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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’s National Youth Work Awards are open until 27th January.
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Digital Youth Work Conference
Join us in Stirling on 11th February (Safer Internet Day) where we will explore the role of youth work in helping young people navigate their online lives.

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 finalists: Lifetime Achievement
Commitment and outstanding service to young people and the youth work sector. When you tot it all up, the winners have dedicated hundreds of years to improving the lives of generations of young people in Scotland.
  • Topic:  National Youth Work Awards
  • Date:  8 June, 2023

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Young Scot NEC holders can access historic places for just £1!
Young people’s money can go further this year, thanks to an initiative between the National Trust for Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland and Historic Houses, which offers £1 entry to Young Scot National Entitlement Card (NEC) holders.
  • Topic:  Arts, Culture & Leisure
  • Date:  8 June, 2023

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Coalition Urges Political Consensus in Addressing Mental Health Emergency
The Scottish Children’s Services Coalition (SCSC), an alliance of leading providers of specialist care and education to vulnerable children and young people, is calling for political consensus in tackling the current mental health emergency.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  8 June, 2023

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Local Child Poverty Action Reports
This research publication summarises key trends and actions undertaken by local areas to reduce child poverty over the period April 2021 to March 2022 so that key learnings can be shared and lessons learned.
  • Topic:  Poverty
  • Date:  8 June, 2023

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Scottish Students' Views on Gambling, Gaming, and Cryptocurrency
A new report highlighting the impact gambling has on students in Scotland – both their own gambling, and that of those close to them.
  • Topic:  Addiction, Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  8 June, 2023

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Teenagers Call for Joined-up Action on Anti-Social Behaviour in their Communities
This new report gives voice to the perspectives of young people on antisocial behaviour, the challenges they face in their communities, and how to fix them.
  • Topic:  Prevention & Early Intervention
  • Date:  8 June, 2023

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Fit for the Future: Developing a post-school learning system to fuel economic transformation
Report of Independent Review of the Skills Delivery Landscape provided to Scottish Ministers by James Withers. The Review considered skills functions and remits of Scotland's national public bodies, making 15 recommendations for future adaptations to support the National Strategy for Economic Transformation.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  8 June, 2023

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National Youth Work Conference 2023 – Impact and Influence: Stats and Stories
National Youth Work Conference 2023 - Impact and Influence: Stats and Stories
This year's National Youth Work Conference will take place in Glasgow on 1st November and is all about exploring the profound impact and influence of youth work on young people, communities, and society. Want to share your practice? The call for workshop and Link magazine proposals is open until 14th July.
  • Topic:  Active Youth Work, Evaluation
  • Date:  7 June, 2023

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Curiosity in Action
How can creative, participatory STEM activities support youth and community work to enhance young people’s confidence, resilience and wellbeing? Applications for youth groups are now open!
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  7 June, 2023

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All Learners in Scotland Matter: The National Discussion on Education final report - YouthLink Scotland response
YouthLink Scotland welcomes the final report from the National Discussion on Education. As part of the youth work sector’s involvement in the National Discussion 738 young people participating in youth work shared their views.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  6 June, 2023

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Response to the Scottish Parliament Education, Children and Young People Committee on Erasmus+
Our response to the Scottish Parliament Education, Children and Young People Committee on Erasmus+
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Policy & Influencing
  • Date:  6 June, 2023

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Child poverty in your area
The latest report from the End Child Poverty Coalition, together with the Centre for Research in Social Policy at Loughborough University, not only looks at where the highest levels of child poverty are occurring, but also which families are most likely to experience child poverty.
  • Topic:  Poverty
  • Date:  6 June, 2023

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