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Submit your Entry

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
An educator or group leader.
We will use your email address to send you updates on the YRE programme and your entry.
Your Entry



If you are in a group - your oldest member.




Please name three places or more (i.e. X, Instagram, a display, school newsletter etc).
Please upload your entry here. Max file size 10MB. PDF, PNG, JPG or DOCX only.
max 140 characters
Where was your photo taken?
Tell us why you think we should keep Scotland beautiful max 100 words
Consent
Entries can be published anonymously.


Please tick the box to allow us permission to publish your entry, and send it to the International Competition.

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.

By submitting your entry, you are providing consent to us to use media (photos or films) contributed by your school for an indefinite period of time. Media may be used for promotional activity relating to our charity’s work, including: on our website, in newsletters, on social media channels and in publications.

We may also share these with partners and the press. Media is used for approximately five years and then archived securely for possible future use. We cannot withdraw media already published. Media consent for future use can be changed or withdrawn at any time by notifying us.

 

Your personal information and right to privacy is important to us. It is not our practice to sell, rent or otherwise to disclose your personal information to others. You can read our Privacy Notice here.

Before you submit your entry, please make sure:

Photography

  • 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.

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