Youth Voice Toolkit launched
The Education Scotland Youth Voice Toolkit aims to support a genuine approach to youth voice and consultation activities across schools and communities. The toolkit contains implementation guidance, the Empowering Youth Voice Resource Pack and support materials for practitioners and leaders. It has been developed by Education Scotland CLD officers and [...]
Nature’s bright future
Scotland’s Nature blog shares stories of 2024’s successful projects supported by the Future Routes Fund. The Future Routes Fund was launched for 11–26-year-olds in 2018 during Scotland’s Year of Young People by ReRoute, Scotland’s youth biodiversity panel. Its mission was to help young people improve their local environment, provide more [...]
Nominate a young person who is making a difference for nature – deadline extended!
Do you know a young person (between the ages of 11 and 20 years old) who records wildlife and is making a difference, increasing our understanding of nature in the UK? Then nominate them for this NBN Award! NBN Young Person’s Award 2025 is open to individuals aged between 11 and [...]
Intergenerational nature connection
Three in four environmentally conscious youth have learned nature-related skills and knowledge from their parents and grandparents, says the Children & Nature Network. Check out the C&NN Stat Sheet about the importance of intergenerational nature connection.
Launching YouthLink Scotland’s New e-learning Hub
Youthlink Scotland have shared their new online learning platform, available through the YouthLinkScotland website.
Groundwork: Young people, green jobs, and health
This Groundwork briefing launched in Green Careers Week 2024rovides a summary of the key findings from research designed with Groundwork’s Youth Advisory Board. The project explored how young people want policy to respond to issues that are important to them, such as green jobs and mental health. The second briefing [...]
Climate change threatens the mental well-being of young people – here’s how to help them cope.
This Child in The City article (21 January 2025) explores research showing that a large proportion of adolescents and young adults, in the United States and abroad, feel anxious and worried about the impact of an unstable climate in their lives today and in the future. It shares ways which [...]
Turning the Tide training for young people
Are you aged between 16-25, living in Scotland, and passionate about taking action for our seas? Turning the Tide is a free online training and capacity building programme, designed to kickstart your journey into marine advocacy. Running from January to April 2025, Turning the Tide is an online training and capacity building programme, designed to equip [...]
