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Equity in Education - The Vital Role of Youth Work
We've published a report to highlight what has been achieved and learned through the Youth Work and Schools SAC National Programme to date, and the importance of continuing to strengthen collaboration across the educational system, so that all young people can reach their full potential.
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Youth Work and Online Lives
What do you think about a social media ban for under 16s? What will be the impact for young people and what are the issues that the youth work sector needs to engage with right now? Are there alternative approaches? Our survey (open until 4th May) is for those who work with young people in Scotland.

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.

Call-Out to Film Makers, Creatives, Film Producers: Tender Opportunity
A decade after the release of Mark’s Story: One Knife, Many Victims, this influential resource continues to shape prevention work across education, youth services, and community safety. We are now inviting proposals (deadline - 20th May) for a new phase of work that revisits Mark’s Story Ten Years on.

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Youth Work and Violence Prevention: Investing in What Works
We’re pleased to share that funding has been secured for a Youth Work Preventing Violence Project, supporting 10 local youth work organisations to deliver early intervention projects.
  • Topic:  Prevention & Early Intervention
  • Date:  5 March, 2026

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New Research Suggests Older People Have More Progressive Views on Women’s Rights Than Younger Generations
The 29-country survey, conducted by Ipsos and King’s College London, finds that young men today are more likely than those in older generations to hold traditional views about gender roles.
  • Topic:  Equality
  • Date:  5 March, 2026

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Your Vote Week - 9th to 15th March
This year’s theme is 'why voting matters’ – supporting young people to discover the difference voting makes and how they can have their voices heard. Use the Electoral Commission’s impartial resources to explore why voting is important to your young people and to discuss the impact their vote can have on their everyday life.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  4 March, 2026

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New Report Highlights the Toxic Landscape Driving Problem Gambling Among Young Men
A new Glasgow Centre for Public Health evidence review warns that young men in the UK are navigating an increasingly “addictive and toxic landscape” in which gambling harms are amplified by digital technologies, social media cultures, and broader psychosocial pressures.
  • Topic:  Addiction
  • Date:  4 March, 2026

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UK Government Launches National Consultation on Social Media and Online Harms
The UK Government has launched its public consultation on social media and mobile phones. The consultation seeks views on issues such as setting a minimum age for social media use, the digital age of consent, curfews, and addictive design features. The deadline for responses is 26th May.
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work
  • Date:  2 March, 2026

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School Attendance and Absence Statistics
Statistics from Scottish Govermment on school pupil attendance and absence. These statistics were previously collected and published biennially, from 2022/23 onwards these statistics will be collected and published annually.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  2 March, 2026

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National Transitions to Adulthood - Strategy for Young Disabled People: Supplementary Report
The National Transitions to Adulthood strategy for young disabled people was published in June 2025. This supplementary report sets out current actions and future commitments across key policy areas, demonstrating how work to improve transitions for young disabled people is delivered in practice.
  • Topic:  Equality, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  2 March, 2026

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Straight Out the Scheme: Youth Work Resource
This new resource, created with young people in Glasgow, is designed to be used both in preventative, awareness-raising work and as part of interventions with young people for whom violence is already a feature of their lives, and who may be coming into conflict with the law as a result.
  • Topic:  Crime, Violence
  • Date:  2 March, 2026

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Woodcraft Folk's 100 Objects Spanning 100 Years Exhibition
Woodcraft Folk's 100 Objects Spanning 100 years travelling exhibition is currently in Glasgow. You can view the exhibition at The Mitchell Library until 12th March and uncover the incredible history of the Woodcraft Folk, spanning the world with friendship!
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  2 March, 2026

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Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET) - UK
An estimated 12.8% of all people aged 16 to 24 years in the UK were not in education, employment or training (NEET) in October to December 2025, according to the latest statistical bulletin from the Office for National Statistics.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  26 February, 2026

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Public Inquiry into Group-based Child Sexual Abuse
The Inquiry will focus on the prevalence of group-based CSAE now and in the recent past, whether brought forward by survivors or relating to findings from the independent National Review being led by four Inspectorates.
  • Topic:  Child Protection
  • Date:  26 February, 2026

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Creating a Digitally Confident Scottish Voluntary Sector in 2026
SCVO has published their fourth Digital Call to Action, setting out what digital confidence looks like for Scotland's voluntary sector in 2026 and beyond. The Call to Action is designed as an essential read for people involved in leadership, governance and digital change. 
  • Topic:  Digital Youth Work
  • Date:  26 February, 2026

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