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Youth Work (Scotland) Bill
Scottish Labour MSP Martin Whitfield has launched a public consultation on the Youth Work (Scotland) Bill, which seeks to give young people aged 11 to 25 a legal right to access high-quality youth work services.
National Youth Work Awards 2025
Shining a light on Scotland’s youth work heroes! Nominations for this year have now closed. Keep updated here on what happens next...
Members Network
Members Network
We are pleased to open bookings for our first Members Network meeting of 2025. This meeting will explore the question of ‘can young people access sufficient support to become resilient?’ We will be discussing what does resilience mean and if and how we should support young people to develop it.
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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Young Women Changemakers
The Young Women's Movement are looking for 12 young women aged 16–18 living in Scotland to become our Young Women Changemakers group. The group will work together to create a resource and workshop about activism and making change.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  10 December, 2024

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Youth Work and Teaching: Lost in Translation?
Drawing on professional learning developed by YouthLink Scotland, as part of their Scottish Attainment Challenge national programme, the NYA’s new resource for schools and colleges in England aims to dispel some of the myths around youth work, as well as highlighting the shared responsibilities of youth workers and education institutions, for example around preparing young people for employment, supporting their health and wellbeing and keeping them safe.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  10 December, 2024

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Education Reform Survey – Your Voice Matters
The Cross-Party Group on Children and Young People is seeking the views of organisations involved with children and young people on education reform in Scotland. As Scotland’s education system undergoes significant changes, the Education (Scotland) Bill aims to bring much-needed reforms into law.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  10 December, 2024

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Youth Voice Observatory
The Youth Voice Observatory brings together information about youth voice practices across the UK so that anyone with an interest in youth voice can learn more about good practice and what we are learning from young people. ​
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  10 December, 2024

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State of Children's Rights Report 2024
Together (Scottish Alliance for Children's Rights)’s new State of Children’s Rights Report explores babies’, children and young people’s experiences of their rights through their own words, artwork and other means of expression. These ‘stories’ offer a picture of life in Scotland in the year that it incorporated the UNCRC into law.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  10 December, 2024

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Voices for Impact - Amplifying the Voices of Young People
YouthLink Scotland is involved in an exciting new international project called Voices for Impact and we are looking for organisations who would like to be listed on a new website all about amplifying the voices of young people.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  3 December, 2024

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Research on Rural Youth by the EU-CoE Youth Partnership
A survey looking at the experiences and aspirations of young people living in rural areas aged 18-39 years old. The survey is available until 31st December.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  3 December, 2024

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Research on Democracy and Youth Civic Space by the EU-CoE Youth Partnership
The focus of this survey is to assess the state of civic space of young people in Europe. The problem of shrinking civic space for young people is not new, since, increasingly hostile conditions for civil, political and social engagement of young people across the globe have presented barriers for young and youth organisations, youth groups and movements to be an agent of social change. The survey is open until 15th December.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  3 December, 2024

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National Library of Scotland Welcome Sessions
A series of free bookable visits to the National Library of Scotland for community groups. The first session looks at women and photography (21st January from 2pm-4pm).
  • Topic:  Arts, Equality
  • Date:  3 December, 2024

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YouthLink Scotland Annual Report 2023/24: A Year of Impact and Progress
Our Annual Report reflects a year of impactful advocacy and innovation, highlighting achievements in funding, training, and youth work outcomes.
  • Topic:  Annual Report
  • Date:  26 November, 2024

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Landmark Bill Seeks to Secure Legal Right to Youth Work in Scotland
Scottish Labour MSP Martin Whitfield has launched a public consultation on the Youth Work (Scotland) Bill, which seeks to give young people aged 11 to 25 a legal right to access high-quality youth work services.
  • Topic:  Policy & Influencing
  • Date:  25 November, 2024

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Turning the Tide 2025
Young Sea Changers Scotland are excited to announce the launch of the second edition of their marine advocacy training programme - Turning the Tide 2025. 
  • Topic:  Active Youth Work, Learning for Sustainability, Outdoor Learning
  • Date:  25 November, 2024

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