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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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Success in Learning for Sustainability Funding Bids

In 2022, the SCQF Partnership was asked by the Scottish Government to administer a small amount of funding for learning programme providers.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability, Funding
Date: 24 January, 2023

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Turing Scheme 2023-24 Programme Guide available

The programme guide for the Turing Scheme for international outward mobility projects running in Sept 23 - Aug 24 has been released.

Topic: International, Rights, Participation & Volunteering, Training & Development
Date: 23 January, 2023

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Policy Convention 2022

Policy Convention Youth Work is Human Rights Work Recommendations

This year’s Policy Convention (08/12/22), Youth Work is Human Rights Work, came as the youth work sector continues to advocate for social policy changes affecting children and young people.

Topic: Policy & Influencing
Date: 20 January, 2023

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Disclosure Scotland

Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020

Disclosure Scotland is asking all organisations and individuals to check their information with them is up to date to ensure that only those who are required to be in the PVG scheme remain...

Topic: Corporate
Date: 21 December, 2022

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Supporting families with cost of school

A range of measures to help children, parents and carers with costs around school have been set out in the Scottish Government's budget.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability, Funding, Poverty
Date: 20 December, 2022

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How is the current cost of live affecting you

Cost of living impact on young people revealed

New insight into the impact of the cost crisis has revealed people as young as 11-years-old are worried about the effect rising prices are having on their parents.

Topic: Health & Wellbeing, Poverty
Date: 19 December, 2022

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The role of youth work in the Scottish educational system: A study of policy and practice

Sara Galilea, a Public Policy MSc student at the University of Edinburgh completed a placement based dissertation with YouthLink Scotland in the summer of 2022. Find out more...

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability
Date: 19 December, 2022

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Review of the future of qualifications and assessment in Scotland: YouthLink Scotland’s Response

Education Reform with rights at its core must drive the culture and systemic change needed to deliver young people’s right to education.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability, Policy & Influencing
Date: 16 December, 2022

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Record 91% of college leavers in positive destinations

Figures from the Scottish Funding Council show the proportion of college leavers going on to positive destinations is at a record high.

Topic: Policy & Influencing, Prevention & Early Intervention
Date: 16 December, 2022

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It's not a choice!

It Is Not A Choice!

New research finds that poverty remains the biggest obstacle to implementing children's rights in Scotland.

Topic: Covid-19, Poverty
Date: 15 December, 2022

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Labour Market Statistics for 16 to 24 year olds: Scotland and the UK – October 2021 to September 2022

This publication contains the latest estimates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for 16 to 24 year olds.

Topic: Education, Skills & Employability, Policy & Influencing
Date: 14 December, 2022

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This is the first edition of the CLD policy bulletin which aims to provide the CLD sector with updates on Scottish Government and related policy.

Topic: Policy & Influencing, Youth Work Strategy
Date: 14 December, 2022

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