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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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Hate, Division and Extremism: Community of Practice Discussion
This session (online from 10am-12pm on 20th January) will engage participants with need-to-know information, up-to-date themes and best practices related to on-going and increasing hate and conflict in communities.
Digital Youth Work Conference
Join us in Edinburgh on 10th February for a day of insights, discussion and networking, with new resources, keynote speakers, workshops and plenty of interactivity. Meet the people thinking about Digital Youth Work in Scotland and further afield.

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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A Place to Call Home
A new report by Action for Children reveals more than nine in ten (91%) care-experienced adults in the UK felt lonely and isolated during their time as a child in care – and nearly one in five (18%) felt like this all the time.
  • Date:  9 September, 2024

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Empowering Pathways Programme for Young Women
The Young Women's Movement's Empowering Pathways for Women programme for young women 16-30 years old is due to start on Wednesday 18th September, 9.30am-12pm in partnership with City of Glasgow College
  • Date:  9 September, 2024

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Gender Identity Healthcare
The Scottish Government has accepted the findings of a multi-disciplinary team’s report on gender identity healthcare for young people.
  • Topic:  Equality, Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  4 September, 2024

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Children's Hearings Redesign
The Scottish Government want to hear the views from as many people as possible (especially children and young people) on how the children’s hearings system can be improved. Find out how you can get involved.
  • Topic:  Child Protection, Crime
  • Date:  4 September, 2024

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Generation Scotland Health Research Sign Up Changes for Young People aged 12-18 years
Generation Scotland aims to work in partnership with volunteers to listen, understand and respond to their health priorities - particularly young people. They're now able to offer £20 compensation to volunteers aged 12-18!
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  2 September, 2024

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Supporting Positive Dialogue Around Speaking Up About Crime
During the summer of 2024, Fearless spoke to both young people and those who support them to explore young people’s knowledge, understanding, views and relationship on reporting information about crime or potential crime. This resource has been produced specifically for education and youth work practitioners in Scotland.
  • Topic:  Crime
  • Date:  2 September, 2024

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The Good Childhood Report
This year’s Good Childhood Report from The Children's Society reveals that too many young people are unhappy with their lives. 11% of the children and young people who completed our survey in 2024 had low wellbeing. The report also reveals that the UK’s 15-year-olds had the lowest average life satisfaction in Europe.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  2 September, 2024

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No Under 18s in Young Offenders Institutions
All under 18s who were previously detained in YOI Polmont have now been moved into secure care settings. New regulations came into force on 28th August and as of that date, there will be no new admissions of children under 18 to YOIs.
  • Topic:  Crime
  • Date:  2 September, 2024

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'Consistent and Persistent’ - The Lifelong Impact of Youth Work
Check out our latest research report - The Power of Youth Work: A Longitudinal Biographical Study! This research from YouthLink Scotland, No Knives Better Lives and the University of Edinburgh explores the impact of youth work over time, where young adults reflect on what youth work has meant to them. 
  • Topic:  Active Youth Work, Research
  • Date:  2 September, 2024

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Innovative Youth Panel in Perth Awarded £112,000
Find out more about the Gannochy Trust Youth Panel who are awarding grants to registered charities for work in Perth and Kinross, that deliver the outcomes that the Youth Panel aims to achieve with its funding. 
  • Topic:  Funding
  • Date:  2 September, 2024

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Vaping – Effectiveness of Advertising Restrictions and Role of Advertising and Free Distribution on Uptake
This briefing presents an overview of known impacts of advertising restrictions of vaping products, and of the evidence on the role played by advertising and free distribution on vaping uptake (especially among young people).
  • Date:  27 August, 2024

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Education Outcomes for Looked After Children 2022/23
Information on attainment and destinations of looked after school leavers, and achievement of curriculum for excellence, attendance, and exclusions for looked after children in Scotland in 2022/23.
  • Topic:  Care, Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  27 August, 2024

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