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Keep your finger firmly on the pulse of Scotland’s youth work sector with our news, events & blogs library. You’ll get the top stories, best training opportunities and insightful comment from across the sector.

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Hate, Division and Extremism: Community of Practice Discussion
This session (online from 10am-12pm on 20th January) will engage participants with need-to-know information, up-to-date themes and best practices related to on-going and increasing hate and conflict in communities.
Digital Youth Work Conference
Join us in Edinburgh on 10th February for a day of insights, discussion and networking, with new resources, keynote speakers, workshops and plenty of interactivity. Meet the people thinking about Digital Youth Work in Scotland and further afield.

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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Youth work’s role during and in recovery from Covid-19
Youth work’s role during and in recovery from Covid-19
Youth work in Scotland played a vital role in supporting children and young people's health and well-being during the most difficult phases of the Covid-19 pandemic, read our research for more.
  • Topic:  Covid-19, Digital Youth Work, Education, Skills & Employability, Equality, Health & Wellbeing, Poverty, Prevention & Early Intervention, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  28 February, 2023

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School leaver attainment and destinations
Information on the educational attainment and initial destinations of 2021/22 school leavers from publicly funded schools in Scotland.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Prevention & Early Intervention
  • Date:  28 February, 2023

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Health and Wellbeing Census Scotland 2021- 2022
Across the reported measures, analysis indicates attitudes to school, views on neighbourhood and life at home, physical health, and mental health and wellbeing differ by stage, sex and deprivation.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  28 February, 2023

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Young Scot Awards are back with a bang!
Nominations are now open for 2023 and Young Scot is calling on people across Scotland to highlight the triumphs of young people and shine a light on their invaluable contributions.
  • Topic:  National Youth Work Awards
  • Date:  28 February, 2023

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Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents: Accident Prevention Survey
RoSPA is looking for assistance from organisations across Scotland who work with young people, to seek their views on the sharing of accident prevention information.
  • Topic:  Prevention & Early Intervention
  • Date:  28 February, 2023

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Covid-19 Funding
  • Topic:  Covid-19, Funding
  • Date:  27 February, 2023

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Power of Youth Charter
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  27 February, 2023

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COP 26 Toolkit
  • Date:  27 February, 2023

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Participatory Budgeting and Grant Making Course
Participatory Budgeting and Grant Making is a new FREE SCQF Level 5 online course
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Training & Development
  • Date:  20 February, 2023

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Scotland's Young people face a significant threat to their future life chance
As councils across the country prepare to set their budgets, the national agency for youth work is warning of adverse consequences for young people if cuts to vital youth work services are made.
  • Topic:  Covid-19, Education, Skills & Employability, Funding, Health & Wellbeing, Policy & Influencing, Poverty, Prevention & Early Intervention, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  20 February, 2023

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Young people’s Covid 19 concerns outlined
  • Topic:  Covid-19
  • Date:  16 February, 2023

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Youth work needs a home
YouthLink Scotland CEO Tim Frew warns that a lack of access to facilities by Covid threatens to leave young people in Scotland without vital support.
  • Topic:  Covid-19
  • Date:  16 February, 2023

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