Meetings are themed and include inputs from professionals in the field of equality, diversity and inclusion relating to youth work.
Remit
- Explore and share current best practice in Equality and Diversity.
- Identify and provide support and guidance for accessibility and empowerment throughout the sector.
- Recognise and promote the importance of Intersectional working and understanding, taking the fact that the experience of individuals can be based on more than one protected characteristic.
- Influence policy from an Equality and Diversity perspective.
Membership of the group is open to youth work managers, youth work practitioners, volunteers and specialist equalities organisations.
2026 Meeting Dates
- 20th January 2025 – Hate, Division and Extremism, joint session with No Knives Better Lives
- 18th February 2025 – Supporting Trans Young People with LGBT Youth Scotland
- March 2025 – Hate Crime session TBC
Previous meetings
- April 2025 – Mental Health Support for Diverse young people
- January 2025 – facilitating challegning discussions
- August 2024 – Supporting young people who are neurodiverse.
- March 2024 – Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls
- January 2024 – Telling our Diverse Stories
- August 2023 – Supporting young people facing hate online
- March 2023 – Intersectionality and Human Rights
- October 2022 – Hate Crime Week of Action
