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, 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.
Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Toolkit for Intersectional Movement Building
This toolkit, written and assembled by volunteers from across the Young Friends of the Earth Europe network, brings together intersectionality and climate justice with a series of practical tips, workshops and more.
Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Exploring Climate Justice: a Human Rights Based Approach
This toolkit provides an introduction into what climate justice is, it's relationship to human rights, and some learning activities to engage young people with the topic.
Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Climate Leadership - Digital
This document is 1 of 3 handbooks in Groundwork's Climate Leadership series. This handbook will cover everything you need to know when it comes to engaging with young people about climate change when using social media.
Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Evaluating Environmental Projects
This resource will provide youth workers with advice and a framework to help you think about the conversations you need to have to support evaluation of your youth groups’ climate social action projects.
Professional Frameworks, Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Evaluation Framework Template
This evaluation framework supports youth workers to articulate the impact their climate related activities are having on themselves and the wider community.
Guidance
COP26 A Guide for Youth Workers and Young People
Welcome to this guide to COP26, which has been created especially for youth workers and young people to help you get your heads around what's happening at COP26.
Youth Work and Employability Audit
An audit of the reach and impact of youth work employability support in Scotland
Guidance, Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
COP26 What Were the Positives
This resource provides a summary of the impact and outcomes that came out of COP26, providing hope and supporting young people to visualise the differences made.
Guidance, Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Creating a Legacy for COP26
This resource details the ways young people can find their own place within the climate movement, discover what they're good at and some ideas to get them started.
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