Young Scot
@youngscot.bsky.social
We're Young Scot – Scotland's youth engagement platform.
Hobbies matter 🎨⚽🥾
Our survey shows cost is the biggest barrier to taking part with only 22% of young people accessing free hobbies.
We’re working to make activities more affordable through our Young Scot discount and rewards service.
Find out more 👉 https://tinyurl.com/23c5mc8f
Our survey shows cost is the biggest barrier to taking part with only 22% of young people accessing free hobbies.
We’re working to make activities more affordable through our Young Scot discount and rewards service.
Find out more 👉 https://tinyurl.com/23c5mc8f
Cost is the biggest barrier to young people taking part in hobbies - Young Scot Corporate
A survey of young people in Scotland has found that while almost all recognise the benefits of hobbies, nearly half (48%) say cost is the main reason preventing them from taking part.
youngscot.net
January 29, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Hobbies matter 🎨⚽🥾
Our survey shows cost is the biggest barrier to taking part with only 22% of young people accessing free hobbies.
We’re working to make activities more affordable through our Young Scot discount and rewards service.
Find out more 👉 https://tinyurl.com/23c5mc8f
Our survey shows cost is the biggest barrier to taking part with only 22% of young people accessing free hobbies.
We’re working to make activities more affordable through our Young Scot discount and rewards service.
Find out more 👉 https://tinyurl.com/23c5mc8f
New research with Fast Forward shows how common gambling & gaming harms are for young people
🎮 99% game
💸 63% used in-game currencies
🎰 Scratchcards & arcades most common gambling types
Young people are clear: they want early, stigma-free, accessible support.
Read more 👉 https://shorturl.at/IehMX
🎮 99% game
💸 63% used in-game currencies
🎰 Scratchcards & arcades most common gambling types
Young people are clear: they want early, stigma-free, accessible support.
Read more 👉 https://shorturl.at/IehMX
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
New research with Fast Forward shows how common gambling & gaming harms are for young people
🎮 99% game
💸 63% used in-game currencies
🎰 Scratchcards & arcades most common gambling types
Young people are clear: they want early, stigma-free, accessible support.
Read more 👉 https://shorturl.at/IehMX
🎮 99% game
💸 63% used in-game currencies
🎰 Scratchcards & arcades most common gambling types
Young people are clear: they want early, stigma-free, accessible support.
Read more 👉 https://shorturl.at/IehMX
Young people care about politics but misinformation is getting in the way
🔹 72% say politics affects their lives
🔹 2 in 5 feel they can influence decisions
🔹 60% struggle to tell what’s true online
SYP & Young Scot shows why trusted information matters more than ever
👉 https://shorturl.at/Fu5fy
🔹 72% say politics affects their lives
🔹 2 in 5 feel they can influence decisions
🔹 60% struggle to tell what’s true online
SYP & Young Scot shows why trusted information matters more than ever
👉 https://shorturl.at/Fu5fy
Young people and politics - Young Scot Corporate
A report from Young Scot and Scottish Youth Parliament on young people’s information literacy and political engagement in Scotland
youngscot.net
January 15, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Young people care about politics but misinformation is getting in the way
🔹 72% say politics affects their lives
🔹 2 in 5 feel they can influence decisions
🔹 60% struggle to tell what’s true online
SYP & Young Scot shows why trusted information matters more than ever
👉 https://shorturl.at/Fu5fy
🔹 72% say politics affects their lives
🔹 2 in 5 feel they can influence decisions
🔹 60% struggle to tell what’s true online
SYP & Young Scot shows why trusted information matters more than ever
👉 https://shorturl.at/Fu5fy
📣 Our Truth About Youth survey is open giving 11 to 25s the chance to share what life in Scotland really looks like today.
The results will help shape services that reflect young people’s experiences.
🎮 Entries = prize draw to win a Nintendo Switch 2!
👉 https://surveys.young.scot/s/D34EYY/
The results will help shape services that reflect young people’s experiences.
🎮 Entries = prize draw to win a Nintendo Switch 2!
