Applications are open for 5-21 year olds living in Scotland to access free bus travel - with a focus on children and young people who need to make essential journeys.

In response to the enormous impact of the pandemic on young people’s lives – the Scottish Government launched the Young Person’s Guarantee. The Guarantee offers all 16-24-year-olds the opportunity of a job, apprenticeship, education, training, or volunteering.

In partnership with the Scottish government, Scottish Youth Parliament, and YouthLink Scotland, we’ve published an expanded version of the #LockdownLowdown: ‘Impact of COVID-19 on young people as lockdown eases’ report.

The 'Attainment Challenge: National Strategic Partnership #YSAttain' is a partnership between Young Scot, the Scottish Government, several local authorities, Transport Scotland, the Improvement Service and the National Entitlement Card Programme Office.

One of our partners is Dundee City Council, and we’ve been supporting them to offer free meals, bus travel and additional Young Scot Rewards linked to health and wellbeing to young people facing financial barriers.

Young people living in poverty often don't fulfil their potential at school – this is known as the 'attainment gap'.

The 'Attainment Challenge: National Strategic Partnership #YSAttain' is a partnership between Young Scot, the Scottish Government, several local authorities, Transport Scotland, the Improvement Service and the National Entitlement Card Programme Office.

We’re delighted to be partnering with Nesta, the UK’s innovation agency for social good, and launching our new ‘This Must be the Place’ Learning Resource Pack. This new pack of resources will help children and young people to imagine a sustainable future for Scotland.

Young people across Scotland are continuously showing resilience and creativity in times of hardship. There are so many examples of young people helping their families, friends and community; examples of inspiring efforts to improve the lives of others. So – now’s the time to nominate the most inspirational young people in your lives and local areas for the Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards 2022!

Tha daoine òga air feadh Alba an-còmhnaidh a’ sealltainn dhuinn cho seasmhach agus cruthachail sa tha iad ann an amannan duilich. Tha mòran eisimpleirean ann de dhaoine òga a chuidicheas an teaghlaichean, an caraidean agus an coimhearsnachdan; eisimpleirean de oidhirpean iongantach gus beatha dhaoine eile a dhèanamh nas fheàrr. Mar sin - tha an t-àm ann na daoine òga as iongantach nad bheatha agus na sgìrean ionadail a mholadh airson Duaisean Young Scot an Sunday Mail 2022!

With just 50 days to go until the United Nations COP26 climate change conference comes to Glasgow, 50 young climate activists from across Scotland have joined forces to create Scotland’s official COP26 Youth Climate Programme.

Young Scot is delighted to welcome Mairéad Reid and John Dickinson to our Young Scot Board.

We’re delighted to be partnering with Dumfries and Galloway College to support their care experienced students.

Creative Scotland's Nurturing Talent Fund supports creative 11-25-year-olds to develop their chosen mediums, passions and talents. These include short film-making, music production, publishing, poetry, photography, recording demos and hosting events. This round of the Nurturing Talent Fund sees nearly 40 projects receiving over £36,000 of support.

Welcome to Young Scotcast with Capital Scotland’s Katy J!

We are partnering with Capital FM to deliver Young Scotcast – to entertain and inform young people across Scotland.

In response to the enormous impact of the pandemic on young people’s lives, the Scottish Government launched the Young Person’s Guarantee. It will give young people the support they need to succeed – based on their own personal ambitions – and focussed on those who need it most. It aims to give all 16-24-year-olds in Scotland, the chance to succeed through the opportunity of a job, apprenticeship, education, training or volunteering.

A new programme of events will make sure young people’s voices are heard as Scotland hosts COP26.

Alongside our partners at Keep Scotland Beautiful and YouthLink Scotland, we’re supporting the Scottish Government’s to deliver the official COP26 Youth Climate Programme.

We’ve launched new national research on how young people want to engage online with Gaelic.