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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.
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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Callum’s journey to becoming an Education Support Officer
Our latest #MyLearnerJourney blog follows Callum as he volunteers overseas and gets his International Volunteering Diploma.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  26 July, 2019

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Rachael on her learner journey
On the run up to results day on 6th August, we’re sharing people’s stories of how they got to where they are today and the role of youth work in that journey. Today, Rachael Hatfield, an #IWill Ambassador, MSYP and youth worker, shares her story.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Policy & Influencing, Rights, Participation & Volunteering, Training & Development
  • Date:  15 July, 2019
  • Author:  Alice

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Gearing up for positive futures
YouthLink Scotland’s Youth Work and Schools partnership programme aims to promote and expand the role of youth work in closing the poverty-related attainment gap. In our blog today, we take a look at how the Gear Up 2 Go project is working with schools in Aberdeenshire to help young people make positive transitions to employment, training, and further education.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  8 July, 2019
  • Author:  Sarah Paterson

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Increasing attendance and engagement at school
YouthLink Scotland’s Youth Work and Schools partnership programme aim's to promote and expand the role of youth work in closing the poverty-related attainment gap.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Equality, Poverty, Youth Work Strategy
  • Date:  14 June, 2019

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Full Incorporation of the UNCRC into Scots Law
Kevin Kane, Policy and Research Manager, shares what YouthLink Scotland are up to as we head towards the full incorporation of UNCRC into Scots Law.
  • Topic:  Equality, International, Policy & Influencing, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  10 June, 2019

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A Report on Brexit and youth work in Scotland
A report released today by two leading youth work sector organisations shows youth workers have witnessed a negative impact on community relations since the EU Referendum in June 2016.
  • Topic:  Policy & Influencing
  • Date:  7 March, 2019
  • Author:  Alice

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Royston Youth Action held their annual award ceremony that celebrates young people
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Youth Work Changes Lives: Michaela's story
Earlier this month, Royston Youth Action held their annual award ceremony that celebrates young people.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Rights, Participation & Volunteering, Training & Development, Youth Work Strategy
  • Date:  22 November, 2018

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Aqeel is a MSYP for Glasgow Pollok, he is photographed along with otter for #IWill week
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#iWillWeek: "Volunteering has always been and will be a huge part of my life."
Aqeel is a MSYP for Glasgow Pollok, this #iWillWeek Aqeel talks about the value of volunteering and what he does. 
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Rights, Participation & Volunteering, Training & Development
  • Date:  15 November, 2018
  • Author:  Alice

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The good, the bad and the…
For Youth Work Week, we asked Jim Sweeney, Chief Executive, to share his reflections on youth work and his time at YouthLink Scotland. 
  • Topic:  Policy & Influencing, Youth Work Strategy
  • Date:  5 November, 2018

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Encouraging young disabled people to give voice to their vision for an Inclusive Scotland
Susie Fitton from Inclusion Scotland blogs for us about their new campaign, #OurInclusiveScotland, and an upcoming inclusive event, both of which celebrate Year of Young People. Susie is asking youth workers to her help spread the word to ensure an Inclusive Scotland for all.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Equality, Health & Wellbeing, Prevention & Early Intervention, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  2 November, 2018
  • Author:  Alice

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New Youth Work Outcomes: Youth Highland
Youth Highland share how they've used the new youth work outcomes to demonstrate the impact of their work.
  • Date:  4 September, 2018

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A Young Reporters view on our Policy Seminar on ACEs
Alice Ferguson, MSYP, joined our most recent policy seminar on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) as a Young Reporter. Take a look at her blog to find out what happened at the event and hear more about what our speakers had to say. 
  • Topic:  Policy & Influencing, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  3 September, 2018
  • Author:  Alice

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