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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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Chair of YouthLink Scotland – Call for Nominations
We are delighted to announce that the Board of YouthLink Scotland is recruiting a new independent Chair to succeed Angela Leitch CBE, who stepped down in November 2025 after three years in post. Find out more and nominate a suitable candidate by 1st March.
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Let's Talk About Online
Conversations make a difference! Join this training from 2pm to 3.30pm on 23rd March 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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Gambling Strain on Cash and Relationships for Young Gamers
A survey by Young Scot and Fast Forward has revealed the financial toll of in-game purchases with nearly a quarter of young gamers admitting to gambling while playing video games.
  • Topic:  Addiction, Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  11 February, 2025

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STEM Nation Award Open Days
Education Scotland will be hosting a series of STEM Nation Award Open Days this February and March. These events, held across various STEM Nation Award settings throughout Scotland, will include both in-person and virtual sessions.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  11 February, 2025

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Scottish Charity Awards 2025
Now in its 19th year, the Scottish Charity Awards, run by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO), are designed to celebrate the best of the voluntary sector and to highlight the organisations, inspiring people and innovative projects that have made a difference to the communities they support over the past year.
  • Date:  10 February, 2025

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Scotland's Children's Services Plans 2023-2026 Review: Improving Outcomes for Children, Young People and Families
Review of children's services plans for 2023 to 2026, in line with Part 3 of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014. This report presents key findings from the review of Scotland’s 30 Children’s Services Plans (CSPs) which cover the planning cycle for 2023 to 2026.
  • Date:  10 February, 2025

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Public Participation in Policymaking: Exploring and Understanding Impact
Through a review of academic literature and engagement with expert stakeholders in the field of participatory and deliberative democracy, this report explores how impact from public participation processes is conceptualised, occurs in practice, and might be better evaluated in a government setting.
  • Topic:  Policy & Influencing, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  10 February, 2025

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Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 - Get ready!
From 1st April the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme becomes a legal requirement in Scotland. You still have time to prepare and the VSDS team are here to help you along the way.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  10 February, 2025

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Job Start Payment & Carer Support Payment
Find out more about the Carer Support Payment (replacing the Carer's Allowance in Scotland) and the Job Start Payment for young people and care leavers.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  10 February, 2025

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Young Women Work
A campaign to tackle workplace gender inequality and improve workplace progression for young women in Scotland.
  • Topic:  Equality
  • Date:  10 February, 2025

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Fairer Funding for Charities
A new Fairer Funding pilot to deliver on the Scottish Government's top priority of eradicating child poverty will provide additional multi-year funding in the form of 45 grants to organisations across Scotland.
  • Topic:  Funding
  • Date:  5 February, 2025

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Five Years Since the Promise Was Made
The Oversight Board have published their Report THREE to monitor Scotland’s progress to #KeepThePromise. As 2025 marks the halfway point to keeping the promise, The Oversight Board found that progress is behind schedule but maintains that the necessary change is possible through action, bravery, and courage.
  • Topic:  Care
  • Date:  5 February, 2025

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Online Community Resilience Course Prospectus
Community responders and the voluntary sector play a crucial role in the resilience of the UK. This training prospectus is aimed at those who work or volunteer in the local community to make them more resilient to severe weather events.
  • Date:  5 February, 2025

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Residential Outdoor Education Bill Backed by Holyrood Committee
A Bill that would allow all pupils in state and grant-aided schools to have at least four nights and five days of residential outdoor education during their school career has been supported by a Holyrood committee.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  4 February, 2025

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