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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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The Preventative Grassroots Youth Work Fund
Administered by YouthLink Scotland and funded by the Scottish Government, the aim of this fund is to improve educational outcomes for young people from low-income backgrounds in communities impacted by criminal activity and anti-social behaviour. Express your interest by Friday 19th December.
Digital Youth Work Conference
Join us in Edinburgh on 10th February. This year the theme for Safer Internet Day is Smart tech, Safe choices – Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI.

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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Life at 17: Initial Findings from the Growing Up in Scotland Study
This report presents findings about the lives of 17-year-olds living in Scotland. The report aims to provide an overview of the data available and encourage other researchers to conduct further analysis.
  • Topic:  Research
  • Date:  29 October, 2025

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Include Our Youth, Inspire the Present and Build the Future
Europe Goes Local (EGL) has recently launched its good practice in local youth work publication to empower and inspire youth workers, young people, and those passionate about the quality development of youth work and its impact on local communities.
  • Topic:  Active Youth Work
  • Date:  28 October, 2025

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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.
  • Date:  28 October, 2025

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New National Research Warns That the Future of Youth Work in Scotland Is “In the Balance”
A new national study launched this week at Dundee’s Hot Chocolate Trust by YouthLink Scotland and the University of Edinburgh reveals that Scotland’s voluntary youth work sector is “essential and transformational” but faces growing pressure from insecure funding, rising demand, and lack of recognition.
  • Topic:  Research
  • Date:  28 October, 2025

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Supporting Young People onto the Right Path
Measures to help re-engage young people from low-income backgrounds with school and address anti-social behaviour have been announced by Higher and Further Education Minister Ben Macpherson at this year's National Youth Work Conference.
  • Topic:  Active Youth Work
  • Date:  27 October, 2025

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8th UNCRC Programme Update
It has now been over one year since the commencement of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 and in that time, there's been important progress in placing children’s rights at the heart of decision-making in Scotland. Check out the latest update...
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  27 October, 2025

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ASN and Youth Work in Schools
We would love to hear about the great work you may be doing which showcases how youth work is supporting young people with Additional Support Needs (ASN) in school settings.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Equality
  • Date:  22 October, 2025

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Children and Young People Living in Low-income Households and Their Financial Education
New research from the Money and Pensions Service explores how children and young people aged 11–18 from low-income households across the UK experience and learn about money.  This qualitative research also sheds light on how financial education interventions could best meet the needs of these young people, by centring the voices of children and young people, their families and practitioners who work with similar groups in community settings.
  • Date:  22 October, 2025

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False Starts: What the UK’s Growing NEETs Problem Really Looks Like, and How to Fix It
The number of young people aged 16-24 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) has risen by 195,000 over the past two years to reach 940,000. The most common reason for being NEET is unemployment, but the largest increase in recent decades has been amongst those inactive due to disability and ill-health, according to the latest analysis from the Resolution Foundation.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  22 October, 2025

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Supporting Scotland’s Children – Core Knowledge and Values
Supporting Scotland’s Children – Core Knowledge and Values replaces the previous Common Core. This online resource sets out the essential knowledge and values that everyone working with babies, children, young people and families should share, including children’s rights, wellbeing, safeguarding and partnership working.
  • Date:  21 October, 2025

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The Scottish Health Survey 2024
The 2024 Scottish Health Survey results presented in this report provide an important picture of health and wellbeing in Scotland, now providing trends over more than twenty years. The report provides information on the prevalence of physical and mental health conditions and on health-related risk factors including smoking, alcohol consumption, diet, food insecurity, physical activity and obesity.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  21 October, 2025

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Understanding the Impact of News on Children’s Wellbeing
Social media is reshaping how children and young people consume news, presenting both opportunities and challenges. This report explores how children navigate the online news landscape and highlights the importance of media literacy for navigating these spaces.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work
  • Date:  20 October, 2025

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