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We’ve been briefly distracted from our usual jobs while we made our way through the Fringe programme to select our top theatrical tips.
Youth Theatre Arts Scotland today announces that Kenny McGlashan will be stepping down as CEO to take over as CEO of the Federation of Scottish Theatre. 
It’s time to limber up and get ready to enter this summer’s hottest ballot! No, not Wimbledon or the London Marathon… Fringe Days Out, of course! We have opportunities for young people and practitioners alike, so click here to find out how to get involved.
YTAS would like you to be part of supporting early career practitioners to develop their craft… Are you interested in hosting a placement as part of the Next Generation programme?  
The changes to the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme have now become a legal requirement. As of 1 April 2025, the requirements of the PVG Scheme changed, and these changes affect everyone whose work or volunteering involves any kind of regulated role with children.
People and organisations now have just over a month to make the changes needed to prepare for the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme becoming a legal requirement from 1 April 2025.  We’ll explain how these changes will affect Scotland’s youth theatre sector, and our recommended actions to take.