👉 https://surveys.young.scot/s/D34EYY/
surveys.young.scot
January 14, 2026 at 3:42 PM
📣 Our Truth About Youth survey is open giving 11 to 25s the chance to share what life in Scotland really looks like today.
The results will help shape services that reflect young people’s experiences.
🎮 Entries = prize draw to win a Nintendo Switch 2!
👉 https://surveys.young.scot/s/D34EYY/
The results will help shape services that reflect young people’s experiences.
🎮 Entries = prize draw to win a Nintendo Switch 2!
👉 https://surveys.young.scot/s/D34EYY/
📣 Our Truth About Youth survey is open giving 11 to 25s the chance to share what life in Scotland really looks like today.
The results will help shape services that reflect young people’s experiences.
🎮 Entries = prize draw to win a Nintendo Switch 2!
👉 https://surveys.young.scot/s/D34EYY/
The results will help shape services that reflect young people’s experiences.
🎮 Entries = prize draw to win a Nintendo Switch 2!
👉 https://surveys.young.scot/s/D34EYY/
Truth About Youth - your 2025-26 survey
Please take a few minutes to take our survey.
surveys.young.scot
December 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
📣 Our Truth About Youth survey is open giving 11 to 25s the chance to share what life in Scotland really looks like today.
The results will help shape services that reflect young people’s experiences.
🎮 Entries = prize draw to win a Nintendo Switch 2!
👉 https://surveys.young.scot/s/D34EYY/
The results will help shape services that reflect young people’s experiences.
🎮 Entries = prize draw to win a Nintendo Switch 2!
👉 https://surveys.young.scot/s/D34EYY/
Our co-design workshop brought young people + adults together to shape ideas on equity and attainment in Scotland.
Fun vibes, real learning, spaghetti towers included! 🎉
Know a young person who’d love to join future Young Scot events? Get in touch! 👇
https://young.scot/get-involved/
Fun vibes, real learning, spaghetti towers included! 🎉
Know a young person who’d love to join future Young Scot events? Get in touch! 👇
https://young.scot/get-involved/
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Our co-design workshop brought young people + adults together to shape ideas on equity and attainment in Scotland.
Fun vibes, real learning, spaghetti towers included! 🎉
Know a young person who’d love to join future Young Scot events? Get in touch! 👇
https://young.scot/get-involved/
Fun vibes, real learning, spaghetti towers included! 🎉
Know a young person who’d love to join future Young Scot events? Get in touch! 👇
https://young.scot/get-involved/
Young Scot's Blessing presented at the Equally Safe Online report launch, sharing insights for the creation of AI to tackle online GBV by @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social & @heriotwattuni.bsky.social We’re proud of all our volunteers for shaping this vital project.
Read more 👉 https://edin.ac/43OuT19
Read more 👉 https://edin.ac/43OuT19
November 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Young Scot's Blessing presented at the Equally Safe Online report launch, sharing insights for the creation of AI to tackle online GBV by @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social & @heriotwattuni.bsky.social We’re proud of all our volunteers for shaping this vital project.
Read more 👉 https://edin.ac/43OuT19
Read more 👉 https://edin.ac/43OuT19
We brought young people and employers together to rethink the future of work experience - from VR career simulations to honest conversations about barriers and opportunities, the discussion was inspiring ✨
What’s your experience of work placements today?
@fsb-uk.bsky.social @fvcollege.bsky.social
What’s your experience of work placements today?
@fsb-uk.bsky.social @fvcollege.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We brought young people and employers together to rethink the future of work experience - from VR career simulations to honest conversations about barriers and opportunities, the discussion was inspiring ✨
What’s your experience of work placements today?
@fsb-uk.bsky.social @fvcollege.bsky.social
What’s your experience of work placements today?
@fsb-uk.bsky.social @fvcollege.bsky.social
🎥 Watch the final episode of our series Fae The Source with youth worker Connor McKee who chats about positive masculine qualities.
The series features candid conversations with experts in youth justice, violence reduction, and fitness.
