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National Youth Work Conference 2026

This year’s conference will bring together practitioners, academics, pioneering projects and policy leaders to explore the future of mental health and wellbeing support for young people. The call for workshops and articles is open until 17th July.

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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International Opportunities & Resources

Check out the latest European and international training opportunities and youth work resources.

Topic: International
Date: 5 June, 2026

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Education Beyond 2030: Global Youth and Student Consultations to Shape the Future Education Agenda

UNESCO has launched a global consultation for young people on the future of education. This is an incredible opportunity for children and young people across Scotland to participate in a global conversation to co-design the future of education. There are session plans available and responses are invited from informal settings.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability, International
Date: 4 June, 2026

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Scotland's Youth Work Champions Celebrated at National Youth Work Awards 2026

Outstanding youth workers, volunteers, projects and organisations from across Scotland have been recognised at the National Youth Work Awards 2026, celebrating the life-changing impact of youth work in communities across the country.

Topic: National Youth Work Awards
Date: 3 June, 2026

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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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