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Youth Work Resources

We know that good youth work requires good youth work resources. That’s why we’re continuing to build a comprehensive library of toolkits, lesson plans, publications, professional frameworks, case studies and guidance to help you improve your youth work practice. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Let us know.

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Publications & Research
‘How Can We Work Better Together to Support Young People’s Readiness to Learn?’
This report gathers insights from a national event that brought together 87 practitioners to explore young people’s perspectives on building readiness to learn, considering how we can work collaboratively across the system to better support their needs.
Publications & Research
Better Lives Youth Voices Survey 2026 report
The new No Knives Better Lives 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.
Publications & Research
A Right, A Space, A Future: 2026 Scottish Election Manifesto Report
This report brings together 2026 party commitments relevant to young people, youth work and related policy areas. It provides an overview of where parties are placing emphasis, where common ground exists, and where future opportunities may emerge.
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Policy & Consultations
YouthLink Scotland's Response to the Draft Infrastructure Strategy (2027–2037) Consultation
YouthLink Scotland supports the Scottish Government’s ambition to establish a long-term, strategic and place-based framework for infrastructure planning and investment.
Publications & Research
Youth Work and School Partnerships report
This short report provides an overview of what has been achieved and learned through the Youth Work and Schools Partnership National Programme, and considers how we can continue to strengthen collaboration across the education system, so that all young people can access the support and educational opportunities they need to reach their full potential.
Multimedia Content, Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Tapped
This toolkit and accompanying films are for practitioners working with young people in a range of settings. While the main focus is illegal moneylending and loan sharks, it also looks at related issues such as legal borrowing, debt and the pressure young people feel to spend money.
Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Straight Out the Scheme: Youth Work Resource
This resource, created with young people in Glasgow, is designed to be used both in preventative, awareness-raising work and as part of interventions with young people for whom violence is already a feature of their lives, and who may be coming into conflict with the law as a result.
Guidance
Our Futures and AI: What Is AI?
Explore a few definitions of Artificial Intelligence and get a glossary of terms.
Guidance
Our Futures and AI: Risks of AI in a Youth Work Setting
Explore the potential risks of using AI with young people and some of the strategies available for mitigating the risks.
Guidance
Our Futures and AI: A List of Potential Tools and Where to Find Them
A list of potential AI tools with what they are good for and where to find them.
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Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Our Futures and AI: A Youth Work Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to be a practical, supportive companion as you help young people explore the world of AI. You don’t need to be a tech expert to use it.
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Guidance
Guidance on the Delivery of Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood Education in Scottish Schools
This guidance refers to teachers and practitioners but may also be relevant to youth workers, residential care staff, health improvement staff, third sector agencies and any other professionals delivering RSHP education to children and young people.
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