📺 Watch now https://youtu.be/2IMdR8bh6ew?si=XT2eouq3kbSrocJb
The series features candid conversations with experts in youth justice, violence reduction, and fitness.
📺 Watch now https://youtu.be/2IMdR8bh6ew?si=XT2eouq3kbSrocJb
November 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🎥 Watch the final episode of our series Fae The Source with youth worker Connor McKee who chats about positive masculine qualities.
The series features candid conversations with experts in youth justice, violence reduction, and fitness.
📺 Watch now https://youtu.be/2IMdR8bh6ew?si=XT2eouq3kbSrocJb
The series features candid conversations with experts in youth justice, violence reduction, and fitness.
📺 Watch now https://youtu.be/2IMdR8bh6ew?si=XT2eouq3kbSrocJb
📣 Our Truth About Youth survey is open giving 11 to 25s the chance to share what life in Scotland really looks like today.
The results will help shape services that reflect young people’s experiences.
🎮 Entries = prize draw to win a Nintendo Switch 2!
👉 https://surveys.young.scot/s/D34EYY/
The results will help shape services that reflect young people’s experiences.
🎮 Entries = prize draw to win a Nintendo Switch 2!
👉 https://surveys.young.scot/s/D34EYY/
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
📣 Our Truth About Youth survey is open giving 11 to 25s the chance to share what life in Scotland really looks like today.
The results will help shape services that reflect young people’s experiences.
🎮 Entries = prize draw to win a Nintendo Switch 2!
👉 https://surveys.young.scot/s/D34EYY/
The results will help shape services that reflect young people’s experiences.
🎮 Entries = prize draw to win a Nintendo Switch 2!
👉 https://surveys.young.scot/s/D34EYY/
🎙️ The latest in our Fae The Source series is a powerful episode with Youth Development Worker Jack Tully.
With roots in community arts, justice and participation, Jack chats about role models and what being a young man means today.
🎥 Watch here https://youtu.be/g-xPZo6Ryt0?si=Jkj13k5hRBiNcb4U
With roots in community arts, justice and participation, Jack chats about role models and what being a young man means today.
🎥 Watch here https://youtu.be/g-xPZo6Ryt0?si=Jkj13k5hRBiNcb4U
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🎙️ The latest in our Fae The Source series is a powerful episode with Youth Development Worker Jack Tully.
With roots in community arts, justice and participation, Jack chats about role models and what being a young man means today.
🎥 Watch here https://youtu.be/g-xPZo6Ryt0?si=Jkj13k5hRBiNcb4U
With roots in community arts, justice and participation, Jack chats about role models and what being a young man means today.
🎥 Watch here https://youtu.be/g-xPZo6Ryt0?si=Jkj13k5hRBiNcb4U
Know a young person who wants to make a difference? 🌟
Join the CashBack for Communities Fund Panel & help decide which projects for young people in Scotland get funded! 💬
Travel covered + 500 Young Scot points!
More info 👉 young.scot/get-involved...
#YouthVoice #CashBackForCommunities #Scotland
Join the CashBack for Communities Fund Panel & help decide which projects for young people in Scotland get funded! 💬
Travel covered + 500 Young Scot points!
More info 👉 young.scot/get-involved...
#YouthVoice #CashBackForCommunities #Scotland
October 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Know a young person who wants to make a difference? 🌟
Join the CashBack for Communities Fund Panel & help decide which projects for young people in Scotland get funded! 💬
Travel covered + 500 Young Scot points!
More info 👉 young.scot/get-involved...
#YouthVoice #CashBackForCommunities #Scotland
Join the CashBack for Communities Fund Panel & help decide which projects for young people in Scotland get funded! 💬
Travel covered + 500 Young Scot points!
More info 👉 young.scot/get-involved...
#YouthVoice #CashBackForCommunities #Scotland
🪙 Complete the survey to collect 200 Young Scot reward points!
