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Keep your finger firmly on the pulse of Scotland’s youth work sector with our news, events & blogs library. You’ll get the top stories, best training opportunities and insightful comment from across the sector.

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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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Understanding Age in Child Protection Guidance and Adult Support and Protection Legislation
This report explores working with 16 and 17 year olds, who might be eligible for support through Adult Support and Protection (ASP) legislation and Child Protection (CP) guidance.
  • Topic:  Child Protection
  • Date:  17 April, 2024

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Trans Report 2024
This final report in LGBT Youth Scotland's research project Life in Scotland for LGBT Young People seeks to specifically explore issues being faced by trans young people in Scotland.
  • Topic:  Equality
  • Date:  16 April, 2024

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Policy Briefing: Youth Work's Role in Suicide Prevention
Our latest policy briefing outlines the critical roles youth workers play in supporting young people at increased risk of suicidal ideation and dealing with the impacts of suicide on the family and in the community. 
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing, Policy & Influencing
  • Date:  16 April, 2024

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Girlguiding Scotland and Sustrans Join Forces on New Active Adventures Badge
By taking on the challenge, young people can explore the natural environment while getting the opportunity to learn essential skills such as the 'M Check', how to fix a puncture and how to plan a route.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  16 April, 2024

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Join in Award Scheme
As the youth awards landscape evolves in exciting ways, an award scheme that’s been around since 2011 is having a revamp. Spring 2024 sees the launch of the Join in Award Scheme, or JAS, a refreshed version of JASS, the Junior Award Scheme for Schools.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  16 April, 2024

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Circuit: Pioneering Tech Space for Young People with Care Experience Launched
Circuit unveils its groundbreaking network of tech havens for young people with care-experience. Designed by and for people with care experience, Circuit is set to revolutionise the landscape of tech education and community-building. 
  • Topic:  Care, Digital Youth Work
  • Date:  16 April, 2024

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National Youth Work Conference 2024 - Share your Practice!
The call for workshop proposals and Link magazine articles is now open. TThe deadline for submissions has been extended to Friday 7th June.
  • Topic:  Active Youth Work, Prevention & Early Intervention
  • Date:  11 April, 2024

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Reconstructing the Social Contract - Youth Advocate Opportunity
The Equality Trust is looking to sign-up ‘Youth Advocates’ where young people can be part of a project looking at affecting social change and learn new skills. Find out more and apply by 6pm on Monday 29th April. 
  • Topic:  Equality
  • Date:  10 April, 2024

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Young Women Lead 2024
The Young Women’s Movement is looking for young women aged 16–30 living anywhere in Scotland to take part in Young Women Lead 2024, a six-month programme delivered in collaboration with the Scottish Parliament which offers the chance to make real change in the lives of young women and girls across Scotland. Deadline to apply: Thursday 25th April.
  • Date:  8 April, 2024

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Human Rights Centred Benefits Approach for Disabled Children in Scotland
All disabled children and young people in Scotland who receive disability benefits will now be paid directly from Social Security Scotland.
  • Topic:  Equality, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  8 April, 2024

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Vaping – Youth Perceptions and Attitudes: Evidence Briefing
This Scottish Government briefing presents their understanding of youth perceptions of and attitudes towards vaping based on a review of the existing literature.
  • Topic:  Addiction, Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  4 April, 2024

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Barnardo's B-Wild Project Helping Young People Back into Education
Young people struggling to attend school and to develop relationships with their peers are being helped back into education and are learning to open up thanks to a pioneering nature-based project being run by Barnardo's Scotland.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Outdoor Learning
  • Date:  3 April, 2024

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