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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.

Let's Talk About Online

Digital youth work creates a setting where young people can explore topics that impact on their real lives in a safe, practical and relevant way. Join this training from 10.30am to 12pm on 1st September to find out more.

YouthLink Scotland Members Network: Exploring European Youth Work

17th September - 11am to 12.30pm. Bookings are now open for our third meeting of 2026, exploring European youth work with the British Council, the incoming UK National Agency for Erasmus+.

Help Test Youth Work Skills Track

YouthLink Scotland is recruiting up to 100 organisations to take part in the next phase of testing Youth Work Skills Track, a new digital tool developed around the National Youth Work Outcomes and Skills Framework. Get in touch by 31st August.

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Introducing Venture Trust Experiences: Sharing the Power of the Outdoors

Venture Trust Experiences brings together a growing range of bookable outdoor wellbeing, adventure and learning opportunities for all, inspired by more than 40 years of Venture Trust's experience supporting people across Scotland.

Topic: Outdoor Learning
Date: 20 July, 2026

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Scottish Social Attitudes 2025: Attitudes to Discrimination and Positive Action

This report explores attitudes to prejudice, diversity and immigration, trends over time, and identifies groups most at risk, alongside mixed public views on equality and support for positive action in Scotland.

Topic: Equality
Date: 20 July, 2026

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Education Outcomes for Looked After Children 2024/25

Information on attendance, exclusions, achievement of curriculum for excellence levels for looked after children in Scotland, and attainment and leaver destinations of looked after school leavers in 2024/25.

Topic: Care, Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 20 July, 2026

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Help Shape the Future of Healthcare in Scotland

Our Future Health is the UK's largest health research programme, finding new ways to prevent, detect and treat diseases. They need more young people to take part in its programme. By taking part, young people will be helping researchers better understand how diseases develop and how they can be treated.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing, Research
Date: 20 July, 2026

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Together's Training and Consultancy

For 25 years, Together has been helping organisations and individuals from a range of backgrounds and roles to improve their awareness and understanding of children’s human rights in practice. As well as continuing to offer their introductory UNCRC and children’s human rights approach session, they now offer a full day dedicated to exploring the five principles of a children’s human rights approach in detail.

Topic: Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 20 July, 2026

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Age Checks Helping Make Online Experiences Safer for UK Children

A new report published by Ofcom reveals that age checks are now being deployed at an unprecedented scale across the pornography, social media, dating and gaming sectors. The proportion of children being asked to prove their age who encountered highly effective age checks increased from 25% to 43% between July 2025 and January 2026.

Topic: Digital Youth Work
Date: 20 July, 2026

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Status of Young Women in Scotland Research

This survey is part of the Status of Young Women in Scotland 2026 project, led by The Young Women’s Movement (YWM). This year, the project focuses on digital violence against young women and girls and its real-life impact on young women in Scotland.

Topic: Digital Youth Work, Equality, Violence
Date: 20 July, 2026

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Discover Digital Summer Festival

The free Discover Digital summer festival is back from Monday 3rd to Friday 14th August, designed for disabled and seriously ill children and their families to experience a fun and engaging experience from the comfort of their own home.

Topic: Equality, Health & Wellbeing
Date: 17 July, 2026

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Scotland’s Play Park Survey 2026

As part of Scotland's Play Park Renewal Programme, the Scottish Government is keen to hear directly from families about improvements to their local play spaces. Play Scotland is managing the survey on behalf of the Scottish Government - share your views by 16th September 2026.

Topic: Leisure & Recreation, Outdoor Learning, Research
Date: 10 July, 2026

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University of West Scotland Community Education Degree Programme

The University of the West of Scotland's Community Education degree programme is looking for learning placement opportunities, prospective students, and CLD qualified mentors.

Topic: Training & Development
Date: 6 July, 2026

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HRH the Duke of Edinburgh becomes Royal Patron of Scottish Environmental & Outdoor Education Centres Association

The Scottish Environmental and Outdoor Education Centres Association (SEOECA), is honoured to announce that HRH the Duke of Edinburgh has become Royal Patron of the charity.

Topic: Outdoor Learning
Date: 6 July, 2026

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How online platforms, broadcasters and streaming services should promote media literacy

Ofcom has finalised a series of recommendations designed to drive action by online platforms, broadcasters and streaming services to give people the skills and information they need to critically and safely engage with the content they see.

Topic: Digital Youth Work
Date: 6 July, 2026

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