Outdoor learning enriches well-being, academics & critical thinking. It fosters environmental awareness & resilience. In youth work, ensuring access to spaces, including schools & community areas, is crucial. 🌿📚 Be heard this #YWW23! W/ thx to North Ayrshire Youth Services Our Bright Future

Final session of #SCVOGathering

Great morning at the Outdoor Learning Providers Forum, meeting Liz Smith CBE MSP to chat through her Bill to ensure young people have a right to outdoor education. Great to have a politician who REALLY gets the power of outdoor learning. #youthworkworks

Depression can be so bad it stops us doing everyday things. There might be a reason, but there might not be either. This can be really tough. Watch our latest animation to learn more about it and how we can get the help we need: youtu.be/pjyFhcw59pE?si…

Super excited to be attending LEAP Sports Scotland 'Increasing LGBTQ+ Inclusion In Youth Work' training today. Hope to learn loads and ensure Venture Scotland is at the forefront of this. #lgbtq #everydaysaschoolday #neverstoplearning #inclusion

Interesting morning exploring the challenges of the LGBTQ+ community in accessing sport and outdoor activities. LEAP Scotland

The 2p cut to National Insurance means £449 less tax paid by an average full-time employee, but this is almost entirely offset by frozen thresholds and other changes since 2021. For others, these freezes will more than cancel out the 2p cut. #AutumnStatement

Can't believe I've been on the YouthLink Scotland board for 3 years!!! Looks like I might have another 3 to go 🤞. Really enjoy being part of the team here, despite the challenging environment we're operating in. Always feel SO welcome here. ❤️ #youthworkworks

Today the Scottish Government outlined their draft budget for 2024/25. While we welcome the Scottish Government’s commitments to move towards Fair Funding for Scotland’s voluntary sector by 2026, there was little evidence of that today. Read our full response: bddy.me/3v3Zl98

The relationship between a charity's CEO and Chair is so vital for the success of an organisation and I feel so blessed having a supportive chair who is also willing to challenge my thinking. Lovely morning meeting Edinburgh Fruit Market. #Trust #teamwork

What a way to end the week (a crazy one) with 4 hours of training about how to design a Public Health Intervention! #6SQuID

Get a bunch of youthworkers together and give them post it notes and sticky stars and they can solve anything!!! Fun afternoon with some of the team from YMCA designing public health 'interventions'!

I always enjoy getting together with all the other National Voluntary Youthwork Leaders for our bi monthly meeting. Much doom and gloom in the room (politics, staff development, funding, cld review), but still our check in was 'what makes you hopeful'?! 😬 #hope #youthworkworks

Great to spend a whole day at YouthLink Scotland for our Board strategy development day. Lots of interesting discussions about how we can support this amazing organisation to promote Youthwork across Scotland. #youthworkworks

There are 55,000 youth workers in Scotland, 46,000 of them are volunteers and they support 500,000 young people. 😲 #youthworkworks #changingyounglives YouthLink Scotland