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Eric Liddell Recognition Awards
YouthLink Scotland is working with the Eric Liddell Community to award 20 ‘Eric Liddell Recognition Awards’ to celebrate some of the amazing young people aged 12 – 26 years who have made an outstanding contribution to their community through their involvement in youth work in Scotland. Find out more and apply by 1st October.
National Youth Work Conference 2024
Join us at the National Youth Work Conference on Tuesday 5th November in Glasgow where we’ll be examining how youth work’s early interventions not only repairs but prevents fractures in our communities. 

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Emerging Technologies: Future-proofing Youth Work
In this online workshop, digital artist and educator Barry Haughey, with over 20 years of experience in the education, youth work, and training sectors, will explore the impact of emerging technologies on youth work. 2nd October, 12pm-1.30pm Online
Youth work can help us to rebuild communities - not tear them down
Recent unrest spilling into horrifying riots shows just how fractious our communities are today. Youth work has a role to play in restoring cohesion, starting with our young people.

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Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 Part 11 - Continuing Care: Guidance
This refreshed guidance for local authorities on continuing care aims to reflect developments in policy and practice as well as providing clarity to those who provide support services by addressing implementation gaps.
  • Topic:  Care, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  31 July, 2024

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UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024: Child Rights and Wellbeing Impact Assessment
Updated child rights and wellbeing impact assessment report evidencing the consideration that has been given to the impact the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 will have on children and young people.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  31 July, 2024

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Policy Convention Speaker Announcement: Citizen Commons International, Nigeria
We’re excited to announce that Olalekan Oshunkoya and Benita Ezumezu will be presenting at this year’s Policy Convention.
  • Date:  29 July, 2024

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Policy Convention Speaker Announcement: Children of the Station, Finland
We're delighted to welcome two seasoned youth work partners from Finland to speak at this year's Policy Convention.
  • Topic:  Policy & Influencing
  • Date:  29 July, 2024

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Youth Work and Civic Engagement – International Policy Perspectives - Speaker Announcement
We're delighted that Kanika Sinha has confirmed to speak at this year's Policy Convention. Find out more about Kanika's 19 years of experience in the youth development sector in India.
  • Topic:  Policy & Influencing, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  24 July, 2024

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The State of Girls Rights in the UK 2024
The report, which includes a ranking of local authorities and a survey of nearly 3,000 girls and young women, highlights how UK girls feel uncertain about their futures and let down by the lack of progress on gender equality that society has promised them.
  • Topic:  Equality
  • Date:  18 July, 2024

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Celebrating 30 years of Impact Arts
On 22nd August, the Impact Arts team will be raising a glass to three decades of life-changing work, as they prepare to mark their 30th anniversary. They've recently launched a call out for those who have been impacted by their work over the past 30 years and been part of one of their projects, to get in touch and share their stories.
  • Topic:  Active Youth Work, Arts
  • Date:  18 July, 2024

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Scottish Government publishes CLD Review report
The report, spearheaded by Kate Still, includes a range of recommendations for how to strengthen the sector.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Policy & Influencing
  • Date:  17 July, 2024

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Harmful Sexual Behaviour Practitioner Forum
Are you undertaking assessment,  intervention or prevention based work with children under the age of 18 who have displayed abusive or problematic sexual behaviours? Whether you already have extensive experience, or are only new to this area of practice, this forum is for you.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  17 July, 2024

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Ultra-processed Food Makes up Almost Two-thirds of Calorie Intake of UK Adolescents
Research led by scientists from the Universities of Cambridge and Bristol has found that adolescents consume around two-thirds of their daily calories from ultra-processed food consumption and the figure was highest among those living in deprived backgrounds, those of white ethnicity, and younger adolescents.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  17 July, 2024

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Suicide Prevention Scotland Youth Advisory Group
Opportunity for young people aged 16-24 to get involved in the work of the Suicide Prevention Youth Advisory Group. The group is an advisory group for Suicide Prevention Scotland and is supported by Children in Scotland and the University of Stirling.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  17 July, 2024

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Men Minds
Men Minds are a group of young men with lots of different experiences who want to have conversations with other young men to find out how to support better mental health and improve mental health research for young men. Do you know a young man who would be interested in taking part?
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing, Research
  • Date:  17 July, 2024

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