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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.
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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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Fall in Young Smokers in Past Decade
Fewer than one in every 10 young adults in the UK smoke cigarettes - a steep drop from a quarter of 18-24-year-olds 12 years ago, according to research by the Office for National Statistics.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  2 October, 2024

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Launch of ‘Online High’ Film and Educational Toolkit
Dunfermline Police Scotland Youth Volunteers (PSYV) have unveiled a new campaign that highlights the growing issue of drug dealing through mobile devices among young people. This initiative is part of an 18-month screen education programme titled ‘On Trend,’ where youth volunteers created the ‘Online High’ film in collaboration with YouthLink Scotland (No Knives, Better Lives - NKBL) and Barnardo’s Fife Substance Use Education Team. 
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  2 October, 2024

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Pupils Reveal Sleep and Supportive Teachers as Top Priorities for Quality Learning
Young Scot research has revealed the key priorities for learning confirmed by young people with over two thirds of pupils identifying good sleep, supportive teachers and the right attitude as crucial.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability, Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  1 October, 2024

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Growing Climate Confidence Resources and Upcoming Training Opportunities
SCVO offers an entry point for third sector organisations taking action on the climate emergency. Find out more about some upcoming training opportunities and useful resources that may be of interest to your members and networks.
  • Topic:  Learning for Sustainability
  • Date:  30 September, 2024

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Improving the Lives of Scotland’s Gypsy/Travellers
Improved access to housing, education and health services and tackling discrimination are at the heart of a new Gypsy/Traveller Action Plan agreed between the Scottish Government and COSLA.
  • Topic:  Equality
  • Date:  30 September, 2024

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Children and Young People - Community Mental Health and Wellbeing: Supports and Services Framework
This framework sets out the broad approach that should be taken in the provision of community-based mental health and wellbeing supports and services for children, young people and their families.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  30 September, 2024

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YouthLink Scotland’s Position Statement on Scottish Government Response to the IRQA
YouthLink Scotland's position on the Scottish Government's responses to the Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  24 September, 2024

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One in Four Young People Struggle to Access Healthy Food Choices in Their Communities
A new report by Co-op and Barnardo's has laid bare the significant challenges that children and young people face in finding and affording nutritious food outside of traditional home or school environments.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  23 September, 2024

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YouthLink Scotland’s Position Statement on Post-School Education and Skills Reform
YouthLink Scotland's recommendations in response to the consultation on Post-school Education and Skills Reform Legislation.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  23 September, 2024

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Reform of Qualifications and Assessment
The balance of assessment used for senior phase pupils in Scotland will change, with greater use of internal and continuous assessment to award final grades.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  19 September, 2024

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The Good Measure Project
Youth organisations needed to help promote a test survey on adolescent health with young people and encourage them to take part. They are offering collaborating youth organisations a one-off donation of £200!
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing, Research
  • Date:  19 September, 2024

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Keeping The Promise to Care-experienced Young People
Progress made towards ‘Keeping the Promise’ by 2030 has been set out in a new report.
  • Topic:  Care
  • Date:  19 September, 2024

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