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Featured News & Events

National Youth Work Conference 2026

This year’s conference will bring together practitioners, academics, pioneering projects and policy leaders to explore the future of mental health and wellbeing support for young people.

Better Lives Survey 2026

This new report draws on engagement with 2,922 young people across Scotland and provides valuable insight into how young people perceive violence, knife crime, safety, and prevention efforts in the current social climate.

YouthLink Scotland Members Network: Exploring European Youth Work

17th September - 11am to 12.30pm. Bookings are now open for our third meeting of 2026, exploring European youth work with the British Council, the incoming UK National Agency for Erasmus+.

Help Test Youth Work Skills Track

YouthLink Scotland is recruiting up to 100 organisations to take part in the next phase of testing Youth Work Skills Track, a new digital tool developed around the National Youth Work Outcomes and Skills Framework. Get in touch by 31st August.

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Let's rejoin Erasmus+

The Young European Movement, in partnership with European Movement UK and the British Youth Council, is calling on the UK Government to restore Britain’s membership of the Erasmus+ Programme, which was ended abruptly in 2020 despite promises of its continuation.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability, International
Date: 6 December, 2023

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The Eric Liddell 100

A programme of events and activities to recognise and celebrate the life, sporting and community service achievements of one of Scotland’s iconic figures. It is being planned around 2024, the centenary of Eric Liddell’s historic success at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris.

Date: 5 December, 2023

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Minister Sets Out Next Steps in Reform of Post-school Funding Arrangements

Arrangements to deliver funding support for learners beyond school is to be simplified as part of ongoing reforms to the education and skills sector. There will also be a review into Community Learning Development (CLD).

Date: 5 December, 2023

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New Research Reveals Children’s Positive Attitudes Towards Participating in Scottish Football

New research from the Children’s Parliament shows the positive benefits children and young people experience from participating in football, both in terms of physical fitness and mental wellbeing.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing
Date: 5 December, 2023

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Love heart with benefits of volunteering

New Volunteer Search Site

A joint project between Volunteer Scotland and the Digital Services Team at SCVO aims to make it easier for anyone and everyone to volunteer.

Topic: Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 5 December, 2023

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Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2022): Highlights from Scotland's Results

Report covering Scotland's performance in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022, covering maths, reading, and science.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 5 December, 2023

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The Scottish Health Survey 2022

This report presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2022, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.

Date: 5 December, 2023

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Cash for Culture

This popular publication from Creative Lives has been specifically created to help cultural groups - or any voluntary /community group wishing to carry out creative activities – fundraise for their group.

Topic: Arts, Funding
Date: 5 December, 2023

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EU UK Youth Stronger Together for a Better World Creative Competition

A call for young people aged 18 -30 across the EU and the UK to submit their creative entry at the ongoing Stronger Together for a Better World Competition and get the chance to see their piece of work exhibited live at the Europe House in London in April 2024.

Topic: Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 4 December, 2023

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SCCR Offers Professional Mediation Training

Cyrenians Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution (SCCR) has announced that starting in early 2024 they will offer a four-day course providing training to prospective mediators.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing
Date: 4 December, 2023

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NHS 24 Healthy Know How

NHS 24 winter health campaign 2023

NHS 24 is launching its annual winter health preparedness campaign ‘Healthy Know How’ which helps people manage the usual winter illnesses with advice and helpful reminders ahead of the festive holidays.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing
Date: 30 November, 2023

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What's Your Take

‘What’s Your Take’ survey

The Scottish Youth Parliament has launched their latest #WhatsYourTake consultation survey.

Topic: Child Protection, Policy & Influencing, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 29 November, 2023

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