News & Events | YouthLink Scotland

Who We Are
- Who We Are
  
  We are the collective voice of the youth work sector in Scotland. Find out more about our team, networks, members and board.
What We Do
- What We Do
  
  We drive the funding to the sector. We influence policy. We upskill the sector. We demonstrate youth work's impact. You're here for young people, we're here for you.
Impact
- Impact
  
  Demonstrating the impact of youth work is one of our core objectives. Put simply, youth work changes lives.
Youth Work Hub
- Youth Work Hub
  
  The youth work sector suppports hundreds of thousands of young people across Scotland. Find out what makes it tick and how to get involved by using our one-stop shop for all things youth work in Scotland.
Learn
- Learn
  
  Welcome to our Learning Platform
Awards

Contact

Featured News & Events

Members Network – The Preventative Power of Youth Work

Join us on 18th June from 11am to 12.30pm for the second Members Network of 2026 to explore the preventative power of youth work.

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.

Applications Open for £758,000 Youth Arts Open Fund

This fund aims to support freelance artists or organisations seeking small amounts of funding so that they can deliver arts activity for children and young people. The deadline for applications is 5pm on 21st July.

Building Ethical Partnerships with the Tech Sector

A new set of tools has been launched, designed to support youth work organisations to make ethical alliances with technology companies.

All News & Events

Filters

News Article Event Blog Article

Search

Topic

Month

Year

Disclosure Scotland

Your duty to refer to Disclosure Scotland

If your organisation has individuals who work with children and protected adults, you have a legal duty to report their harmful behaviour to Disclosure Scotland.

Date: 30 March, 2023

Read more

Woodland Trust thumbnail

Woodland Trust Youth Council

Aged 16-25 and passionate about woods, trees and the environment? Join Woodland Trust's first ever youth council and have your say on how we impact the health of the planet.

Topic: Learning for Sustainability, Outdoor Learning
Date: 28 March, 2023

Read more

Scottish Government response to the Institutionalising Participatory and Deliberative Democracy Working Group

Scottish Government response to the IPDD working group recommendations on how Scotland can establish infrastructure for high quality participatory and deliberative engagements.

Topic: Policy & Influencing
Date: 27 March, 2023

Read more

RCPCH & Us thumbnail

Tell RCPCH about your health based youth work!

Are you working on improving health services for children and young people or working together to improve their physical or mental health?

Topic: Health & Wellbeing
Date: 27 March, 2023

Read more

Supporting outdoor play

Under the policy, local authorities will be encouraged to support planning applications for the development of play spaces, parks and sports facilities.

Topic: Policy & Influencing
Date: 27 March, 2023

Read more

Curiosity in Action thumbnail

Curiosity In Communities Network

How can STEM support youth and community work to enhance young people’s confidence, resilience and wellbeing? Connect with others interested in this question.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing, Training & Development
Date: 22 March, 2023

Read more

Coronation Champions Award 2023 thumbnail

Last chance to nominate outstanding volunteers for a Coronation Champions Award

Recognising exceptional volunteers from across the country aged 14 and over, who volunteer formally or informally. Nominations close on 2 April 2023.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability, Equality, Health & Wellbeing, Learning for Sustainability, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 22 March, 2023

Read more

Labour Market Statistics for 16 to 24 year olds: Scotland and UK – January to December 2022

Statistics from the Annual Population Survey covering the period from January to December 2022.

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

Read more

Need help developing peer roles?

The Scottish Recovery Network has launched the Let’s Develop Peer Roles toolkit! This free resource will help you to introduce and sustain peer support roles.

Topic: Training & Development
Date: 22 March, 2023

Read more

YouthLink Scotland responds to Scottish Government consultation on the restricting of alcohol advertising and promotion

Read YouthLink Scotland’s recent response to the Scottish Government consultation on restricting alcohol advertising and marketing.

Topic: Policy & Influencing
Date: 22 March, 2023

Read more

Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment in Scotland Interim Report

This Interim Report tells the story of the Review so far. It describes the research that informed the design of the Independent Review and explains the structure and workings of the review process.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 13 March, 2023

Read more

European opportunities

Find out what Europe has to offer in online training activities in the field of youth and non-formal education…

Topic: Training & Development
Date: 13 March, 2023

Read more

1
…
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100

Do you have a youth work event coming up? We can help you promote it on our website and in our Youth Work Briefing, going out to over 1000 subscribers every fortnight. Simply fill out our event submission form and we’ll take care of the rest.