{"id":3610,"date":"2025-08-27T07:30:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T06:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/digilearnren\/?p=3610"},"modified":"2025-08-21T16:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:33:15","slug":"if-i-ruled-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/digilearnren\/2025\/08\/27\/if-i-ruled-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"If I ruled Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3611\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/digilearnren\/2025\/08\/27\/if-i-ruled-scotland\/scotland-competition\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/digilearnren\/uploads\/sites\/2991\/2025\/08\/21163212\/Scotland-Competition.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1046\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Scotland Competition\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/digilearnren\/uploads\/sites\/2991\/2025\/08\/21163212\/Scotland-Competition-300x262.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/digilearnren\/uploads\/sites\/2991\/2025\/08\/21163212\/Scotland-Competition-1024x893.jpg\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt alignnone size-full wp-image-3611\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/digilearnren\/uploads\/sites\/2991\/2025\/08\/21163212\/Scotland-Competition.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1046\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/digilearnren\/uploads\/sites\/2991\/2025\/08\/21163212\/Scotland-Competition.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/digilearnren\/uploads\/sites\/2991\/2025\/08\/21163212\/Scotland-Competition-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/digilearnren\/uploads\/sites\/2991\/2025\/08\/21163212\/Scotland-Competition-1024x893.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/digilearnren\/uploads\/sites\/2991\/2025\/08\/21163212\/Scotland-Competition-768x669.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>We are excited to share a fantastic opportunity for your school community.<\/p>\n<p>The Hunter Foundation has launched a national competition <strong>inviting Scottish school pupils<\/strong> \u2013 both primary and secondary \u2013 to share their boldest ideas for Scotland\u2019s future through their <strong>\u2018If I Ruled Scotland\u2019<\/strong> competition. The challenge? To creatively express what pupils would change if they were in charge of Scotland!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What you could win:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a35,000 for the winning school<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00a32,500 each for two runners-up<\/li>\n<li><strong>And \u2013 to celebrate 25 years of Columba 1400 \u2013 we are delighted that the winning school will receive a <a href=\"https:\/\/gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flinks.uk.defend.egress.com%2FWarning%3FcrId%3D68a6ec94461a19dd7a92b8c0%26Domain%3Drenfrewshire.school%26Threat%3DeNpzrShJLcpLzAEADmkDRA%253D%253D%26Lang%3Den%26Base64Url%3DeNoNyVEOgyAQBcDb-FfY7a5Bm5Ce5blqS4TaFLh_nd95t_atD-_tzL0sYCVyvbK6nGq7FXzw2pydxbcf7PCWkx3PHmXcQTCdoZhIWIXHlXWfh7RGTIvxdRSGLYa74HoE-QNysyDr%26%40OriginalLink%3Dcolumba1400.us14.list-manage.com&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cpam.mcdowall%40renfrewshire.school%7C7d30802b14574d6e00d408dde098925e%7C0da1dde9559847fe891e370cb713d6b0%7C0%7C0%7C638913668141062059%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=bnJ4kapgYOJA8laMYQaBn2xA%2FpPlsNuuxBJxk8YRiLA%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Young People\u2019s Leadership Academy<\/a> (YPLA) valued at \u00a330,000<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Plus, the opportunity to present your proposal at the exclusive Founders Conference at Gleneagles on Friday, 7 November 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What to submit<\/strong><br \/>\nSubmissions can take any form \u2013 essay, poem, film, artwork, or any other creative medium \u2013 and should explore what your school would do if you ran Scotland, including what you would change, why, and how. Content should be no more than two pages in written form or two minutes if it is a video or audio clip. Be as creative as you like \u2013 and include how your school would use the \u00a35,000 prize and how you would select pupils to take part in the YPLA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to enter<\/strong><br \/>\nThe closing date for entries is Monday, 22 September 2025<strong>. <\/strong>Submissions must be sent by a teacher to <a href=\"mailto:schools@thehunterfoundation.co.uk?subject=If%20I%20Ruled%20Scotland\">schools@thehunterfoundation.co.uk<\/a> and include your school\u2019s name, contact email, and phone number. 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The Hunter Foundation has launched a national competition inviting Scottish school pupils \u2013 both primary and secondary \u2013 to share their boldest ideas for Scotland\u2019s future through their \u2018If I Ruled Scotland\u2019 competition. The challenge? 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