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Chair of YouthLink Scotland – Call for Nominations
We are delighted to announce that the Board of YouthLink Scotland is recruiting a new independent Chair to succeed Angela Leitch CBE, who stepped down in November 2025 after three years in post. Find out more and nominate a suitable candidate by 1st March.
National Youth Work Awards 2026
More time to nominate for the National Youth Work Awards 2026! We’ve extended the deadline for nominations to give more people the chance to put forward the youth work making a difference in their communities. You now have until 9th February to nominate your youth work heroes!

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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Turning the Tide - Empowering Young People for Marine Advocacy
Running from January to April 2026, TTT equips young people aged 16 to 25 with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to have a say in how our seas are managed. This free online programme includes online taught modules, mentoring, group work and a like-minded online community. Apply by 5th January.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  9 December, 2025

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Bill Stevenson Appointed as Interim Chairperson
At our AGM on 26th November, Bill Stevenson was appointed as Interim Chairperson replacing Angela Leitch CBE who stepped down after three years as our Chair. Bill will hold the role of Interim Chair as we seek a new chairperson for YouthLink Scotland. A sub-group of the Board is considering the recruitment process for that.
  • Date:  9 December, 2025

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State of the Nation: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Scotland
The State of the Nation is the Scottish Human Rights Commission’s annual snapshot of how human rights are being realised across Scotland. The 2025 report focuses on economic, social and cultural rights, the rights that ensure people can live a dignified life, like the rights to adequate housing, health, social security, food, and fair working conditions.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  8 December, 2025

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Doing Intersectionality ‘in Justice’: Exploring Intersectional Experiences of Policing with Children and Front-line Police Officers in Scotland
Could you help a project co-designed between a research team at the University of Strathclyde and a group of young people who are interested in young people’s experiences and perceptions of policing? They're also interested in what things shape young people's interactions with the police, this could be things like age, gender, race, etc. 
  • Topic:  Crime, Equality
  • Date:  8 December, 2025

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Children, Violence and Vulnerability 2025
The Youth Endowment Fund surveyed nearly 11,000 teenage children aged 13-17 in England and Wales this year about their experiences of violence. This first report looks at the scale of violence: how many children are affected, how often it happens, the different forms it takes — including online violence and online conversations about harming others — and why some young people become involved.
  • Topic:  Crime, Violence
  • Date:  27 November, 2025

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Digital Safeguarding in Practice
CYCJ in collaboration with the Lucy Faithfull Foundation have created a new eLearning module on Digital Safeguarding in Practice, to provide a greater awareness of the risks present for children using digital technology. This free online course takes approximately four hours.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work, Training & Development
  • Date:  27 November, 2025

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Report Reveals Impact of Free Bus Travel on the Lives of Young People
A new report has revealed the lasting benefits of the Young Persons’ (Under 22s) Free Bus Travel Scheme, highlighting its role in supporting young people through the cost of living crisis, tackling child poverty and promoting more sustainable travel.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  25 November, 2025

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Young People Help Shape Children’s Rights Scheme
Young Scot has published a new report highlighting how children and young people have helped shape the draft Children’s Rights Scheme, a key part of the Scottish Government’s work to deliver on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  25 November, 2025

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YouthLink Scotland thanks Angela Leitch CBE as she reaches the end of her term as Chair
Angela Leitch CBE has announced today that she will step down as Chair of YouthLink Scotland as she approaches the end of her three-year term of office. Angela brought to YouthLink Scotland a wealth of leadership experience gained over more than two decades in senior public service roles.
  • Date:  25 November, 2025

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Getech Digital Inclusion Programme
Google is running a funded programme supported by Getech who are a premier Google partner, to help UK charities and local authorities tackle digital exclusion and prevent e-waste. With Windows 10 support ending in 2025, our goal is to help you repurpose those devices into secure, easy-to-manage ChromeOS laptops for your service users, staff, or volunteers.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work
  • Date:  25 November, 2025

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Skills Development Scotland - Youth Voice Research
Skills Development Scotland has recently undertaken research designed to hear the views of young people in secondary school.  Questions focused on young people's views on careers education and advice, and their future career aspirations. The research aims to inform policy, enhance careers services, and support young people to acquire the skills, guidance, and opportunities needed to achieve their career goals.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  25 November, 2025

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Climate Change Plan – Respond to the Public Consultation
Scottish Government has shared the draft Climate Change Plan which is currently out to public consultation until 29th January. We would encourage you to respond to it and involve the young people you work with in gathering their views on the future of the climate change plan.
  • Topic:  Learning for Sustainability
  • Date:  25 November, 2025

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