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Effective Youth Work Approaches to Tackling Attendance
Check out our new resources aimed at supporting schools and youth work teams to enable them to work together to create the right conditions for engagement and learning.
National Youth Work Awards 2025
Shining a light on Scotland’s youth work heroes! Nominations for this year’s National Youth Work Awards are open until 10th January.
Members Network
Members Network
We are pleased to open bookings for our final Members Network meeting of 2024. This meeting will focus on empowering young people to have a healthy relationship with their phone. Please note this event is for members of YouthLink Scotland only. Online 12th December
Upstream Prevention: The Vital Role of Youth Work - Link Magazine 2024
The latest sector magazine explores youth work's role in prevention through upstream solutions.

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Kibble’s Annual Conference
Kibble’s first official conference invites you to be part of a wider conversation about the world children and young people grow up in.
  • Date:  11 November, 2024
  • Time:  10:00 - 16:00
  • Type:  Conference
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Glasgow

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PVG & Signatory - Face to Face Training
All you need to know to act as a signatory, with an introduction to the PVG legislation.
  • Date:  25 November, 2024
  • Time:  10:00 - 16:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Stirling

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Bridging the Gap: Exploring the Overlap of ADHD and ASD
This session is aimed at practitioners who directly support neurodivergent (diagnosed and undiagnosed) children and young people.
  • Date:  27 November, 2024
  • Time:  10:00 - 12:30
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Signatory Training
An information session providing the knowledge needed to carry out a signatory role in line with the PVG code of pratice.
  • Date:  3 December, 2024
  • Time:  10:00 - 12:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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Find Out About the Youth Work Data Course
Join us to find out more about the Youth Work Data course... what it covers, how to join and what to expect. 
  • Date:  3 December, 2024
  • Time:  12:00 - 13:00
  • Type:  Webinar
  • Organiser:  YouthLink Scotland
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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Understanding and Treating Anxiety in Children and Teens
This 0ne-day online workshop looks into the root causes of anxiety in children and adolescents, as well as the role families and schools can unwittingly play in exacerbating anxiety and fear, and practical steps we can take to help prevent it.
  • Date:  4 December, 2024
  • Time:  9:30 - 16:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Other
  • Cost:  Paid
  • Location:  Online

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Digital Inclusion and Youth Work
Join us for an interactive session where we discuss the crucial intersection between digital inclusion and young people, with practical skills to stay safe and secure online.
  • Date:  4 December, 2024
  • Time:  10:00 - 12:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  YouthLink Scotland
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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Responding when young people express misogyny
This interactive session will explore strategies for addressing misogyny when it arises in young people’s behaviours, speech, or reasoning. Through practical tools and real-world examples, you'll gain insight on how to navigate challenging situations.
  • Date:  5 December, 2024
  • Time:  12:00 - 13:30
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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Welcoming Young People as Volunteers
If you would like to learn more about how to make your organisation more young people friendly then join us for a highly immersive and interactive online workshop.
  • Date:  11 December, 2024
  • Time:  10:30 - 12:00
  • Type:  Workshop
  • Organiser:  Sector, YouthLink Scotland
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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PVG & Signatory - Face to Face Training
All you need to know to act as a signatory, with an introduction to the PVG legislation.
  • Date:  12 December, 2024
  • Time:  10:00 - 16:00
  • Type:  Training
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Stirling

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Members Network
Members Network
We are pleased to open bookings for our final Members Network meeting of 2024. This meeting will focus on empowering young people to have a healthy relationship with their phone. Please note this event is for members of YouthLink Scotland only.
  • Date:  12 December, 2024
  • Time:  11:00 - 12:30
  • Type:  YouthLink Network Meetings
  • Organiser:  YouthLink Scotland
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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Quality Standards in Volunteering
This session is an opportunity to discuss what quality standards are available to support you and your volunteer programme.
  • Date:  19 December, 2024
  • Time:  10:00 - 12:00
  • Organiser:  Sector
  • Cost:  Free
  • Location:  Online

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