- Straight Out the Scheme — New Youth Work Resource
This resource pack for practitioners working with young people on youth violence is from the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research. Straight Out the Scheme was co-created with a group of young men from Glasgow — the ‘Wise Men’ — who have direct experience of violence, and includes a board game, rap music, podcast clips and videos, each with an accompanying session plan.
Award-winning author Graeme Armstrong, who wrote The Young Team, also contributed to the project. The pack is designed for use in both preventative settings and with young people for whom violence is already part of their lives, with the aim of generating honest, open conversations. It’s free to download and suitable for anyone working with young people aged 12 and over in educational or community settings.
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Better Lives: Understanding Violence Prevention and Knife Carrying (e-learning) https://www.youthlink.scot/news/new-nkbl-cpd-accredited-e-learning-course-to-tackle-knife-crime/
A free, CPD-accredited e-learning course from No Knives Better Lives, launched in 2024. Designed for teachers, youth workers, police officers, social workers and volunteers, it covers the public health foundations of violence prevention, the drivers of knife carrying, and practical strategies for working with young people. Participants receive a certificate on completion. Access via the NKBL Learning Hub.
- Digital Safeguarding in Practice
This self-paced online course, developed by the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice in collaboration with the Lucy Faithfull Foundation, builds awareness of risks children face using digital technology. The course covers building digital awareness, identifying indicators of online sexual abuse and grooming, promoting safe technology use, and responding to harmful online behaviour.
Participants will gain understanding of how children use digital technology positively and the associated risks, learn to identify exploitation and grooming indicators, and discover ways to support children, increase resilience, and help parents keep children safer online. Taking approximately four hours to complete, this e-learning is suitable for those working with children involved in or at risk of conflict with the law.
- Imagine a Man – Building positive masculinity with young people
The Imagine a Man training is for anyone wishing to explore and build ‘positive masculinity’ with young people. Positive masculinity benefits everyone, not just boys and young men, and therefore it is everyone’s business.
- Child Poverty Learning Hub
Learning hub objectives
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- Provide an overview of child poverty in Scotland
- Raise awareness of the drivers of child poverty and the population groups at higher risk
- Describe the impact of child poverty
- Outline key actions to address child poverty
Visit the Hub here.
- Understanding Children’s Human Rights
This resource is aimed at those working in public bodies in Scotland, including local authorities and health boards, who are interested in learning more about children’s rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
It has been developed as an introduction to children’s human rights to allow you to learn about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. It tells you more about what is happening in Scotland to protect children’s rights and what responsibilities public bodies will have as a result of the changes that are happening.
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Youth Endowment Fund Toolkit https://youthendowmentfund.org.uk/yef-toolkit-what-works-to-prevent-youth-violence/
A free, evidence-led resource drawing on over 2,000 studies to show which approaches are most likely to prevent children and young people from becoming involved in violence. Updated regularly — including methodology revisions in May 2025 — it’s a practical tool for anyone making commissioning or programme decisions around youth violence prevention. Worth bookmarking and returning to.
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Scotland’s Framework for Practice: The Criminal Exploitation of Children https://www.cycj.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Scotlands-framework-for-Practice-CEC.pdf
Published in June 2024 by CYCJ and Action for Children, this practitioner framework supports multi-agency teams to identify and respond to child criminal exploitation (CCE) across Scotland. Uses case study scenarios and indicators to help practitioners recognise exploitation and take appropriate action. Designed to be used alongside existing GIRFEC guidance.
Know of other relevant resources to include on this page? Email us at hello@scscotland.org.uk and let us know.
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