No Knives, Better Lives are asking young people in Scotland aged 11-25 to help them understand more about your experiences and views on violence and how to reduce it in Scotland 💭
It only takes a few minutes! 👉 https://bit.ly/4nyAiRH
No Knives, Better Lives are asking young people in Scotland aged 11-25 to help them understand more about your experiences and views on violence and how to reduce it in Scotland 💭
It only takes a few minutes! 👉 https://bit.ly/4nyAiRH
October 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
We're hiring! 🌟
Young Scot seeks a visionary CEO to lead our national charity, drive strategy, champion young people and build impactful partnerships. Inclusive, flexible and open to all backgrounds.
Join us in shaping the future!
Find out more and how to apply 👇 youngscot.net/careers/chie...
Young Scot seeks a visionary CEO to lead our national charity, drive strategy, champion young people and build impactful partnerships. Inclusive, flexible and open to all backgrounds.
Join us in shaping the future!
Find out more and how to apply 👇 youngscot.net/careers/chie...
Chief Executive - Young Scot Corporate
We are seeking a visionary and values-driven Chief Executive who can build on our strong foundations and lead Young Scot into its next chapter. Closing date 26 October 2025.
youngscot.net
September 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We're hiring! 🌟
Young Scot seeks a visionary CEO to lead our national charity, drive strategy, champion young people and build impactful partnerships. Inclusive, flexible and open to all backgrounds.
Join us in shaping the future!
Find out more and how to apply 👇 youngscot.net/careers/chie...
Young Scot seeks a visionary CEO to lead our national charity, drive strategy, champion young people and build impactful partnerships. Inclusive, flexible and open to all backgrounds.
Join us in shaping the future!
Find out more and how to apply 👇 youngscot.net/careers/chie...
Let's talk about hobbies!
Hobbies and activities are lots of fun & can make a big difference to young people's wellbeing and life skills...but they can also be pricey and hard to access.
Share our survey with young people to help improve hobbies in Scotland 👇
https://surveys.young.scot/s/8GH7TI/
Hobbies and activities are lots of fun & can make a big difference to young people's wellbeing and life skills...but they can also be pricey and hard to access.
Share our survey with young people to help improve hobbies in Scotland 👇
https://surveys.young.scot/s/8GH7TI/
September 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Let's talk about hobbies!
Hobbies and activities are lots of fun & can make a big difference to young people's wellbeing and life skills...but they can also be pricey and hard to access.
Share our survey with young people to help improve hobbies in Scotland 👇
https://surveys.young.scot/s/8GH7TI/
Hobbies and activities are lots of fun & can make a big difference to young people's wellbeing and life skills...but they can also be pricey and hard to access.
Share our survey with young people to help improve hobbies in Scotland 👇
https://surveys.young.scot/s/8GH7TI/
🌍 Are you 13–20 & passionate about digital rights?
Apply to be a 5Rights Youth Ambassador! Collaborate, campaign & represent youth voices worldwide.
Join the 5Rights Foundation and make a positive impact in the digital world as an ambassador
Apply by Sept 15 👉 forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Apply to be a 5Rights Youth Ambassador! Collaborate, campaign & represent youth voices worldwide.
Join the 5Rights Foundation and make a positive impact in the digital world as an ambassador
Apply by Sept 15 👉 forms.office.com/pages/respon...
September 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🌍 Are you 13–20 & passionate about digital rights?
Apply to be a 5Rights Youth Ambassador! Collaborate, campaign & represent youth voices worldwide.
Join the 5Rights Foundation and make a positive impact in the digital world as an ambassador
Apply by Sept 15 👉 forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Apply to be a 5Rights Youth Ambassador! Collaborate, campaign & represent youth voices worldwide.
Join the 5Rights Foundation and make a positive impact in the digital world as an ambassador
Apply by Sept 15 👉 forms.office.com/pages/respon...
🎉 Huge congratulations to our Vice Chair Amy Simmons for being recognised with Outstanding Achievement in the Young Achiever of the Year category at the Scottish Women’s Awards!
We’re so proud of Amy’s incredible dedication & impact at Young Scot.
Read more 👉 youngscot.net/news-databas...
We’re so proud of Amy’s incredible dedication & impact at Young Scot.
Read more 👉 youngscot.net/news-databas...
