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Keep your finger firmly on the pulse of Scotland’s youth work sector with our news, events & blogs library. You’ll get the top stories, best training opportunities and insightful comment from across the sector.

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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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Let's Talk About Online
Conversations make a difference! Join this training from 10.30am to 12pm on 28th April to explore how to chat to young people about what’s happening in their online lives.

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.

The Link Magazine 2025
The latest edition of The Link shines a light on how youth work across Scotland is creating safer spaces and stronger futures for young people.

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Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training
Estimates of young people (aged 16 to 24 years) who are not in education, employment or training, by age and sex in the UK from the Office for National Statistics.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  26 May, 2025

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Parenting across Scotland - Hobbies Research Project
Help Parenting across Scotland find out what parents and carers think about children and young people's access to hobbies. 
  • Topic:  Leisure & Recreation
  • Date:  26 May, 2025

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Youth Work’s Contribution to National Priorities for Education and Lifelong Learning
YouthLink Scotland’s latest policy briefing summarises youth work’s contribution to national priorities for education and lifelong learning, and how this supports the Scottish Government’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation and its Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  26 May, 2025

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Power of Youth Day 2025
Power of Youth Day is coming soon on the 3rd June, and we can't wait! It’s an annual opportunity for organisations, and individuals, across the UK to say thank you to young people taking part in social action, and also shine a spotlight on the great work they are doing. The theme for 2025 is ‘We See Your Power' and it's all about recognition.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  26 May, 2025

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Support for Young People into Agricultural Careers
More than £2 million will be available to support young people entering farming through a pre-apprenticeship programme and training fund.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  21 May, 2025

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Calling All Teachers... Help Us to Support You to Deliver Violence Prevention Sessions
Take our short survey to help us develop a support package to help teachers and schools confidently run knife crime and violence prevention sessions themselves. We want to understand what would make that possible for you - what you’d find helpful, what you’d like included and what barriers you currently face.
  • Topic:  No Knives Better Lives, Violence
  • Date:  21 May, 2025

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Half of Young People Want to Grow Up in a World Without Internet
New research, published by the British Standards Institution, shows that nearly half of young people aged 16 to 21 would prefer to be young in a world without the internet.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work
  • Date:  20 May, 2025

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The Targeting of Girls Online Report
Social media platforms, messaging apps and gaming platforms are failing to protect girls at every stage, according to new research from NSPCC.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work, Equality
  • Date:  19 May, 2025

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Online Safety and the Rising Cost of Living Top the List of Concerns Among Young People
New research from Samsung reveals how societal issues are impacting young people in the UK, with almost three quarters (73%) of 11–15-year-olds surveyed expressing concerns about the future.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work, Poverty
  • Date:  19 May, 2025

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Public Asked to Inform Independent Review of Creative Scotland
Communities across Scotland will be given an opportunity this summer to help inform the independent Review of Creative Scotland. Eight roundtable discussions will be held to ensure any recommendations are evidence-led and reflect a national perspective on Creative Scotland’s role. Led by Angela Leitch CBE, the independent Review team will also host a separate roundtable for children and young people.
  • Topic:  Arts
  • Date:  19 May, 2025

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Scottish Attainment Challenge: Call for Evidence
This call for evidence seeks your views and any evidence you may have, about how well the current programme is working, and what new ideas or approaches might help to inform the future of the Scottish Attainment Challenge programme and work to close the poverty-related attainment gap from 2026 onwards. The deadline for responses is 27th June.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Poverty
  • Date:  19 May, 2025

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Failure to Track Students’ Progress Holding Back Efforts to Widen Access to Higher Education
A new report from Holyrood’s Education, Children and Young People Committee expresses extreme disappointment in the Scottish Government’s failure to improve the tracking of students’ educational journeys.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  15 May, 2025

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