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With over 100 members from national youth work organisations to local authority providers and community-based groups, our membership represents the diversity and strength of the youth work sector. 

We’re proud to stand beside them as they work in partnership with young people to create a brighter, happier, fairer Scotland. 

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Scottish Outdoor Education Centres logo
Scottish Outdoor Education Centres
SOEC is a charity and social enterprise with over 80 years’ experience in enabling people to access outdoor learning in a safe and sustainable way. To this end we offer a broad range of programmes and activities, all designed to be relevant, exciting, and challenging. We welcome all types of groups including schools, youth groups, study, music and sports. Centres can also be used as a venue for events or gatherings.
01899 221115 Website
Scottish Sports Futures
Scottish Sports Futures (SSF) use sport as a catalyst to enable young people to be healthier, more confident and more resilient, so they are better prepared to combat the effects of poverty, trauma and adversity. We enable young people, living in challenging environments, to become champions for good in society.
0141 218 4640 Website
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Scottish Youth Parliament
The Scottish Youth Parliament is the democratic voice of Scotland’s young people. Our vision for Scotland is of a nation that actively listens to and values the meaningful participation of its young people. Our goal is to make this vision a reality, in order to ensure young people in Scotland grow up loved, safe and respected, and able to realise their full potential.
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Scouts Scotland
Scouts Scotland is the largest mixed volunteer-led Movement for young people in Scotland, offering fun, challenge and life changing adventure to 4- to 25-year-olds right across the nation. Scouts exists to make young people’s lives better, helping them to realise their full potential and giving them opportunities to develop the skills they need to succeed in life.
01383 419 073 Website
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SCQF Partnership
The SCQF Partnership works with a wide range of awarding bodies, professional bodies and other programme owners to ensure a variety of different types of learning is recognised on the Framework supporting Scottish Government’s aim to ensure parity of esteem of all learning pathways and ensuring the Framework is truly learner centred.
0141 225 2922 Website
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Scripture Union Scotland
Scripture Union Scotland is a Christian charity which exists to serve children and young people. With a team of 100+ staff and 2,000+ dedicated volunteers, SU Scotland runs three residential outdoor centres welcoming schools and other groups, delivers local youth work programmes in communities and schools right across Scotland and has a fast-growing digital youth work presence online.
0141 332 1162 Website
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Sea Cadets
Sea Cadets is a national youth charity, offering a different kind of adventure for 10- to 18-year-olds, helping them to launch well in life today. Working with 15,000 young people between 10 and 18 years old across the UK. It has over 400 units across Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Malta and Bermuda all run by 9,000 volunteers.
0207 654 7000 Website
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See Me Scotland
See Me is Scotland's national programme to end mental health stigma and discrimination. We are encouraging people to take action to make a difference. You can be part of that change by joining a movement of thousands of people across Scotland. Visit the See Us pages and get all the tools and resources you need to take action.
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Shetland Islands Council
Shetland Islands Council Youth & Employability Services supports young people in Shetland, particularly those most in need, to have access to inspirational and life enhancing learning experiences and opportunities that make a difference to their lives. As a service we look to support them to reach their full potential as individuals and as active members of our community.
01595 744490 Website
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Skills Development Scotland
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is Scotland’s national skills body. We contribute to Scotland’s sustainable economic growth by supporting people and businesses to develop and apply their skills. We work with our partners to provide services that deliver the very best outcomes for Scotland’s people, businesses and the economy.
0141 285 6000 Website
SmartSTEMs
SmartSTEMs want to inspire, engage and challenge young people to think differently about STEM. We want young people to be inspired to study STEM and go on to pursue careers in STEM. Our core aim is equity of access and opportunity for all young people; where new and strong connections between education and industry lead to expanded skills, career options and networks.
0141 564 8488 Website
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South Ayrshire Council
The Thriving Communities service was established 2021 brining together Community Learning and Development, Health and Wellbeing, Employability and Skills, Community Safety and Engagement. Our Youth Work team empower and support young people to improve their life opportunities and chances so as they can plan for a better future. We work collectively to provide our young people with the skills, confidence and resilience required to achieve the very best they can.
01292 559389 Website