Video Report
A Video Report is a mini documentary that tells the story of an environmental issue or project.
Share a project from your Eco-Committee or youth group, or highlight how an environmental issue is affecting your community. A Video Report has time for interviews, and personal accounts as well as a call to action for your audience.
Criteria
- Show us how you're helping to keep Scotland beautiful.
- 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 100% your own footage.
- Tell us three places you have shared your video.
- No AI or copyrighted music please.
Ten tips from the Foundation for Environmental Education on how to record a good quality Video Report.
Need inspiration? Here are some past entries:
2026
Memorial Garden
First Place: 10 Years & Under
St Bride's Primary School Eco-Committee tell us about their garden project as part of their Eco-Schools Green Flag Award application.
Big Clyde Clean Up
Second Place: 10 Years & Under
Alessa McGinley, from Kilbowie Primary School talks about her reasons for joining her school's Eco-Committee and her experience participating in the Big Clyde Clean Up.
Climate and Action
Third Place: 10 Years & Under
Group 2, Dalry Primary School.
Our heroes Climate and Action come to the rescue of a hedgehog and ladybird worried about litter in their habitats.
Mission H2O
First Place: 11 to 14 Years
St Bride's Eco-Committee and P4 Class describe their work in school to reduce water wastage. They created this video as part of their work towards an Eco-Schools Green Flag Award.
Ceòl Gàidhlig ann an Inbhir Nis
Second Place: 11 to 14 Years
Isobel Simpson from Inverness Royal Academy talks about the importance of Gaelic language in music, reading and stories.
David Att and Bruh Documentary
Third Place: 11 to 14 Years
Scott Costello, Liam Banvillet and the Garden Club Kids, A documentary style look at a garden project involving pupils from Duncanrig Secondary School and Playful Green Dundee.
2025
Now and Then: Plastic in Our Waterways
First Place: 10 Years & Under
Mosshead Primary School's P4a class describe a piece of artwork they made about the dangers of marine plastics.
The Sweetest of Songs is the Song of the Clyde
Second Place: 10 Years & Under
Newfield Primary School pupils sing a beautiful song about the River Clyde and how important it is to keep it clean.
Here's Our Solution
First Place: 11 to 14 Years
Cramond Climate Justice Group made this brilliant rap about climate action. click here to view
Outdoor Learning
Second Place: 11 to 14 Years
High School of Glasgow Eco-Committee tell us all about outdoor learning at their school as part of their Eco-Schools Green Flag application.
Visit to ENVA
First Place: 15 to 18 Years
Renfrewshire Climate Champions paid a visit to a local ENVA waste recovery and recycling facility, and share seven things they want everyone to know about recycling in Renfrewshire.
Litterless
Second Place: 15 to 18 Years
Hyndland School Eco-Committee members describe their school campaign against litter as part of a the Litterless initiative through Eco-Schools.
2024
Pond Life at Stirling High
First Place: 15 to 18 Years
Stirling High Climate Ambassador Emma Mitchell talks about the results of pupils' pond survey and her frustration at the amount of litter removed from the pond.
2023
Bin It!
First Place: 11 to 14 Years
Dalry Primary School's P7 class made this video all about why binning your litter is important.
2022
How Game Consoles Can Harm the Environment
First Place: 15 to 18 Years
Stirling High School pupil Aaron Reid examines the environmental impact of various game consoles including their manufacture, packaging and running costs.
Climate Action News: Dalry Primary School
First Place: 11 to 14 Years
Using puppets P7 pupils from Dalry Primary School in North Ayrshire highlight their hopes for the outcomes of COP26, the importance of climate action and showcase what they are doing at home and at school.
2021
What a Waste:
First Place: 10 Years & Under
A film from St Fillan's Primary School about the causes of marine litter and the impact on marine life of plastic in particular.
Let's Talk Rubbish
First Place: 15 to 18 Years
A film from pupils at George Heriot's School highlighting the damage caused by litter, particularly near waterways and what we can all do about it. Features Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production.
Dear World Leaders
Entry: 11 to 14 Years
Young people from North Lanarkshire Youth Climate Ambassadors address a series of climate action requests to world leaders. This film was produced as part of the Youth Climate Film Project (YCFP) in the 'Vision for Future' category.
