

Youth Work & Schools Collaborative
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#EducationNeedsYouthWork because... ✏️ Youth work complements formal education, allowing young people to develop skills that contribute to their readiness to learn and support primary to secondary school transitions. 🔗 bit.ly/4rECvh9 #ScottishAttainmentChallenge







📢 Ahead of #EducationNeedsYouthWork Week, Tim Frew discusses how a youth work approach to education improves readiness to learn, skills development & positive transitions while tackling the poverty-related attainment gap. Read more & join the campaign 👉 bit.ly/3XVUz8A



In our #CostoftheSchoolDay Big Question, 5394 young people across Scotland shared vital insights into school trips, food and being ready to learn - and their ideas for change. Read the Big Question report and watch a great film presented by young people: shorturl.at/LoQhX




#EducationNeedsYouthWork because youth workers help to widen access to volunteering for young people who are otherwise much less likely to be offered these opportunities, such as young people experiencing poverty. @JamesRWithers youthlink.scot/wp-content/upl…