YouthLink Scotland

YouthLink Scotland YouthLink Scotland is the national agency for youth work. We are a membership organisation and represent the interests of the whole of the sector in Scotland.

We are the national agency for youth work, representing more than 100 youth organisation members across Scotland.

The Preventative Grassroots Youth Work Fund enabled 10 youth work teams to enhance their targeted support for young peop...
08/10/2026

The Preventative Grassroots Youth Work Fund enabled 10 youth work teams to enhance their targeted support for young people affected by poverty and at risk of disengaging from education.

This Week, take a moment to read the report and see all the skills young people developed 👉 https://bit.ly/4Ai520n
The Poverty Alliance

Last Friday, project partners and stakeholders gathered at the Bytes Glengormley Hub to reflect on the achievements and ...
08/10/2026

Last Friday, project partners and stakeholders gathered at the Bytes Glengormley Hub to reflect on the achievements and cross-jurisdictional learning of the Voices for Impact project 🗣️📢 Special EU Programmes Body - SEUPB

Sarah Robinson Galloway, our Senior Development Officer (Equalities, Diversity & Inclusion) and Scottish Lead for the project, shared her perspectives alongside YMCA Ireland, BEAMA, The Bytes Project and a Youth Advisory Hub member.

Youth Workers in Scotland can use the platform to support their youth work and still be in with a chance of winning a £175 voucher for the most responses linked to their registered organisation by 31 October 2026! ⏰

Find out more 👉 https://bit.ly/4z8SFlM

📢 New blog!Annabel Turner, Director of CyberSafe Scotland, looks at what has happened in Australia so far in regards to ...
07/10/2026

📢 New blog!

Annabel Turner, Director of CyberSafe Scotland, looks at what has happened in Australia so far in regards to social media restrictions – and five lessons we should be thinking about now.

Take a moment this Cyber Security Awareness Month to read more 👉 https://bit.ly/3VvGkJR

Today’s Week focus is our recent SAC report, which reviewed the impact of youth work in tackling the poverty related a...
07/10/2026

Today’s Week focus is our recent SAC report, which reviewed the impact of youth work in tackling the poverty related attainment gap.

It highlights what's been achieved and learned so far through the Youth Work and Schools Partnership National Programme - and considers how we can continue to strengthen collaboration so all young people can access the support and educational opportunities they need to reach their full potential ⭐

Check it out 👉 https://bit.ly/4cR2rkz
The Poverty Alliance

Next up for The Poverty Alliance's week, we're resharing Dorcas Babet Kwofie's insightful The University of Edinburgh ...
06/10/2026

Next up for The Poverty Alliance's week, we're resharing Dorcas Babet Kwofie's insightful The University of Edinburgh postgraduate research on the role of youth work in tackling child poverty in Scotland 🔎

🔗 https://bit.ly/3MCyf1R

workshop 6 spotlight 🔦Join Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs for an interactive workshop exploring the exp...
06/10/2026

workshop 6 spotlight 🔦

Join Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs for an interactive workshop exploring the experiences of young people aged 12–26 who are affected by another person’s alcohol or drug use, with a particular focus on the impact on mental health and wellbeing.

More info: https://bit.ly/46N8nqG

“Ever wondered what DNA tastes like?”Now that’s a sentence sure to grab the attention of your youth group! 🧬🍬In our Edib...
05/10/2026

“Ever wondered what DNA tastes like?”

Now that’s a sentence sure to grab the attention of your youth group! 🧬🍬
In our Edible DNA activity, strawberry pencils become the sugar-phosphate backbone, jelly tots represent the DNA bases and the cocktail sticks hold everything together.

Young people can build their own DNA structure, learn how A, T, G and C pair together, then give their finished model a twist to create the familiar double helix.
And last but not least, there’s the added bonus that you can eat your experiment afterwards.

Edible DNA is just one of the practical activity ideas in our free Curiosity in Action Toolkit, created to help youth workers explore STEM with young people.

Give it a go and explore more activities in the toolkit:
scienceceilidh.com/curiosityinaction

YouthLink Scotland UK Research and Innovation Science and Technology Facilities Council

📢 It's The National Conversation's National Conversation Week!This week is a chance to give the young people you work wi...
05/10/2026

📢 It's The National Conversation's National Conversation Week!

This week is a chance to give the young people you work with a chance to have their say and answer some big questions.

With free resources and session plans, you can support your young people to talk, listen and share ideas about what community means to them - then submit their ideas by 23 October 📨📅

More info: https://bit.ly/3T8szQl

There's still time to nominate a young person you work with for the SCCAN Awards 2026!🌟 The Young Star Award celebrates ...
05/10/2026

There's still time to nominate a young person you work with for the SCCAN Awards 2026!

🌟 The Young Star Award celebrates a young person (aged 25 or under) who has excelled in climate action over the past year.

Nominations close next Thursday 15th October ⏰

📢 It's Week 2026, and we’re joining organisations across Scotland to unite in our calls for a just and equal Scotland ...
05/10/2026

📢 It's Week 2026, and we’re joining organisations across Scotland to unite in our calls for a just and equal Scotland free from poverty.

Youth work is crucial to tackling child poverty - it builds health and wellbeing, improves attendance and engagement with learning, and increases attainment, achievement and positive post-school destinations, helping to lift young people out of poverty ✅

🤝 Together, we can end the injustice of poverty. The Poverty Alliance

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