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Ubuntu Scotland - Celebrating Black Youth Work
Join United Voices, a YouthLink Scotland network, at our celebration of Black-led youth work. Ubuntu means togetherness and represents the value of coming together for the benefit of all, which is the core purpose of the United Voices network.
National Youth Work Awards 2025
Shining a light on Scotland’s youth work heroes! The National Youth Work Awards celebrates youth work and the youth workers who make a difference every year in the lives of young people. Check out this year's finalists and how you can be part of the celebrations.
National Youth Work Conference 2025
This year’s National Youth Work Conference will take place in Glasgow on Monday 27th October. The theme is Safe Spaces, Strong Futures – Youth Work’s Role in Safeguarding Young People and Promoting Wellbeing. Save the date and find out more…
New Imagine a Man Resources
Youth workers across Scotland are being invited to explore ‘Growing Up and Masculinities: A Space to Be’ a bold new set of resources designed specifically for children aged 8–12.

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Call for the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) 2026-27
The Council of Europe youth sector is looking for young, committed Europeans - who are not members of the European Youth Forum - to sit on the Advisory Council on Youth for 2026-2027! 10 young people aged 18-30 from non-governmental youth organisations will be selected to join the 20 representatives from the European Youth Forum to shape the youth sector’s priorities, objectives and budgets.
  • Topic:  International, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  28 April, 2025

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New Awards Guidelines
As part of the ongoing updates to the Youth Scotland Youth Awards, they’ve made several important changes to how the awards are delivered. To support you in navigating these updates, they’ve refreshed and improved the guidelines, making it clearer more user-friendly and packed with useful tips.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  28 April, 2025

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CLD Standards Council Needs You!
Are you passionate about all things CLD and are interested in supporting developments around professional learning opportunities for practitioners and volunteers, approving qualifications and developing qualification pathways, or encouraging your peers to better understand the benefits and advantages of being a member of the CLD Standards Council, then the CLD Standards Council Scotland are looking forward to welcoming you as a committee member. The closing date for applications is Wednesday 30th April 2025, with an induction day planned for 27th June 2025.
  • Topic:  Training & Development
  • Date:  25 April, 2025

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New Rules for a Safer Generation of Children Online
Children in the UK will lead safer online lives as Ofcom have  finalised safety measures for sites and apps to introduce from July. Tech firms must act to prevent children from seeing harmful content, and meet their duties under the Online Safety Act.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work
  • Date:  24 April, 2025

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Scotland's Stories
Find out more about Scottish Book Trust's annual writing project – Scotland's Stories – and how you can get involved. The theme for 2025 is Friendship and the deadline for submissions is 6th June.
  • Topic:  Arts
  • Date:  23 April, 2025

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Adolescents Who Sleep Longer Perform Better at Cognitive Tasks
Adolescents who sleep for longer – and from an earlier bedtime – than their peers tend to have improved brain function and perform better at cognitive tests, researchers from the UK and China have shown.
  • Date:  23 April, 2025

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Nominate Someone for 30 Under 30
The Young Women's Movement want to recognise young women and girls in Scotland who are creating change in their own lives, their communities and in society. This could be through their job, their school, a voluntary role or in their day-to-day life. Nominations for 30 Under 30 2025 will close on Monday 2nd June at 9am.
  • Topic:  Equality
  • Date:  23 April, 2025

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Looked After Children Statistics: 2023-24
These statistics cover data collected from local authorities in Scotland for the reporting year August 2023 to July 2024 on children who are looked after, young people in continuing care, and young people eligible for aftercare services.
  • Topic:  Care
  • Date:  22 April, 2025

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Labour Market Statistics for 16 to 24 year olds: Scotland and the UK
This publication contains the latest estimates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for 16 to 24 year olds. Estimates are for Scotland and the United Kingdom and cover the period January to December 2024.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  16 April, 2025

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Understanding Chronic/Harmful Loneliness: A Delphi Poll
Are you passionate about understanding and addressing loneliness? Or have you personally experienced loneliness and want to contribute to shaping solutions? Take part in an online survey which aims to explore when and how loneliness becomes harmful.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  16 April, 2025

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New Imagine a Man Resources Launch: Starting Earlier, Supporting Better
Youth workers across Scotland are being invited to explore ‘Growing Up and Masculinities: A Space to Be’ a bold new set of resources designed specifically for children aged 8–12 as part of No Knives Better Lives’ Imagine a Man, YouthLink Scotland’s long-running programme promoting positive masculinity and gender equality.
  • Topic:  Imagine a Man, Positive Masculinity
  • Date:  10 April, 2025

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Youth-led Project to Help Keep Children in Scotland Safe Online
The Amplifying Child Safety Online project, being delivered by the NSPCC in partnership with the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP), aims to drive change to make the online world safer by putting children’s views and experiences at the centre of the conversation with decision-makers and those with responsibility for this issue.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work
  • Date:  10 April, 2025

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