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Equity in Education - The Vital Role of Youth Work

We've published a report to highlight what has been achieved and learned through the Youth Work and Schools SAC National Programme to date, and the importance of continuing to strengthen collaboration across the educational system, so that all young people can reach their full potential.

Let's Talk About Online

Conversations make a difference! Join this training from 10.30am to 12pm on 28th April 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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The Promise Scotland Spring Events

Funded places available for the Promise Design School (taking place across April and May), to support individuals and teams working to keep The Promise to find solutions to problems.

Topic: Care
Date: 25 March, 2025

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Happy Hosteller

Hostelling Scotland has recently launched an initiative to provide free stays for disadvantaged young people and families. The deadline for applications is 9th May.

Topic: Culture & Leisure
Date: 25 March, 2025

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Improving Outdoor Play

All councils will receive a share of the funding to improve the standard of existing play parks – helping to ensure children have access to safe environments to play and socialise in.

Topic: Culture & Leisure
Date: 25 March, 2025

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Child Protection Statistics: 2023-24

These statistics cover data collected from local authorities in Scotland on child protection processes, for the reporting year 1st August 2023 to 31st July 2024.

Topic: Child Protection
Date: 25 March, 2025

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Orienting Policy Towards Inequality Minimising Actions (OPTIMA)

Get involved in important health and community research! A team based at the University of Glasgow are looking for people from all backgrounds and all areas of Scotland to help shape research that can influence government and local decisions on improving health and communities.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing, Research
Date: 25 March, 2025

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SPARC Responsible Outdoor Access Competition

Help the Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime (SPARC) promote responsible dog walking in the countryside. Organise an event, shoot a video or design a poster to remind people that all dogs should be under control around farm animals. Deadline for entries: 1st June.

Topic: Learning for Sustainability
Date: 19 March, 2025

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Children's Rights Skills and Knowledge Framework

The Children's Rights Skills and Knowledge Framework is for individual workers who want to build or reflect on their children’s rights knowledge and take a children’s human rights approach to their practice.

Topic: Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 18 March, 2025

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Breaking Down the Gap

According to new analysis by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) - which looked at pupil performance after the Covid-19 pandemic - children from the lowest income families are now up to 19 months behind peers by the time they are 16 years old.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 18 March, 2025

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Impact Arts – Big Give Match Funding Campaign

Impact Arts is delighted to be taking part in Big Give‘s seven-day online matched funding campaign, Arts For Impact. Find out more and donate.

Topic: Arts
Date: 18 March, 2025

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Antisocial Behaviour - Whose Responsibility? Towards a More Effective Response to Antisocial Behaviour in Scotland

This report by the Independent Working Group on Antisocial Behaviour highlights key observations and recommendations to address antisocial behaviour (ASB) in Scotland through a fair and effective, whole-system response.

Topic: Crime
Date: 17 March, 2025

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Earth Hour Scotland

This Earth Hour, take a break and connect with nature! Join the moment on Saturday 22nd March 2025, 8:30 - 9:30pm.

Topic: Learning for Sustainability
Date: 13 March, 2025

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Surge in Use of ‘Game-changing’ Report Remove service

Hailed by one parent as a ‘game-changer’, the tool allows anyone under 18 in the UK to anonymously report sexual images and videos of themselves on the internet.

Topic: Child Protection
Date: 12 March, 2025

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