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National Youth Work Conference 2026

This year’s conference will bring together practitioners, academics, pioneering projects and policy leaders to explore the future of mental health and wellbeing support for young people. The call for workshops and articles is open until 17th July.

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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Scottish Fair Trade Awards 2025

The Scottish Fair Trade Awards celebrate the people and groups who make Scotland a vibrant Fair Trade Nation. In 2025, Scottish Fair Trade is launching the Awards during Fair Trade for the Future Week, focusing on the involvement of younger people in fair and sustainable global issues such as Fair Trade. The deadline for entries is 5pm on 1st May.

Topic: Equality
Date: 27 February, 2025

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The King’s Trust TK Maxx Youth Index 2025

New King’s Trust research suggests over 250,000 out of work young people are applying for jobs they don’t want because they’re desperate to work, as half say unemployment makes them feel hopeless about their future.

Topic: Research
Date: 27 February, 2025

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School Leaver Attainment and Destinations

Statistics have been released recently on the destinations and attainment of 2023-24 leavers from Scotland’s publicly funded schools.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 25 February, 2025

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Commissioner Urges Scottish Government to Implement Unified Legal Framework on Restraint and Seclusion

The Children and Young People’s Commissioner has called on the Scottish Government to commit to a unified statutory framework regulating the use of restraint and seclusion on children across all state care and education settings.

Topic: Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 25 February, 2025

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Can't, Not Won't

Cyrenians Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution invites you to their month-long, digital online conference of free events this March! ‘Can’t not ‘won’t – is there a choice? Or is there a barrier?’ features talks, workshops and Q&A’s hosted by highly regarded speakers in their field who will talk from their heart with great knowledge and experience.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing, Training & Development
Date: 25 February, 2025

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Artwork by Young Scottish Artists to be Showcased in Scotland’s National Gallery

Your Art World encourages young people across the nation to get creative, with the opportunity of having their work displayed in Scotland’s National Gallery.

Topic: Arts
Date: 25 February, 2025

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Just Transition: A Draft Just Transition Plan for Transport in Scotland

This draft plan identifies the key challenges and opportunities that the transport sector faces in making a just transition to net zero. Scottish Government is seeking views as part of a public consultation, which will run until 19th May 2025.

Date: 24 February, 2025

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Circuit Tech Hubs

Take your digital makerspace up a level. Implement a thoughtful, co-created, youth work approach to digital skills development designed by and for young people with care experience. We are looking for six organisations who can help deliver the Circuit vision and contribute to the growth of makerspaces in the youth work setting. Join us on 10th March from 1.30pm to 3.30pm to find out about the plans and how you can get involved in delivering during 2025.

Topic: Digital Youth Work
Date: 24 February, 2025

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How Updates to the PVG Scheme Will Affect the Youth Work Sector

People and organisations now have just over a few weeks to make the changes needed to prepare for the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme becoming a legal requirement from 1st April.

Topic: Child Protection, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 24 February, 2025

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Help SYP Find the Next Big Issue for Young People - Your Voice, Your Future

The Scottish Youth Parliament has opened its consultation on its next manifesto. The manifesto will shape the campaigning direction of the organisation until 2031 and it's an excellent opportunity for young people to have their voices heard on the issues affecting them.

Topic: Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 24 February, 2025

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Racial Disproportionality in Violence Affecting Children and Young People

The Youth Endowment Fund's new report focuses on the disproportionality children face in the youth justice system, particularly Black children.

Topic: Crime, Equality, Violence
Date: 20 February, 2025

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Delivering for Rural Scotland

People living and working in rural communities are being asked their views on what government priorities should be to improve their lives. The survey is open until 17th March.

Topic: Policy & Influencing
Date: 18 February, 2025

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