Young Scot My Story 365

My Story 365 is a project where Young Scot will share the voice of young people in Scotland, to celebrate all the amazing things you do by providing a platform to showcase your extraordinary stories.

We will be sharing your pictures and stories every day as part of Year of Young People 2018 to celebrate you! This is a fantastic opportunity for you to participate in the year, and contribute to a truly meaningful piece of work that will allow the people of Scotland to better understand what it means to grow up in Scotland.

You can apply by sending us your picture and application or if you would prefer you can send us a video with your answers to the questions below, to .

Personal Details:

First Name:

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Age:

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Town/City:

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Are you… (Please tick)

At school

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At college/university

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Employed full-time

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Employed part-time

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On a training programme (e.g. Modern Apprenticeship)

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Currently unemployed

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Doing voluntary work

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From the options above, please provide more detail below…
Here we want to hear about what volunteering you do, what you study, where you work or what year you are in…

Some guidelines for answering questions:

Ø  Please answer in full sentences/paragraphs as we will be using your answers for the My Story 365 blog

Ø  Answer each section by introducing the question ie. ‘The young Scot who inspires me is…’ or ‘(This person) really inspires me because…’

Ø  Give us an explanation for your answers. If Irn-Bru is your favourite thing about growing up in Scotland, we want to know why!

Ø  This is your chance to tell your story to the rest of Scotland, so don’t be afraid to be yourself!

Ø  Your photo should be of just you, your head and shoulders, against a plain background

We really want to hear your story. Please answer the questions below, using 40-70 words per question.

Which young Scot inspires you and what makes them so inspiring?

(Which young people in Scotland (friends, famous people, people in the news) inspire you, and what is it they do that is so fantastic?)

What is the best thing about growing up in Scotland and why is it important to you?

(This could be anything from the people to the education, to healthcare, to the city you live in. What makes you love growing up in Scotland and why?)

What would you most like people from older generations to know about young people and why?

(If you could tell older generations one thing about young people and growing up, what would you want them to know, and why is it so important to you?)

What is your biggest achievement to date? What made it such a big achievement?

(What are you most proud of? This could be anything from sporting achievements to academic ones, making new friends or overcoming a fear.)

What would you most like to achieve in the future and why would it mean so much to you?

(What is your biggest aspiration- do you really want to visit somewhere special or follow a particular career path? Do you want to learn a new language or learn to play a new instrument?)
What advice/message would you like to give young people in Scotland and why is it important to you?
(If you could tell other young people one thing, what would it be? It could be anything from advice you want to give others or something you have learnt that really meant something to you.)

Consent Form

Please read and sign this consent form if you are happy with it.

I hereby give my consent to be photographed, and/or filmed by Young Scot for the purpose of My Story 365


I further consent to the film rights being used for information and promotional purposes by Young Scot and partners on an ongoing basis.

I acknowledge that all rights and copyrights of this material rests with Young Scot and can be used for any promotional/publicity purpose.

I consent to the information I have provided on this form to be used by Young Scot for the purposes of the My Story 365 project and for equality and diversity monitoring purposes.

I understand that I can request that Young Scot remove my image and contribution at any time in the future without giving a reason. Young Scot and partner will take all the steps it can to remove the image and contribution from social media. However, I understand that others may have copied the image and this it outside of Young Scot’s control.

For more information about your right online visit https://young.scot/5rights/. All information that Young Scot hold around equality and diversity will be treated confidentially and in accordance with the Data Protection Act. Access to this information will be restricted to the staff involved in processing and monitoring this data.

Name:

Postcode:

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Date of Birth:

Signature:

Date:

To be contacted about when your story will be posted, please provide your email address here:

Email Address:

If under 16 years of age parents’ permission is required:

Parents Name:

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