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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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Youth Work (Scotland) Bill
Scottish Labour MSP Martin Whitfield has launched a public consultation on the Youth Work (Scotland) Bill, which seeks to give young people aged 11 to 25 a legal right to access high-quality youth work services.
National Youth Work Awards 2025
Shining a light on Scotland’s youth work heroes! Nominations for this year have now closed. Keep updated here on what happens next...
Members Network
Members Network - Thursday 27th March from 10am to 11.30am
We are pleased to open bookings for our first Members Network meeting of 2025! This meeting will explore the question of ‘can young people access sufficient support to become resilient?’

#IWill Ambassador Recruitment
Do you know a young person aged between 10-24 who has a passion for social change and wants to make a difference to their community? If the answer is yes, why not encourage them to apply to become an #IWill Ambassador? Applications are open until midnight on 13th April.

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The Prince's Trust NatWest Youth Index 2024
One in five young people in the UK have missed school or work in the past year due to their mental health, warns Prince’s Trust research.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  29 January, 2024

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Tobacco Age of Sale to be Raised and Single-use Vapes Banned
Plans to ban single use vapes and raise the tobacco age of sale so that no one born on or after 1 January 2009 can ever legally be sold tobacco in Scotland have been unveiled.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  29 January, 2024

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The Open Justice Law Clinic Survey of Youth Work Provision in Scotland
Take part in an Open University survey looking at Scotland’s current youth work provision. The deadline for this survey is 9th February.
  • Topic:  Active Youth Work
  • Date:  29 January, 2024

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Aye Mind Newsletter
The Aye Mind newsletter is all about digital youth mental health news, research, resources, and developments. Find out more and subscribe.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  29 January, 2024

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Policy Briefing on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)
The landmark legislation on the rights of the child will officially come into force on 16 July 2024.
  • Topic:  Policy & Influencing, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  25 January, 2024

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Community Learning and Development (CLD): Independent Review
The review will make recommendations on where changes may be required to deliver those outcomes through CLD practice in the context of wider education reform, whilst ensuring sector readiness to meet future known or unknown challenges, whilst being mindful of current challenges around public finances.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  23 January, 2024

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Can you help us gather young people’s views on access to careers information and advice?
We want to hear young people’s perspectives on what information they would like about careers and about the job market in their local area. Get in touch by 30th January if you would be willing to lead a 1-hour focus group for young people using materials provided by YouthLink Scotland.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  22 January, 2024

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More ‘Safe Spaces’ for Young People Could Help Reduce Violence in Scotland
A new report led by researchers at the University of Glasgow highlights concerns around how Scotland is adapting to emerging trends around violence and young people.
  • Topic:  Crime, Prevention & Early Intervention, Violence
  • Date:  22 January, 2024

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Applications Now Open to Become a Young Advisor
Find out how young people aged 12-17 can join other child human rights defenders to work alongside and shape the work of the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, Nicola Killean.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  22 January, 2024

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Grierson DocLab
UK-based young people aged 18-25 have until 5pm on Friday 23 February 2024 to apply for this prestigious training programme. Grierson DocLab aims to help people without connections to the factual TV and documentary industry take their first steps into securing the work experience and networks to succeed in the sector.
  • Topic:  Arts, Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  22 January, 2024

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Job Start Payment
Helping young people (16-24) with the costs of starting a new job such as paying for travel, work clothes or childcare. Eligible people receive a one-off payment of £294.70 or £471.50 if they are a main carer of any children.
  • Topic:  Poverty
  • Date:  8 January, 2024

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Power of Youth Charter
#IWill Scotland aims to make participation in volunteering and social action the norm for all young people.  Why not start 2024 with re-affirming your commitment to young people by joining us and sign up to the Power Of Youth Charter? 
  • Date:  8 January, 2024

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