Young Scot Vice Chair recognised at the Scottish Women’s Awards - Young Scot Corporate
Amy Simmons, Vice Chair of the Young Scot Board, has received an Outstanding Achievement accolade in the Young Achiever of the Year category at the Scottish Women’s Awards 2025.
youngscot.net
September 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🎉 Huge congratulations to our Vice Chair Amy Simmons for being recognised with Outstanding Achievement in the Young Achiever of the Year category at the Scottish Women’s Awards!
We’re so proud of Amy’s incredible dedication & impact at Young Scot.
Read more 👉 youngscot.net/news-databas...
We’re so proud of Amy’s incredible dedication & impact at Young Scot.
Read more 👉 youngscot.net/news-databas...
Delighted to join forces with @theferret.scot and @cilipscotland.bsky.social to help young people tackle disinformation online.
With support from the @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk, we’ll co-design training to spot misinformation & build digital confidence. More via The Ferret 👇
With support from the @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk, we’ll co-design training to spot misinformation & build digital confidence. More via The Ferret 👇
📢 We're launching a new training project to help young people spot and challenge disinformation online.
In partnership with @cilipscotland.bsky.social, @youngscot.bsky.social, thanks to support from @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.
Find out more more: theferret.scot/the-ferret-h...
In partnership with @cilipscotland.bsky.social, @youngscot.bsky.social, thanks to support from @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk.
Find out more more: theferret.scot/the-ferret-h...
The Ferret helps young people to tackle disinformation in new training project
Young people in Scotland will be empowered to challenge disinformation thanks to a new project from The Ferret, CILIPS and Young Scot.
theferret.scot
September 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Delighted to join forces with @theferret.scot and @cilipscotland.bsky.social to help young people tackle disinformation online.
With support from the @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk, we’ll co-design training to spot misinformation & build digital confidence. More via The Ferret 👇
With support from the @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk, we’ll co-design training to spot misinformation & build digital confidence. More via The Ferret 👇
Two in three young people in Scotland have felt unsafe.
That’s why Young Scot + @policescotland.bsky.social have launched a digital safety hub - to promote safety, reduce harm and build trust in the police.
💡 Giving young people clear info, right where they need it.
👉 https://young.scot/safety
That’s why Young Scot + @policescotland.bsky.social have launched a digital safety hub - to promote safety, reduce harm and build trust in the police.
💡 Giving young people clear info, right where they need it.
👉 https://young.scot/safety
Young Scot Safety
Welcome to the Young Scot Safety homepage. Here you'll find answers to plenty of common questions young people have around interacting and contacting the police.
young.scot
August 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Two in three young people in Scotland have felt unsafe.
That’s why Young Scot + @policescotland.bsky.social have launched a digital safety hub - to promote safety, reduce harm and build trust in the police.
💡 Giving young people clear info, right where they need it.
👉 https://young.scot/safety
That’s why Young Scot + @policescotland.bsky.social have launched a digital safety hub - to promote safety, reduce harm and build trust in the police.
💡 Giving young people clear info, right where they need it.
👉 https://young.scot/safety
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Tickets for this year's Community Gathering are now LIVE! 🔥
📍The Social Hub Glasgow
📅Sat 6th Sept
🙌Young people aged 16-25
💰Tickets from £0 to £10
For details, how to get there, accessibility and other FAQs, see Eventbrite and get your tickets now: bit.ly/yscs-gatheri...
📍The Social Hub Glasgow
📅Sat 6th Sept
🙌Young people aged 16-25
💰Tickets from £0 to £10
For details, how to get there, accessibility and other FAQs, see Eventbrite and get your tickets now: bit.ly/yscs-gatheri...
July 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Tickets for this year's Community Gathering are now LIVE! 🔥
📍The Social Hub Glasgow
📅Sat 6th Sept
🙌Young people aged 16-25
💰Tickets from £0 to £10
For details, how to get there, accessibility and other FAQs, see Eventbrite and get your tickets now: bit.ly/yscs-gatheri...
