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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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Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Urban Nature Youth Worker Toolkit
This toolkit details activities and ideas that you can use with young people to explore nature in cities.
Guidance
Outdoor Learning and Education Recovery
This document provides information on opportunities to collaborate with outdoor learning organisations in the Covid-19 recovery phase.
Publications & Research
Our Bright Future and YouthLink Scotland: Green Employability in the youth work sector
This research report is for audiences interested in the opportunities and challenges for young people entering green employability within Scotland.
Publications & Research, Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Green Employability Resource
What is a green job, and what skills can young people develop to make them more employable in the climate sector?
Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Climate Anxiety Discussion Guide
This 4-module lesson plan aims to help you facilitate conversations about the climate crisis while safeguarding young people, navigating strong feelings, and fostering emotional resilience.
Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Climate Icebreakers & Conversation Starters
It can be difficult to start conversations about climate change, especially with young people. In this resource, you'll find some handy ideas for conversation starters, discussion questions and games to help you break the ice.

Publications & Research, Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Greening the Youth Sector
A checklist developed by the EU-Council of Europe youth partnership for youth organisations and projects to help them make their activities and processes greener.

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Policy & Consultations
Youth Work Leader's Position Statement on Education Reform
Youth Work Leaders' vision and recommendations for Education Reform

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Policy & Consultations, Publications & Research
Putting Learners at the Centre
Towards a future vision for Scottish Education
Publications & Research, Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
This Must be the Place
This Must be the Place is an interactive invitation to imagine a sustainable future Scotland. During the second half of 2020, Nesta’s Scotland team worked with some of the people helping to design Scotland’s response to the climate emergency to create shared visions of a sustainable Scotland.
Case Studies & Good Practice
Employability Case Study - North Ayrshire
Effective employability support for young people in North Ayrshire
Case Studies & Good Practice
Employability Case Study - South Lanarkshire
The project aims to take some of the most disengaged young people, aged between 11 and 17, out of the school environment to offer an alternative (part time) curriculum in a community setting.