for the evaluation.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 26 June, 2023

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Learning for Sustainability Action Plan now live

A refreshed action plan placing sustainability at the centre of the Scottish education system has been launched – including an ambitious commitment to ensure that every school and early learning setting will be sustainable by 2030.

Topic: Learning for Sustainability
Date: 26 June, 2023

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Better Together: Youth Work with Schools report

This new report from the National Youth Agency in England is the result of a call for evidence and a survey of schools and youth work organisations, as well as interviews with young people.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 22 June, 2023

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