Join No Knives, Better Lives for their latest research on violence among girls in Scotland. The webinar provides practitioners working with young women the opportunity to explore the research findings and ask questions.

📅 30th April
⌚ 12:30-13:00
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🆕 No Knives, Better Lives has published a new report exploring girls' experience of violence in Scotland.

🔎 Research found that families and social media are major influences, and that girls often find a lack of adequate support from adults.

Find out more:
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📢 Our new policy briefing emphasises the vital role of youth workers in supporting vulnerable young people facing suicidal thoughts and navigating the aftermath of suicide on families and communities.
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Join the celebration! Volunteers Week 2024 marks its 40th anniversary in Scotland from June 3rd to 9th.

Discover more about the campaign and ways to get involved in honouring our amazing volunteers! 🎉 #VolunteersWeek
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📣🙋 Don't forget to check out our vacancies page for the most up-to-date vacancies across the #YouthWork sector!

🔍 Find all the information you need here:
youthlink.scot/vacancies/

📝 Fantastic (evidence-based!) blog/rant from Steven Marwick, Director of Evaluation Support Scotland.

💬 You don’t get the best from your funded organisations or help them make a difference by being bureaucratic, nit-picky and inconsistent.
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📢 Shetland Islands local authority & schools are using Strategic Equity Funding & Pupil Equity Funding to boost youth services partnership with schools. Result? Improved youth wellbeing, attainment & job pathways! Martin Summers

🔍 Find out more:
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YLS believes that Disclosure Scotland’s proposed plan to remove the membership fee waiver for the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme will increase stress on already threadbare youth work services.

🔍 Read it here:
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📅🎺 Save the date!

Excited to announce the National Youth Work Conference on Nov 5th in Glasgow! 🎉 Join us as we explore how youth work's early interventions not only repair but prevent fractures in our communities. See you there!  #YLSConf24
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Join No Knives, Better Lives for their latest research on violence among girls in Scotland. The webinar provides practitioners working with young women the opportunity to explore the research findings and ask questions.

📅 30th April
⌚ 12:30-13:00
bit.ly/3JwzYR6

🤔 💁 Looking for funding to support your youth work project? We can help!

Check out our funding directory for hundreds of opportunities for youth groups, voluntary organisations and community projects. 🔍 youthlink.scot/funding/

📣 Check out TFN's Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise!

This Guide covers insurance, diversity and inclusion, finances, energy costs, management, cyber security, the climate crisis, and much, much more…
bit.ly/44hohaz

📝 Fantastic (evidence-based!) blog/rant from Steven Marwick, Director of Evaluation Support Scotland.

💬 You don’t get the best from your funded organisations or help them make a difference by being bureaucratic, nit-picky and inconsistent.
evaluationsupportscotland.org.uk/news/funders-i…

National Youth Work Conference 2024 - Share your Practice! 🎺 #YLSConf24

The call for workshop proposals and Link magazine articles is now open.

The deadline for submissions is Friday 24th May.

🔍 Find out more:
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Meet our amazing Outdoor Learning & Environment finalists dedicated to empowering young climate activists through youth work!🌍 #YLSAwards

🙌 Hype West Lothian West Lothian CLD Youth Services
🤸 Newbattle Open DofE Midlothian Council
🚴 Ross Muir The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award North Ayrshire Youth Services

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📢 Our new policy briefing emphasises the vital role of youth workers in supporting vulnerable young people facing suicidal thoughts and navigating the aftermath of suicide on families and communities.
youthlink.scot/news/youthlink…

Join No Knives, Better Lives for their latest research on violence among girls in Scotland. The webinar provides practitioners working with young women the opportunity to explore the research findings and ask questions.

📅 30th April
⌚ 12:30-13:00
bit.ly/3JwzYR6

Exciting opportunity alert! 🌟 Dive into Participatory Budgeting and Grant Making with this FREE SCQF Level 5 online course! 🎓 Empower yourself and your community to shape local decisions. Enrol now:
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📣 Check out TFN's Guide to Running a Charity or Social Enterprise!

This Guide covers insurance, diversity and inclusion, finances, energy costs, management, cyber security, the climate crisis, and much, much more…
bit.ly/44hohaz

Join No Knives, Better Lives for their latest research on violence among girls in Scotland. The webinar provides practitioners working with young women the opportunity to explore the research findings and ask questions.

📅 30th April
⌚ 12:30-13:00
bit.ly/3JwzYR6