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Members Network – The Preventative Power of Youth Work
Join us on 18th June from 11am to 12.30pm for the second Members Network of 2026 to explore the preventative power of youth work.
Better Lives Survey 2026
This new report draws on engagement with 2,922 young people across Scotland and provides valuable insight into how young people perceive violence, knife crime, safety, and prevention efforts in the current social climate.

Applications Open for £758,000 Youth Arts Open Fund
This fund aims to support freelance artists or organisations seeking small amounts of funding so that they can deliver arts activity for children and young people. The deadline for applications is 5pm on 21st July.
Building Ethical Partnerships with the Tech Sector
A new set of tools has been launched, designed to support youth work organisations to make ethical alliances with technology companies.

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Training Tender - Voices for Impact: Training of Youth Leaders and Educators
The Bytes Project requires training services for the Voices for Impact platform. This platform empowers young people to share their views on important themes which are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Submission deadline: 5pm on 27th June.
  • Topic:  Equality
  • Date:  17 June, 2025

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National Youth Work Awards Winners 2025
A huge congratulations to our newest array of National Youth Work Awards winners! Meet the faces and the teams behind some of the very best youth work in Scotland.
  • Topic:  National Youth Work Awards
  • Date:  11 June, 2025

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2025 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration
The 2025 SURF Awards are open for applications. There are five categories: Community Led Regeneration; Creative Regeneration; Housing & Regeneration; Removing Barriers to Employability; and Improving Scotland's Places. The deadline for applications is Monday 1st September.
  • Date:  9 June, 2025

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Summer Sessions at Sky Up Academy Studios
An immersive learning experience that places young people centre stage as media creators. Find out more about the two-hour sessions available this July for your young people.
  • Topic:  Training & Development
  • Date:  9 June, 2025

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Majority of Parents Believe They Had a Safer, Easier and Better Childhood Than Their Children
Over 60% of parents and carers of children in Scotland aged 18 and under polled think they had safer childhoods compared to their own children, while 52% felt theirs was easier and 51% believed they had better experiences..
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing, Leisure & Recreation
  • Date:  5 June, 2025

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UK Parents Say Kids ‘Struggling’ with Anxiety and Panic Attacks but Nature Could be an Answer
The National Lottery Community Fund releases new data to show the benefits of nature - and urge the public to apply for grants of up to £20,000 that will fund environmental projects that can transform their communities.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing, Learning for Sustainability
  • Date:  5 June, 2025

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Young Men Believe Women Prioritise Attractiveness and Financial Status When Dating
New polling shows young men believe women prioritise attractiveness & financial status in partners, but female peers say sense of humour & kindness more important.
  • Topic:  Positive Masculinity
  • Date:  5 June, 2025

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Research Impact Prize for Sustained Partnership
At the recent University of Edinburgh's Impact Festival 2025, the Scottish Youth Work Research Steering Group won the Research Impact Prize for Sustained Partnership!
  • Topic:  Research
  • Date:  4 June, 2025

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Girlguiding Scotland's Volunteers Deliver Equivalent of £25m Worth of Youth Work to Economy
Girlguiding Scotland’s volunteers deliver the equivalent of £25 million worth of youth work in Scotland to improve the lives of girls.
  • Topic:  Active Youth Work
  • Date:  2 June, 2025

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Scottish Education Exchange Programme: Test and Learn Project - Application Window Open
The Test and Learn project is a small-scale project that was originally developed and delivered in collaboration with Scotland’s colleges and universities. Now in its third year, the project has been expanded to take applications directly from Community Learning and Development providers.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  2 June, 2025

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Getting it right for everyone (GIRFE)
A multi-agency approach to health and social care support and services from young adulthood to end of life care.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  29 May, 2025

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Priced Out of School: How Lack of Money Prevents Young People from Attending School
Around one in six secondary pupils in the UK have missed school due to a lack of money, according to a new report by the Child Poverty Action Group.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Poverty
  • Date:  29 May, 2025

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