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Racial Literacy

Introduction to Racial Literacy for Youth Workers

In partnership with Mahrukh Shaukat, Action on Prejudice is delivering a new training session to help youth workers explore and understand the impact of dominant identities. Online, 19th October, 10am-12.30pm

Children’s Rights in Youth Work – Level 2

A new 90-minute training developed in partnership by YouthLink Scotland and Education Scotland, this session is an exploration of rights-based practice. Online, 25th October, 10-11.30am.

A Right to Youth Work - Exploring Current Policy Opportunities

YouthLink Scotland Policy Convention

Join us on Thursday 7 December for YouthLink Scotland’s annual online Policy Convention, to discuss the opportunities to further the cause for a right to youth work in Scotland. Online, 7 December, 9.45-15.45pm.

Members Network

Members Network - The Role of Youth Work in #KeepingThePromise

An opportunity to explore intersectionality and look at how it fits with your youth work practice. Online, 12th November, 10am-11.30pm

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Advancing Children’s Rights

Amendments to legislation incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child will deliver a clear, coherent and workable Bill that provides some valuable protections for the rights of children in Scotland..

Topic: Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 28 June, 2023

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Post-school Education and Skills

A new national model of public funding for all colleges and universities, as well as apprenticeships and training, will be developed as part of widespread reforms across the education and skills sector.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 28 June, 2023

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Women's Experiences of Discrimination and the Impact on Health: Evidence Review

Findings from a evidence review of how women in Scotland experience discrimination and how it affects their health. The final part of this report describes the methods and analysis of in-depth interviews with young women aged 16-25 years.

Topic: Equality, Health & Wellbeing
Date: 27 June, 2023

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Participatory Research and Community Safety Questionnaire

Generations Working Together (GWT) are looking for your help to explore connections between younger and older people in Glasgow communities.

Date: 26 June, 2023

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HBSC Report on Scottish Adolescents: Unravelling Health Trends and Lifestyle Choices

New insights into Scottish adolescents’ health and lifestyle trends have been unveiled recently in HBSC Scotland’s latest national report.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing
Date: 26 June, 2023

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Age-appropriate Care and Justice

Proposed legislation to ensure children receive age-appropriate justice and support has passed its first parliamentary stage, in a vital step towards Keeping the Promise.

Topic: Child Protection, Prevention & Early Intervention
Date: 26 June, 2023

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Three members of Scotland's Young People's Forest collect their finalist certificate at the Scottish Charity Awards.

SYPF Recognised at Scottish Charity Awards

Four young panellists travelled to Edinburgh for a night of celebration after SYPF was selected as a finalist in the Climate Conscious category.

Topic: Learning for Sustainability
Date: 26 June, 2023

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Attainment Scotland Fund - Improvement in Attainment and Health and Wellbeing: Evaluation Report

Evidence around improvement in attainment and health and wellbeing, and the gap between pupils from the most and least deprived areas. It is an initial key output from the new Attainment Scotland Fund (ASF) evaluation strategy and forms part of the overall body of evidence for the evaluation.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 26 June, 2023

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Learning for Sustainability Action Plan now live

A refreshed action plan placing sustainability at the centre of the Scottish education system has been launched – including an ambitious commitment to ensure that every school and early learning setting will be sustainable by 2030.

Topic: Learning for Sustainability
Date: 26 June, 2023

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Better Together: Youth Work with Schools report

This new report from the National Youth Agency in England is the result of a call for evidence and a survey of schools and youth work organisations, as well as interviews with young people.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 22 June, 2023

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Transforming Conflict, Improving Lives: A new report by Cyrenians Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution

The SCCR has launched a new report covering the service's work over the past seven years while looking to its future.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing
Date: 22 June, 2023

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Decision-making: Children and young people's participation

Scottish Government guidance to support those who are required to or want to engage with children and young people as part of their decision-making.

Topic: Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 22 June, 2023

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