📍The Social Hub Glasgow
📅Sat 6th Sept
🙌Young people aged 16-25
💰Tickets from £0 to £10
For details, how to get there, accessibility and other FAQs, see Eventbrite and get your tickets now: bit.ly/yscs-gatheri...
📢 We've teamed up with @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social to make finance fairer for young people. Share this quick survey to help us understand what works (and doesn’t)! 👇 surveys.young.scot/s/NLZDDZ/
🎉 Chance to win a £25 Love2Shop voucher!
🎉 Chance to win a £25 Love2Shop voucher!
August 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
📢 We've teamed up with @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social to make finance fairer for young people. Share this quick survey to help us understand what works (and doesn’t)! 👇 surveys.young.scot/s/NLZDDZ/
🎉 Chance to win a £25 Love2Shop voucher!
🎉 Chance to win a £25 Love2Shop voucher!
Exam results are in and whatever the results, young people are not alone.
Skills Development Scotland Results Helpline expert advisers will be at the end of the phone to help young people. Call the helpline on 0808 100 8000.
Or visit our information hub 👇
young.scot/get-informed...
Skills Development Scotland Results Helpline expert advisers will be at the end of the phone to help young people. Call the helpline on 0808 100 8000.
Or visit our information hub 👇
young.scot/get-informed...
August 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Exam results are in and whatever the results, young people are not alone.
Skills Development Scotland Results Helpline expert advisers will be at the end of the phone to help young people. Call the helpline on 0808 100 8000.
Or visit our information hub 👇
young.scot/get-informed...
Skills Development Scotland Results Helpline expert advisers will be at the end of the phone to help young people. Call the helpline on 0808 100 8000.
Or visit our information hub 👇
young.scot/get-informed...
With exam results tomorrow we wish everyone the best of luck 💖
#SQAresults Day can be a rollercoaster!
If you know a young person who is dreading the postie, we have some great tips for staying calm and planning what comes next via @sqanews.bsky.social 😊
Have a read: info.sqa.org.uk/44SkVNn
#SQAresults Day can be a rollercoaster!
If you know a young person who is dreading the postie, we have some great tips for staying calm and planning what comes next via @sqanews.bsky.social 😊
Have a read: info.sqa.org.uk/44SkVNn
August 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
With exam results tomorrow we wish everyone the best of luck 💖
#SQAresults Day can be a rollercoaster!
If you know a young person who is dreading the postie, we have some great tips for staying calm and planning what comes next via @sqanews.bsky.social 😊
Have a read: info.sqa.org.uk/44SkVNn
#SQAresults Day can be a rollercoaster!
If you know a young person who is dreading the postie, we have some great tips for staying calm and planning what comes next via @sqanews.bsky.social 😊
Have a read: info.sqa.org.uk/44SkVNn
Spending summer in Glasgow? We've got young people covered 🍕
🎫For the full range of discounts available with a Young Scot National Entitlement Card head over to young.scot/discounts
#Glasgow #Discounts #YoungScotCard
🎫For the full range of discounts available with a Young Scot National Entitlement Card head over to young.scot/discounts
#Glasgow #Discounts #YoungScotCard
August 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Spending summer in Glasgow? We've got young people covered 🍕
🎫For the full range of discounts available with a Young Scot National Entitlement Card head over to young.scot/discounts
#Glasgow #Discounts #YoungScotCard
🎫For the full range of discounts available with a Young Scot National Entitlement Card head over to young.scot/discounts
#Glasgow #Discounts #YoungScotCard
📢 We've teamed up with @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social to make finance fairer for young people. Share this quick survey to help us understand what works (and doesn’t)! 👇 surveys.young.scot/s/NLZDDZ/
🎉 Chance to win a £25 Love2Shop voucher!
🎉 Chance to win a £25 Love2Shop voucher!
August 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
📢 We've teamed up with @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social to make finance fairer for young people. Share this quick survey to help us understand what works (and doesn’t)! 👇 surveys.young.scot/s/NLZDDZ/
🎉 Chance to win a £25 Love2Shop voucher!
🎉 Chance to win a £25 Love2Shop voucher!