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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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Climate FORTH Young Leaders
Are you aged 18-25 and living, working, or studying in Fife, Falkirk, Clackmannanshire or Stirling? Want to make a real impact on your community's future? Passionate about the environment and ensuring young voices are heard? Find out more...
  • Topic:  Learning for Sustainability
  • Date:  18 September, 2024

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Volunteering for All: National Recruitment Campaign
This dynamic and collaborative campaign aims to energise Volunteer-Involving Organisations (VIOs) across Scotland, empowering them to overcome recruitment challenges and boost volunteer engagement.
  • Topic:  Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  18 September, 2024

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Scottish Islands Survey 2023: Main Findings Report
This report summarises key findings of the Scottish Islands Survey (2023), which gathered views about different aspects of island life from Scottish island residents.
  • Topic:  Research
  • Date:  17 September, 2024

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The Stark Reality of Growing Up in Poverty
Buttle UK's new report, "Growing Up in Poverty," reveals a harrowing picture of life under severe financial strain exacerbated by the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
  • Topic:  Poverty
  • Date:  16 September, 2024

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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.
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  16 September, 2024

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National Summary Report for the Scottish Attainment Challenge
Education Scotland has published its latest National Summary Report, which monitors and evaluates the impact of the ongoing Scottish Attainment Challenge (SAC).
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  16 September, 2024

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Truth About Youth Survey Now Live!
The Truth About Youth Survey is Young Scot's big annual survey finding out what young people in Scotland think about a range of topics! Please share with the young people you work with and your network. The survey closes on 10th December.
  • Topic:  Health & Wellbeing, Poverty, Research, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  16 September, 2024

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Status of Young Women in Scotland 2024–25
This year, to celebrate the Young Women's Movement's centenary birthday the Status of Young Women in Scotland 2024-25 report will explore how young women understand, access and advocate for their human rights in Scotland. The survey for young women aged 16-30 is open until Friday 25th October.
  • Topic:  Equality, Rights, Participation & Volunteering
  • Date:  12 September, 2024

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Quit Fighting for Likes
Campaign and toolkit developed in partnership with the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit, Medics Against Violence and YouthLink Scotland to support young people to navigate social media safely and prevent violen
  • Topic:  Crime, Prevention & Early Intervention, Violence
  • Date:  11 September, 2024

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Labour Market Statistics for 16 to 24 year olds: Scotland and the UK - July 2023 to June 2024
This publication contains the latest estimates of employment, unemployment and economic inactivity for 16 to 24 year olds. 
  • Topic:  Education, Skills & Employability
  • Date:  11 September, 2024

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Barnardo's Reveals Grim Reality of Child Poverty
More than one in four parents of children aged 18 or under in Scotland have struggled to provide sufficient food for their children in the past 12 months due to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
  • Topic:  Poverty
  • Date:  10 September, 2024

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An Introduction to Identities on the Asexual and Aromantic Spectrums
LGBT Youth Scotland's new guide co-produced with young people aged between 13-25 who are asexual, aromantic and questioning their identity.
  • Topic:  Equality, Health & Wellbeing
  • Date:  10 September, 2024

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