Category: Children’s Voice Entry ( 8-11)

Justine M Age 10 Around 1% of our Scottish population is homeless. That is ridiculous! For goodness sake, there are people starving and cold in our country. We’ve got to do something about it! My vision is a Scotland with no homeless people. A Scotland…

Millie F Age 11 I love animals. I have a dog called Daisy and my passion is horse riding. Sometimes I help out at the stables. It is my idea that we can have a much healthier and more equal future if we invest more…

Julia S Age 8 Fast Forward into Future Scotland (collage): Everyone is driving electric cars or cycles Everyone recycles We have clean water and clean air Everyone cares Black Lives Matter We look after our wildlife and old buildings Everyone is vaccinated Everyone is welcome!…

Lewis P Age 10 I have focused on four key areas which are really important to me – plastic packaging, poverty, fossil fuels and petrol/diesel vehicles. I believe that if we can tackle these issues then Scotland/the world will be a much better place to…

Peadar O Age 10 The Scotland of Tomorrow is a society that is kind and friendly, welcoming people from all over the world to live here. There is no racism! People will lead healthier lives by exercising more and living balanced work-family lives. There are…

Talvin J Age 11 I live in Glasgow. We have a riddle about the Glasgow coat of arms: the bird that never flew, tree that never grew, bell that never rang and fish that never swam. It’s so negative. I want to live in a…

Caleb J Age 11 My work is about the plastic destroying the ocean if we don’t cut down on plastic the whole ocean is going to end up being plastic. I drew all different types of plastic and it is terrible that all of these…

Eden C Age 8 I hope Scotland can be friendly to bees. Bees help the trees which make oxygen. If we plant more flowers in Scotland there will be more Bee friends.

Daphne A Age 11 During lockdown children over Scotland have had to work from home, which means that less privileged children may have not had the opportunity to progress. While at home being apart from others or friends can cause loneliness which further leads to…