3 Climate Actions
Entry: 15 to 18 Years
Young people from Isaro Community Initiative share three actions we can take to help keep global warming within 1.5c and tackle climate change. This film was produced as part of the Youth Climate Film Project in the Consumption category. It received Special Commendation for focus on young people's sense of agency and accessibility through the use of multi-lingual captions.
Fast Fashion Dining
Entry: 19 to 25 Years
Young people from ReMode Youth creatively demonstrate the impact of dining out on fast fashion. This film was produced as part of the Youth Climate Film Project in the Consumption category.
2018
Battlefield Against Hunger
Entry: 11 to 14 Years
Pupils from Battlefield Primary School's Always Thinking About Others team discuss ways everyone can help to eliminate poverty. Features Goal 1: No Poverty and Goal 2: Zero Hunger.
Crisp Packet on the Loose
Entry: 11 to 14 Years
This film is all about the effect of littering on the environment. Pupils from Cairneyhill Primary School said: "We live in a beautiful village which is losing its beauty due to the amount of careless litter dropping. We want to highlight the issue so everyone in our local community takes action."
A Problem With Pollution
Entry: 11 to 14 Years
Cuthbertson Primary School Pupils said: "Air pollution is a big problem in our area. We can see it when we are playing in our playground. We can smell it when we eat our lunch. We can see it on our dirty windows. We are trying to improve health and wellbeing in our school lessons. the head teacher is trying to improve health and wellbeing across the school. But we need to improve our health outside too".
Plastic Pollution
Entry: 11 to 14 Years
George Heriot's School pupils raise awareness of the causes of plastic pollution and giving practical solutions for individuals to reduce their dependence on single use plastics. Features Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 13 - Climate Action and Goal 14 - Life Below Water
Marine Pollution
Entry: 11 to 14 Years
After seeing Blue Planet 2 and then having the opportunity to pick an environmental topic to research, these S1 pupils from George Heriot's School selected marine pollution, including single-use plastics. Features Goal 12 - Responsible Production & Consumption and Goal 14 - Live Below Water.
Palm Oil Destruction
Entry: 11 to 14 Years
Pupils from George Heriot's School examine the issue of palm oil harvesting, inequalities and destruction of wildlife habitats for Orangutans. Features Goal 12 - Responsible Production & Consumption and Goal 15 - Life on Land.
Plastic Straws
Entry: 11 to 14 Years
Pupils from George Heriot's School look at plastic straws and their potential environmental impact. Features Goal 14 - Life Below Water and Goal 12 - Responsible Consumption & Production.
Plastic Pollution
Entry 11 to 14 Years
This film from George Heriot's School is about reducing our use of single-use plastics and about thinking about the impact we have on our oceans. Features Goal 14 - Life Below Water and Goal 12 - Responsible Consumption & Production.
Waging the War on Plastic Pollution
Entry: 11 to 14 Years
The pupil voice group at Keir Hardie Memorial Primary School learned about the ways in which plastic is polluting our oceans. They wanted to find out how our actions are having an effect on the environment. After a Young Reporters Scotland workshop they were inspired to find out more about Goal 14 and how life below water is being affected by plastic pollution.
Not All Hope is Lost
Entry: 11 to 14 Years
This video from Kemnay Academy focuses on the 3Ps - Plastic, Pollution and Palm Oil. Pupils chose these points because they are issues everyone can do something about. Pupils have been learning about these issues in interdisciplinary learning classes in school.
A Helping Hand
Entry: 11 to 14 Years
An accessible ebook from pupils attending St Joseph's Primary School, Glasgow on child poverty in Scotland. Features Goal 1 - No Poverty.
Homeless Kids
Entry: 11 to 14 Years
An accessible ebook made by pupils at St Joseph's Primary School, Glasgow on child poverty and homelessness in Scotland. Features Goal 1 - No Poverty.
The Boy on the Street
Entry: 11 to 14 Years
An accessible ebook on child poverty and homelessness in Scotland made by pupils at St Joseph's Primary School, Glasgow. Features Goal 1 - No Poverty.
The Last Narwhal
Entry: 11 to 14 Years
An accessible ebook on the effects of ocean plastics on marine life. Made by pupils at St Joseph's Primary School, in Glasgow. Features Goal 14 - Life Below Water.
Have a look at entries from the international competition:
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