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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Outdoor Lesson Ideas - Learning Through Landscapes
These free outdoor learning ideas and outdoor lesson plans are ideal for curricular led outdoor learning or forest school type activities.
Guidance, Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Adaption Scotland
The aim of this website is to get people thinking about Scotland becoming climate ready. What would we do? What would it look like? The ideas are generated from people working on adaptation across Scotland and in many different sectors. 
Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
This Must Be the Place Resource Pack
The activities in the learning resource pack will help educators to support children and young people to imagine the place they want Scotland to look like in the future.
Guidance, Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Take Action on Climate Change Policy
The hub from the 2050 Climate Group has been created by our Policy Subgroup volunteers to make climate policy in Scotland more accessible to young people.
Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Climate Emergency Activities
This is a collection of activities from Woodcraft Folk, for children and young people that will help you to better understand the climate and ecological crisis and our part in it.
Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Marine Conservation Society Activities and Games
If you're looking for ocean-themed fun for young people, then you're in the right place! Here you'll find games, activities and fun for everyone.
Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
Inspiring Scotland Thrive Outdoors Resources
Outdoor play is a life-enhancing experience and we want all of Scotland’s children to thrive outdoors. View a wealth of resources available for you to download and use, so that you can join in with our mission to get all of Scotland’s children outdoors!
Multimedia Content, Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
WaterBear
A free video streaming network dedicated to climate-related films.
Guidance, Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
NMS Climate Emergency Films
Three short films from the National Museum of Scotland, accompanying teachers’ notes and worksheet exploring the climate emergency, our role and choices surrounding it and how it links to a variety of careers.
Multimedia Content, Training/Toolkits/Session Plans
2040 Documentary
A community based around the film 2040, which explores what life could be like in 2040 if we take up climate solutions which already exist.
Guidance, Publications & Research
Anthropocene
Join thousands of researchers, policymakers, designers, and educators who rely on Anthropocene to keep up to date on the latest sustainability science and innovations.
Guidance, Publications & Research
The Carbon Brief
A daily digest of the day's media coverage of climate change and energy.