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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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Meet the ground-breaking mental health project supporting over 500 young people each year
The Low Level Mental Health Support in Schools partnership in Dumfries and Galloway walked away with the top prize in last year's #YLSAwards Health & Wellbeing category.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing, National Youth Work Awards
  • Date:  15 April, 2024
  • Author:  Jenny McLean

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Youth work must be recognised as a key partner in building a better connected Scotland
Youth work is already playing a key role in helping young people feel a sense of safety and belonging in our communities. Let's make sure it becomes a central part of our policymaking on loneliness and isolation.
  • Topic:  Policy & Influencing
  • Date:  19 March, 2024
  • Author:  Kevin Kane

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From Willow Warblers to Lifelong Learning
Dr David Gregory is responsible for the strategic direction of the Scottish Attainment Challenge, but it might have been a different story if David hadn't have benefited from the support of local youth workers during his school days.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  15 February, 2024
  • Author:  Dr David Gregory

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Youth work is a vital part of Scotland's careers ecosystem
Having led a recent review into career services in Scotland, former Scottish TUC General Secretary Grahame Smith writes about his vision for young people in Scotland.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  14 February, 2024
  • Author:  Grahame Smith

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OPEN Project's Youth-led Research Diary Part Five: Alcohol and Other Drugs Research Project, the end of the journey
Alcohol and Other Drugs Research Project.
  • Date:  12 December, 2023
  • Author:  Shannon Boston

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Listen to Scotland's Young People: Include Youth Work in Scotland's Educational Offer
Marielle discusses the critical importance of including youth work in Scotland’s educational reform for a more holistic learning experience.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Policy & Influencing
  • Date:  1 December, 2023
  • Author:  Marielle Bruce

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Shaping Youth Work through Policy and Practice: The Irish Context
Shirley Donegan examines the vital role of policy and frameworks in shaping effective youth work in Ireland.
  • Topic:  Policy & Influencing
  • Date:  1 December, 2023
  • Author:  Shirley Donegan

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OPEN Project's Youth-led Research Diary Part Four: Alcohol and Other Drugs Research Project
Alcohol and Other Drugs Research Project.
  • Date:  28 November, 2023
  • Author:  Shannon Boston

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Volunteering and youth work: partnership in action
Volunteer Scotland's Sarah Latto writes about the current challenges for young volunteers, and how we can tackle them together.
  • Topic:  Policy & Influencing, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  22 November, 2023
  • Author:  Sarah Latto, Volunteering Scotland

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How to create space for difficult conversations with young people
How do we create a space where young people can express their opposing views without causing harm to others, and where they can have constructive debate? 
  • Topic:  Equality
  • Date:  22 November, 2023
  • Author:  Sarah Robinson Galloway

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Supporting Scotland’s Young People to Access Financial Support
Janet Richardson, Deputy Director for Client Services Delivery at Social Security Scotland writes about how youth workers can help young people access social security benefits available to them.
  • Topic:  Poverty
  • Date:  14 November, 2023

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Poverty Alliance on the Value of Youth Work
Poverty Alliance Director Peter Kelly believes youth work can be the key to building a better Scotland.
  • Topic:  Poverty
  • Date:  7 November, 2023
  • Author:  Peter Kelly

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