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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.

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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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Together Seeks Children and Young People’s Stories!

Together is gathering ‘stories’ from babies, children and young people to inform their State of Children’s Rights Report 2024! They've launched a series of resources – including a facilitator pack, child-friendly leaflets and video – to support babies, children and young people to take part.

Topic: Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 20 May, 2024

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Acting on Achievement

This Awards Network report highlights the crucial role that youth awards play in making learning more flexible, experiential and relevant.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 20 May, 2024

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New report highlights importance of cyber resilience discussion for young people in Scotland

The report illustrates the key role youth workers have to play in supporting young people stay safe and supported online.

Topic: Digital Youth Work
Date: 17 May, 2024

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The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Annual Statistics 2023-24

DofE annual statistics reveal that 330,984 young people started their DofE, with participants giving a huge 4,725,825 million hours of volunteering in communities all over the UK as part of their programmes – a huge leap of 33% on 2022/23!

Topic: Active Youth Work
Date: 16 May, 2024

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The Boost Programme

The Boost, aimed at girls aged 14-16, is focused on building young women’s skills and confidence so that they are not limited by gender stereotypes when choosing school subjects or careers. Find out more about Boost Camps taking place June and July this year.

Topic: Equality
Date: 15 May, 2024

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New Paper Reflects Young People’s Views on Behaviour and Relationships in Schools

Children in Scotland has published a summary paper which adds new evidence to the ongoing discussions about behaviour and relationships in schools, drawing directly on the experiences of young people.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 7 May, 2024

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Young Women's Experiences of the Cost of Living Crisis in Scotland

If you identify as a young woman (16-35) and are currently living in Scotland, you're invited to anonymously share your experiences through this survey.

Topic: Equality, Poverty, Research
Date: 2 May, 2024

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Child Disability Payment

Parents of disabled children are being urged to make sure they’re not missing out on vital financial support.

Topic: Equality, Poverty
Date: 2 May, 2024

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Access to Counsellors in Secondary Schools and Children and Young People’s Community Mental Health Services – Summary Reports

An analysis of information provided by local authorities on the school counselling service and community mental health supports in their area.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing
Date: 1 May, 2024

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Children’s Social Work Statistics 2022-23 – Looked After Children

Looked After Children Statistics for Scotland for 2022 to 2023 that cover data on children who are looked after, young people in continuing care, and young people eligible for aftercare services.

Topic: Care, Child Protection
Date: 30 April, 2024

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Plans to End Fee Waiver for Volunteers’ PVG

Disclosure Scotland is seeking views on behalf of Scottish Government Ministers on various proposals related to PVG scheme fees. We are encouraging our members to share their views about the proposals through the official consultation process. Find out more...

Topic: Policy & Influencing, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 30 April, 2024

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Children (Care and Justice) Bill Passed

MSPs have backed Stage 3 of the Children (Care and Justice) Bill, enshrining in law age-appropriate care and justice for vulnerable young people across the country.

Topic: Care
Date: 29 April, 2024

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