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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 10th January.

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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Tell RCPCH about your health based youth work!

Are you working on improving health services for children and young people or working together to improve their physical or mental health?

Topic: Health & Wellbeing
Date: 27 March, 2023

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Supporting outdoor play

Under the policy, local authorities will be encouraged to support planning applications for the development of play spaces, parks and sports facilities.

Topic: Policy & Influencing
Date: 27 March, 2023

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Curiosity In Communities Network

How can STEM support youth and community work to enhance young people’s confidence, resilience and wellbeing? Connect with others interested in this question.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing, Training & Development
Date: 22 March, 2023

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Last chance to nominate outstanding volunteers for a Coronation Champions Award

Recognising exceptional volunteers from across the country aged 14 and over, who volunteer formally or informally. Nominations close on 2 April 2023.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability, Equality, Health & Wellbeing, Learning for Sustainability, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
Date: 22 March, 2023

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Labour Market Statistics for 16 to 24 year olds: Scotland and UK – January to December 2022

Statistics from the Annual Population Survey covering the period from January to December 2022.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 22 March, 2023

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Need help developing peer roles?

The Scottish Recovery Network has launched the Let’s Develop Peer Roles toolkit! This free resource will help you to introduce and sustain peer support roles.

Topic: Training & Development
Date: 22 March, 2023

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YouthLink Scotland responds to Scottish Government consultation on the restricting of alcohol advertising and promotion

Read YouthLink Scotland’s recent response to the Scottish Government consultation on restricting alcohol advertising and marketing.

Topic: Policy & Influencing
Date: 22 March, 2023

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National Youth Work Awards 2023

We are delighted to announce this year’s finalists and open bookings for this year's National Youth Work Awards Dinner.

Topic: National Youth Work Awards
Date: 22 March, 2023

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Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment in Scotland Interim Report

This Interim Report tells the story of the Review so far. It describes the research that informed the design of the Independent Review and explains the structure and workings of the review process.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 13 March, 2023

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European opportunities

Find out what Europe has to offer in online training activities in the field of youth and non-formal education…

Topic: Training & Development
Date: 13 March, 2023

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Scottish Government's Participation Framework Workshops

Are you interested in making Scottish Government more participative and inclusive? Find out more about the 6 small focus group-style public workshops over March 2023.

Topic: Equality, Policy & Influencing
Date: 9 March, 2023

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Women and girls’ safety on public transport

Women and girls are being forced to adapt their own behaviour and change their travel habits in order to feel safe on public transport, according to research commissioned by Transport Scotland.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing, Prevention & Early Intervention
Date: 9 March, 2023

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