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Resources for Young Reporters

Have a look through our guides, resources, and important documents. Everything you need to enter the competition can be found here.

Project Submission Form

Please download and fill out the form when submitting your project.

When creating any sort of visual or audio media, it is very important to ensure you gain permission from anyone who feature in the content.

Any person (subject) in a film, photograph, or audio recording needs to understand how the content will be used, how long it will be be kept for, and how they are protected by data protection law.

Please ensure that you fill out all of the form.

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Blogs

Here are a few blogs you might find inspiring and helpful:

The Environmental Blog

The Guardian Environmental Blog 

Mother Nature Network

National Geographic Environment

Websites

Struggling for inspiration or ideas? Have a look through this selection of websites that may help you get the creativity flowing.

Young Reporters for the Environment
Check out the previous winning national entries by Young Reporters from 34 different countries around the world.
Into Film
Into Film is a film education charity that puts film at the heart of the educational and personal development of children and young people aged 5-19 across the UK.
Shout Out UK
Shout Out UK is an independent news network that, via journalism, film and events, aims to show young people that politics has a direct impact on everything you do in life, with the aim of lowering political apathy among the next generation.
Scottish Youth Parliament
The Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) is the democratically elected voice of Scotland’s young people. Designed by young people and led by young people for the benefit of young people. SYP are committed to ensuring young people are heard by the decision makers of Scotland and campaign on the issues which matter most to Scotland’s youth.
2050 Climate Group
The 2050 Climate Group, Scotland’s youth climate group, is a collection of young professionals across Scotland who all share a commitment to actively engage in climate change adaptation and mitigation to help Scotland transition to a low carbon economy and significantly cut carbon emissions by the target years of 2020 and 2050.
TED Talks
TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages.

Resources for teachers

Download the Young Reporters Scotland Curriculum Linked Teaching Resource which contains guidance, stimulus discussions, activites and Curriculum Outcomes and Measures.

Introducing Young Reporters Scotland:

We have created a Powerpoint slide with some getting started with Young Reporters Scotland activities to help you introduce Young Reporters Scotland to your pupils.  You can download this along with our slide guide.  This is a great session to really get your pupils thinking about sustainability and what it means to be a Young Reporter.

Getting Started with Young Reporters Scotland PPT

Getting Started with Young Reporters Scotland Slide Guide

Access Lesson Plans on Litter & Waste (aged 11-18 years)

 

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