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 Young People

Blast	Blast is a BBC initiative encouraging 13-19 year olds throughout the UK to get into dance, film, art, writing and music
British Youth Council	The national youth council for young people aged under 26 in the UK
Youth Information	An information toolkit for young people
Young Scot	Young Scot offers incentives, information and opportunities to people aged 12 to 26 to help them make informal choices, play a part in their community, and make the most of their free time and learning
Dialogue Youth	A partnership between Young Scot, COSLA, local authorities, the Scottish Government and young people
YouthLink Scotland	Scotland's national youth work organisation
Children In Scotland	The national agency for voluntary, statutory and professional organisations and individuals working with children and their families in Scotland
Imaginate	An organisation committed to promoting and developing the performing arts for children and young people in Scotland
Promote YT	National agency providing an advocacy, networking and development role for Youth Theatres in Scotland and hosts of the annual National Festival of Youth Theatre.
The Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust	Helping young people in Scotland to start up and continue in business (aimed at 18 - 25 year olds)
Help Yourselves	Aimed at both young people and practitioners to provide support and guidance so they can actively participate in their communities, including funding opportunities
Dewar Arts Awards	The Dewar Arts Awards exceptionally talented young Scots realise their potential in any artform

 Information

BBC Education Scotland	BBC Education Scotland provides websites and teachers' resources relevant to the Scottish curriculum
LT Scotland	LT Scotland provides support, resources and staff development for early years, primary and secondary education sectors and promotes learning through life
National Grid For Learning	A collection of resources to help raise standards in education and to support lifelong learning
The Education Institute of Scotland	Scotland's largest teaching union
Health Education Board for Scotland	The Board aims to promote good health through the empowerment of individuals, groups and communities, by providing programmes of health education at the national level
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education in Scotland	An Executive Agency of the Scottish Ministers, committed to improving the quality of education and raising attainment through inspection and review
SCRE	An educational research centre within the University of Glasgow's Faculty of Education
LEAD	Linking Education And Disability is a voluntary organisation set up to widen access to learning for disabled adults and carers in many areas of Scotland
Scottish Higher Education Funding Council	The Council provides financial support for teaching, research and associated activities in Scottish higher education institutions
British Council Education and Training	Information about the UK's approach to education and training in the arts
SALP	The Scottish Adult Learning Partnership (SALP) is a voluntary organisation established to support and encourage people who do not traditionally participate within the education system
Engage	The leading international association for gallery educators, artist educators and other arts and education professionals.
Hi-arts	Promoting and developing the arts in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland
CREATE	Dumfries and Galloway's Creative Education Arts Team website
West Dunbartonshire Council	Information for West Dunbartonshire's Arts and Education links programme
Aberdeenshire Arts	The dedicated arts website for Aberdeenshire
Arts for Inverclyde	A source of information for Inverclyde's artistic community

 Publications and documents

A Stage Further	A guide for teachers and cultural co-ordinators on getting the best from the performing arts in education
Creating Our Future...Minding Our Past	Scotland's National Cultural Strategy
Educating for Excellence	The Scottish Government's response to the National Debate
Lasting Impressions	A guide to getting the most out of learning in the heritage sectos
The National Priorities in Education	The national priorities in education, as approved by the Scottish Parliment
Curriculum for Excellence	The Scottish Government's Curriculum Review Group's publication