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A selection of film entries from Young Reporters for the Environment across Scotland.

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2023 Competition

Stop Plastic Pollution: Irvine Clean Up Crew

Winner: Video Campaign 15 to 18 years

L Marshall from Greenwood Academy created this video for a competition with Irvine Clean Up Crew.

Irvine Clean Up Video: Irvine Clean Up Crew

Winner: Video Campaign 11 to 14 years

R Lawrence from Greenwood Academy created this video for a competition with Irvine Clean Up Crew.

Shark Tank: Mearns Castle High School

Entry: Video Campaign 11 to 14 years

Mearns Castle FLOWS Group created this video about their invention to remove marine litter from the River Clyde as part of our STEM the Flow design competition.

Litter Litter Litter: Dalry Primary School

Commended: Video Campaign 8 to 10 years

Dalry Primary School pupils created this video about their work on the Sustainable Development Goals. 

2022 Competition

How Game Consoles Can Harm the Environment: Stirling High School

Winner: Video Campaign 15 to 18 years

Climate Action News: Dalry Primary School

Winner: Video Campaign 11 to 14 years

2021 Competition

Dear World Leaders

film 11-14 years

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) and submitted as an entry to the 'Vision for Future' category.

3 Climate Actions 

film 15-18 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 as an entry to 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

Film 19-25 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 and submitted as an entry to the 'Consumption' category.

2019 Competition

What a Waste: St Fillan's Primary School

Winner Film Category 8 to 10 and overall Film Category winner for Scotland.

A film about the causes of marine litter and the impact on marine life of plastic in particular. 

Kilcreggan Against Plastic - Kilcreggan Primary School
Winner of the Film Category (11-14 years) in 2019 A film about the impact of plastic litter, particularly in the local community around the school and in Japan, where pupils have twinned with another school. Features Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities and Goal 14: Life Below Water.
Let's Talk Rubbish - George Heriot's School
Winner - Film Category: 15 - 18 years 2019 A film highlighting the damage caused by litter, particularly near waterways and what we can all do about it. Features Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production.
Battlefield Against Hunger - Battlefield Primary School
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 - Cairneyhill Primary School
This film is all about littering and what effect it has on the environment. Since this is a big problem in the school's area pupils felt that reducing litter would have a big effect on our local environment and wildlife. They 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 - 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 - George Heriot's School
Raising 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 - George Heriot's School
After seeing Blue Planet 2 and then having the opportunity to pick an environmental topic to research, these S1 pupils selected marine pollution, including single-use plastics. Features Goal 12 - Responsible Production & Consumption and Goal 14 - Live Below Water.
Palm Oil - George Heriot's School
Examines 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 - George Heriot's School
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 - George Heriot's School
This film 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 - Keir Hardie Memorial Primary School
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 - Kemnay Academy
This video 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 - St Joseph's Primary School, Glasgow
An accessible ebook on child poverty in Scotland. Features Goal 1 - No Poverty.
Homeless Kids - St Joseph's Primary School, Glasgow
An accessible ebook on child poverty and homelessness in Scotland. Features Goal 1 - No Poverty.
The Boy on the Street - St Joseph's Primary School, Glasgow
An accessible ebook on child poverty and homelessness in Scotland. Features Goal 1 - No Poverty.
The Last Narwhal - St Joseph's Primary School, Glasgow
An accessible ebook on the effects of ocean plastics on marine life. Features Goal 14 - Life Below Water.

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