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Members Network
Members Network
We are pleased to open bookings for the summer Members Network meeting. This meeting will explore youth work and anti-social behaviour – understanding the challenges and strengthening the response. Online, 27th June.
National Youth Work Awards 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.
National Youth Work Conference 2025
This year’s National Youth Work Conference will take place in Glasgow on Monday 27th October. The theme is Safe Spaces, Strong Futures – Youth Work’s Role in Safeguarding Young People and Promoting Wellbeing. Save the date and find out more…
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Nae Danger: No Knives, Better Lives New Active Bystander Package
We’re excited to announce the launch of our refreshed Nae Danger Active Bystander Package – a practical, youth-led resource designed to help practitioners support young people in taking safe, confident action when they witness harm or risk in their communities.

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Finalists in the Inspirational Leader category for the National Youth Work Awards
Meet the finalists: Inspirational Leader
Meet our three incredible finalists who capture the imagination of all they meet, creating incredible youth work wherever they go.
  • Topic:  National Youth Work Awards
  • Date:  6 May, 2025

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Finalists in the Participation and Youth Voice category for the National Youth Work Awards
Meet the finalists: Participation & Youth Voice
Young people have power when it comes to making a difference. They are brave, full of ideas, and always thinking about the future. Their ideas are sparks that can ignite big transformations. These finalists are supporting young people to fearlessly question and have their say.
  • Topic:  National Youth Work Awards
  • Date:  6 May, 2025

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Finalists in the Lifetime Achievement category for the National Youth Work Awards
Meet the finalists: Lifetime Achievement
Commitment and outstanding service to young people and the youth work sector. When you tot it all up, the winners have dedicated hundreds of years to improving the lives of generations of young people in Scotland.
  • Topic:  National Youth Work Awards
  • Date:  6 May, 2025

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Status of Young Women in Scotland
This report from the Young Women's Movement explores young women’s human rights in Scotland. It covers topics such as access to healthcare, justice, equality between young women and young men, threats to human rights and how young women participate in politics and the barriers to doing so.
  • Topic:  Equality, Research
  • Date:  6 May, 2025

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Reclaiming AI for the Next Generation: 5Rights Unveils Children and AI Design Code
Recently, at the World Forum on the Future of Democracy, AI and Humankind, 5Rights Chair Baroness Beeban Kidron unveiled the Children & AI Design Code, a bold initiative demanding that AI serve children’s interests, not exploit them.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work
  • Date:  6 May, 2025

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Changing our World - Children and Young People’s Advisory Group
Children in Scotland are recruiting new members for their children and young people’s advisory group, Changing our World. The group helps shape their work and makes sure they are actively listening and positively reacting to their views. The deadline for applications is 14th July.
  • Topic:  Equality, Violence
  • Date:  6 May, 2025

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New Code of Fundraising Practice Published
Shaped with input from across the sector, and designed to support high standards in modern fundraising. The new code comes into effect on 1 November 2025, following a six-month transition period.
  • Topic:  Funding
  • Date:  28 April, 2025

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Youthwise - OECD’s Youth Advisory Board is Recruiting!
Created in 2021 and made up of brilliant young people aged 18‒30, Youthwise brings their perspectives and ideas to the OECD, while also learning about the work of the organisation and international policy making. Young people can apply now to join now and share their ideas on public policies! The deadline for applications is 15th May.
  • Topic:  International, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  28 April, 2025

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Call for the Advisory Council on Youth (CCJ) 2026-27
The Council of Europe youth sector is looking for young, committed Europeans - who are not members of the European Youth Forum - to sit on the Advisory Council on Youth for 2026-2027! 10 young people aged 18-30 from non-governmental youth organisations will be selected to join the 20 representatives from the European Youth Forum to shape the youth sector’s priorities, objectives and budgets.
  • Topic:  International, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  28 April, 2025

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New Awards Guidelines
As part of the ongoing updates to the Youth Scotland Youth Awards, they’ve made several important changes to how the awards are delivered. To support you in navigating these updates, they’ve refreshed and improved the guidelines, making it clearer more user-friendly and packed with useful tips.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  28 April, 2025

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CLD Standards Council Needs You!
Are you passionate about all things CLD and are interested in supporting developments around professional learning opportunities for practitioners and volunteers, approving qualifications and developing qualification pathways, or encouraging your peers to better understand the benefits and advantages of being a member of the CLD Standards Council, then the CLD Standards Council Scotland are looking forward to welcoming you as a committee member. The closing date for applications is Wednesday 30th April 2025, with an induction day planned for 27th June 2025.
  • Topic:  Training & Development
  • Date:  25 April, 2025

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New Rules for a Safer Generation of Children Online
Children in the UK will lead safer online lives as Ofcom have  finalised safety measures for sites and apps to introduce from July. Tech firms must act to prevent children from seeing harmful content, and meet their duties under the Online Safety Act.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work
  • Date:  24 April, 2025

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