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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.
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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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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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Rural Scotland - Trajectories of Young People and Young Adults: Report
A report by the Scottish Government's Expert Advisory Group on Migration and Population exploring the migration and mobility of young persons and young adults in rural Scotland.
  • Date:  12 March, 2025

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Gambing Harm and the Roma Community Toolkit
Fast Forward and The Space have developed a toolkit to support the Roma community. Designed for people working with Roma community, it has been translated into the two main languages spoken by the Roma people (Romanian and Slovak) for broader accessibility.
  • Topic:  Addiction
  • Date:  12 March, 2025

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National Youth Work Conference 2025 
This year's National Youth Work Conference will take place in Glasgow on Monday 27th October. The theme is Safe Spaces, Strong Futures – Youth Work’s Role in Safeguarding Young People and Promoting Wellbeing. Online booking is now closed and a waiting list is in operation.
  • Topic:  Active Youth Work, Equality, Health & Wellbeing, Positive Masculinity, Prevention & Early Intervention, Rights, Participation & Volunteering, Training & Development
  • Date:  11 March, 2025

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Lost Boys
According to a report published by the Centre for Social Justice recently, boys and young men are in 'crisis' and being left behind by girls in virtually every metric.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Equality, Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  11 March, 2025

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Financial Support for Student Carers
Unpaid carers in education are being encouraged to check if they are entitled to financial help from Social Security Scotland. 
  • Topic:  Care
  • Date:  11 March, 2025

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Youth-led Research into AI
We are looking for two youth groups to join a 9 month, funded digital inclusion feasibility project. Could that be you? The aim of this project is to facilitate young people to contribute directly to research into aspects of AI that most directly impact on their education and potential routes to future life, including employment. Deadline for expressions of interest: 28th March.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work
  • Date:  11 March, 2025

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