Submit your Entry

Submitting your entry is easy! Just fill in the form below.

Questions? Email us at youngreporters@keepscotlandbeautiful.org.

Your School or Group

School or Group Name

School or Group Contact Name

Young Person's Name(s)

Contact Email Address

Global Goals

Why?

Consent

Can we share your name with your entry?

Yes - it is OK to publish my name
No - please do not publish my name

I understand my entry will be published.

Please ensure that your school or organisation's photo consent policy allows you to share photos or films with us and that you have the permission of all parents/carers of young people featured in the photos or films before submitting your entry.

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Before you submit your entry, please make sure:

One Take Photo

Take a photo of a place in Scotland that you think is beautiful.
Tell us why we should keep Scotland beautiful in a maximum of 100 words.
Use .jpg format and resolution > 150-300 dpi.
Tell us three places you have shared your photo.
No AI or photoshop please.

Video Report

Show us how you're helping keep Scotland beautiful by yourself or with your group or school.
Film in landscape for a maximum of three minutes.
You can choose any language you like, but please include English subtitles.
Your video should be your own footage.
Tell us three places you have shared your video.
No AI or copyrighted music please.

Video Campaign

Tell us about an issue we need to fix to help keep Scotland beautiful.
Film in portrait for a maximum of one minute.
You can choose any language you like, but please include English subtitles.
Your video should be your own footage.
Tell us three places you have shared your video.
No AI or copyrighted music please.

Written Articles

Tell us why you think we should all keep Scotland beautiful by acting on climate change, biodiversity loss or litter.
Maximum length of 1,000 words.
Write your article in English or provide a translation.
Cite your sources in a bibliography.
Tell us three places you have shared your article.
No AI or ChatGPT please.

Podcast

A mini documentary in either audio or video format based on events, interviews or direct observation.
Honest and unbiased reporting addressing social/political/historical implications and suggesting a solution.
Submit a segment (maximum 5 minutes), and the link to the full podcast.
You can choose any language you like, but please include English subtitles.
Tell us three places you have shared your podcast.
No AI or ChatGPT please.