Looking Forward Not Back was an opportunity for YouthLink Scotland to support youth workers and young people to address sectarianism in their communities and to generate evidence of the contribution youth work and young people can make to tackling this issue. 

This Toolkit was created to share the learning from the Looking Forward Not Back groups. It is presented as a guide for other organisations and practitioners who would like to work with young people to support youth action on sectarianism.

The Toolkit is split into two parts. Part 1 provides an overview of what we know about sectarianism and a consideration of the contribution of a youth work approach to help address the issue. Part 2 provides a series of key steps that should be considered when working to support youth action on sectarianism.

At each stage, the Toolkit gives an overview of the youth work process involved, examples from the Looking Forward Not Back groups, including top tips, and a series of reflective questions to consider.