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iWill Week 2025 is coming! #WhatDoYouStandFor?
Throughout #iWill Week, running from Monday 17th to Friday 21st November, each day will highlight a distinct theme. These include truth, dignity, justice, community, and joy..
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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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Schools - Fostering a Positive, Inclusive and Safe Environment: Guidance
This non-statutory guidance aims to support schools to foster a positive, inclusive and safe school environment through their approaches to positive relationships and behaviour. In particular, it provides clarity to all members of a school community – staff, parents and children and young people – on the use of consequences as part of relationships and behaviour policies. 
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  15 September, 2025

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New Research Finds Poor Progress on Supporting Young People’s Mental Health
Research into improvements made to mental health support for young people in Scotland has found limited progress over the last five years and limited transparency. 
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  15 September, 2025

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Supporting People at Risk of Going Missing
The National Missing Persons Framework for Scotland – the first of its kind in the UK – works to prevent people going missing and respond quickly when they do. It sets out how partners including Police Scotland, the NHS, education services and third sector organisations can work together when someone is identified as being at risk of going missing.
  • Date:  15 September, 2025

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TAPIE Toolkit
Effective communication is essential for ensuring that all populations can access, understand and act on public health guidance. The TAPIE toolkit offers actionable strategies to build trust, foster inclusive partnerships, and empower communities which will support more equitable health outcomes across the system.
  • Date:  15 September, 2025

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New Poll Reveals Young Voters Feel Unprepared for Upcoming UK Elections
As the UK prepares to extend voting rights to 16- and 17-year-olds nationwide, new research from the John Smith Centre highlights a striking gap in political readiness among this group. The poll of 500 young people reveals widespread feelings of confusion and disengagement, with many citing a lack of education and understanding as key barriers to participation. While a majority express support for democracy and a willingness to vote, the findings underscore the urgent need for stronger citizenship education and clearer communication from political leaders to ensure these new voters feel confident and informed.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  15 September, 2025

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A new online hub of practical advice, tools, and real stories has been launched by Enquire. This resource is designed to help the adults supporting care experienced children and young people with their education.
  • Topic:  Care, Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  15 September, 2025

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The Scottish Youth Parliament’s 2026-2031 Manifesto: Dear Scotland’s Future
Through this manifesto and its five main themes, young people across Scotland are telling decision-makers what issues matter the most to them. The manifesto is for everyone who has an interest in young people and their rights, protection, and hearing their voices. It is by young people for young people.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  15 September, 2025

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Human Rights Passwords - National Training Course - 27th to 31st October in London
This five-day course will bring together youth workers, educators, community leaders, and activists to build their capacities as human rights educators. With a focus on non-formal learning and practical tools, the training aims to develop participants' knowledge, skills, and commitment to human rights, while contributing to stronger national frameworks and communities of practice in the UK. Apply by 21st September.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  15 September, 2025

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Disability Confidence for Educational Practitioners
This Disability Confidence for Educational Practitioners short course (starting in September) is designed to empower education professionals with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to effectively engage in conversations and implement inclusive pedagogies related to disabilities within educational settings. 
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Equality
  • Date:  4 September, 2025

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New Report Shows Alcohol Ad Restrictions are Effective in Reducing Harm
Public Health Scotland have concluded that introducing restrictions on alcohol advertising and marketing is an effective and cost-effective way of reducing how much we drink, and in turn improving the health of people living in Scotland.
  • Date:  3 September, 2025

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Young People, Data and Research Project
Information about young people gets collected all the time, but how often do young people actually get a say in how that happens or what is done with it? Children in Scotland and the Scottish Centre for Administrative Data Research are teaming up with a group of researchers who want to hear the thoughts of young people and help shape future data research. Apply by 24th September.
  • Topic:  Research
  • Date:  2 September, 2025

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Attainment Scotland Fund Evaluation: Interim Report, 2025
The interim report is a key output of the Attainment Scotland Fund Evaluation Strategy 2022-26. It brings together both quantitative and qualitative evidence available to date to provide learning on the implementation and impact of the Attainment Scotland Fund.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Poverty
  • Date:  1 September, 2025

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