During lockdown, our Young Scot Co-design team delivered two independent pieces of research on young people’s ideas on how Scotland should recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. These independent pieces of work were commissioned by the Scottish Government’s Directorate for Housing and Social Justice, and the Scottish Government's Advisory Group on Economic Recovery.
Read MoreWelcome to Young Scot Hive #YSHive – the evolution of our service design approach. Co-designed with young people, Young Scot Hive #YSHive supports organisations to partner with young people to define, design and deliver new policies and improvements to services.
Read MoreWe're delighted to welcome Toni Lamont (student at Scotland’s Rural College), Emmanuella Damptey (student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) and Margo Williamson (Chief Executive of Angus Council) to our Young Scot Board. The arrival of our three new Board members helps us to achieve our target of a 50:50 gender-balanced Board by 2020.
Read MoreCo-designed by young people and developed in collaboration with College Development Network and Fast Forward, Young Scot is launching a new “Money and Me” digital information resource for young people. The project is part of a wider UK Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) Youth Checkpoints programme.
Read MoreAt Young Scot, we know that young carers make huge contributions to our communities – that’s why we’re delighted to announce, during Carers Week 2020, additional funding for the Young Scot Young Carers Package #YSCarers.
Read MoreTo celebrate #PowerOfYouth Day 2020, the Scottish #IWill Advisory Board has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting young people in Scotland to engage in social action.
Read MoreEarly in the COVID-19 crisis it became clear that young people are - and will remain - one of the most affected groups. Overnight, they were unable to attend apprenticeships, work, college or university.
Read MoreAt Young Scot, we believe that young people should always be connected to opportunities that help them to develop, learn and have fun. Our discounts and Young Scot Rewards are a great way of doing that.
Read MoreIt’s easy for young people to feel worried by what they’re hearing about COVID-19 right now. To support young people, we’ve launched a new resource to help them manage their emotional wellbeing - Aye Feel.
Read MoreScottish Youth Parliament, Youthlink Scotland and Young Scot has published an expanded version of the #LockdownLowdown report. This gives a deeper insight into how young people feel about the COVID-19 lockdown.
Read MoreYoung people are worrying most about education, mental wellbeing, and financial support during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to reveal the extraordinary young finalists in this year’s Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards 2020. Each one of them has shown spirit, dedication and determination well beyond their years.
Read MoreIn partnership with our friends at the Scottish Youth Parliament and YouthLink Scotland, we are asking young people from every community in Scotland to share their concerns about COVID-19.
Read MoreThe weeks and month ahead will be incredibly challenging. Rest assured, Young Scot will not waiver from our commitment to providing young people with the information they need to make informed decisions and choices during these unsettling times.
Read MoreHere at Young Scot, the safety of our staff and the young people we work with is our number one priority. We are taking advice from the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland and updating our working practices
Read MoreHere at Young Scot, we believe that young people should be empowered to play an active role in making transformative changes in the services that shape their lives and influencing decision-makers to respond to the needs and concerns of young people.
Read MoreWe are thrilled to be joining forces with Scotland’s Towns Partnership to ensure that young people have more chances to participate effectively in the future planning of their town centres.
Read MoreAt Young Scot, we’re proud to be supporting the Scottish Attainment Challenge and using the Young Scot National Entitlement Card (Young Scot NEC) to improve the health and wellbeing of young people.
Read MoreTikTok is a short-form video creation platform. You can make videos that are up to 60 seconds long, using multiple edits, filters or effects.
You use different audio, uploaded by any TikTok user, to create funny or entertaining videos. Often users will use this audio to put their own spin on a video another user has made. Some users record themselves recounting funny stories or saying motivational speeches in the mirror. And certain communities (especially those who do Cosplay) still use the platform in the same way that the original iteration of the app known as musica.ly was used, which was to lip-sync to songs or parts of TV shows.
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Ahead of Valentine's Day, we're running a content series co-designed with young people on modern dating etiquette and online safety. We recognise that when viewed out of context, today's Instagram post on direct messages is inappropriate. We removed the post immediately once this was highlighted.
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