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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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Members Network - Research Special
This will be an opportunity to meet and hear from members of the Scottish Youth Work Research Steering Group.
National Youth Work Conference 2024
Join us at the National Youth Work Conference on Tuesday 5th November in Glasgow where we’ll be examining how youth work’s early interventions not only repairs but prevents fractures in our communities. 

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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.
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Youth Work and Civic Engagement – International Policy Perspectives
This online Convention will bring together international perspectives to explore the enabling power of youth work in creating and sustaining young people’s civic engagement. Online, 28th August, 9.30am - 1.30pm

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Calling All Youth Workers: Research with Young People on Activities
Researchers are looking for young people aged 11-18 years to complete a survey to help identify the activities to include in a new therapy assessment needed to help young people discuss the activities they do, and any problems or challenges they are experiencing undertaking activities. Find out how you can help.
  • Topic:  Research
  • Date:  27 May, 2024

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Men Minds Research
Young men from Men Minds are looking for other young men aged 16-24 years to take part in their research about mental health, through interviews or completing this anonymous online survey.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing, Research
  • Date:  27 May, 2024

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Future Routes Fund Assessment Panel
NatureScot is looking for young people to join the judging panel to help assess the applications and decide which projects are granted funding. Young people will be fully supported, so no experience of grants is needed.
  • Topic:  Learning for Sustainability
  • Date:  24 May, 2024

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Families’ Experiences of In-work Poverty in Scotland and Implications for Children's Human Rights
This briefing shares the experiences of families experiencing in-work poverty and how this has impacted on their children, highlighting issues such as childcare, education, health, welfare, cost-of-living crisis and food poverty.
  • Topic:  Poverty
  • Date:  20 May, 2024

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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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