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Do you play in a band and want to advertise your gig? Has your footy team won the league? Are your sides still splitting from the last joke you heard?  Mad for the latest movie? You can send all this and more to these pages.  Email us at youngscot@north-ayrshire.gov.uk

Get Ready for school...

Yes... it may be a little depressing to look outside your window knowing the sun has not shone in we don't know how long...  And now your time is filled with early mornings and classes... 

But look on the bright side (yes there is one!!!), you get to see your friends almost every day, you look forward to the weekend so much more and you have plenty of Young Scot info to fill your school bag with... its a lot lighter than some of those school books!!!

Get ready to get your hands on the brand new information bible..... that is the Young Scot Book.  Two versions for two year groups.  Its great and once you have a wee glance through it you will wonder how you ever lived your life without it! 

Skool Buzz

Your schools are starting to send in their news from around the school.  To find out what is going on with you school check out the features section (top right hand side), click into 'Skool Buzz' then find your school.... Oh and if any of you guys have any news from your school give is a shout and email us at youngscot@north-ayrshire.gov.uk

Give Your Views on Alcohol in Scotland...

The NHS are looking for YOUR VIEWS on alcohol.  Follow this link and put your point across.  Oh... and remember when they ask how you found out about it tick 'dialogue youth'

Click here to complete the survey

New Comps Up!

OK people.... get your hands on an iPod... enter the alcohol awareness comp... open to all you S1 to S4 who should be receiving your book this week or next!

Alcohol Awareness

Booze, bevvy, swally: whatever you want to call it, alcohol is a powerful drug. And, just like any other drug, it comes with its own set of risks.

There are loads of good reasons why under-18s shouldn't drink. Not only could you find yourself in trouble with your parents and the law, but you could end also up ruining your health, your friendships or even your future.

North Ayrshire Young Scot received funding from ADAT to look at alcohol issues concerning young people between the ages of 11-16. From this we have designed this booklet to inform young people on the dangers of alcohol and the dangers that come with drinking alcohol as well as signposting you to alternative activities. S1 to S4 should have this booklet through school now… so keep it, have a look through and basically be aware of the dangers!

Now up until the end of September we are running a com on our local pages in association with the booklet. The clues are on the competition page of the booklet, have a look and enter to win an iPod!

Think U Know... Keep Safe Online

Go to find the latest information on the sites you like to visit, mobiles and new technology. Find out what's good, what's not and what you can do about it.

Check out this site and find out the dangers of social networking sites, how to keep safe online and loads more!

www.thinkuknow.co.uk

The One Scotland Card

The One Scotland Card (has replaced the Young Scot Card)

For young people is now available FREE to all young people aged 11 to 26 in North Ayrshire!

You still get all the great discounts you got with your YS Card, Library Card, Proof of Age and more -Aged 16, 17 or 18  you also get 1/3 off Bus travel, Free Young Persons Rail Card Voucher, and if you live on the islands 2 FREE return trips to the mainland a year.

Soon all North Ayrshire Secondary schools and P7 pupils will have been offered the One Scotland Card. If you  miss our visit contact us at youngscot@north-ayrshire.gov.uk

Not at school??
You can get one FREE at the Trading Standards Office at Bridgegate, Irvine. If you go there then remember to bring some form of ID like a drivers license (full or provisional), passport, Birth Certificate, Adoption Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Young Scot or other PASS hologram card. You will also need a document with proof of address on it.

Lost Your Card - Call 0845 603 1387 giving your Name, Address & Date of Birth, and a new one will be sent to you.

Register Your New Card! - You can register your new card through the link above. Get your card ready, type in the details required and get prepared to enter all the cool comps, get access to all areas of our website and if you want you can receive all the latest info! Easy as that.

New S1

Remember way back when you were in P7 and there was the comp for winning iPods for registering your card... Well its closed now, the winners have been chosen and will be receiving their prizes in the next week.....

Winners were:

• St Matthews - Kris Healy
• Ardrossan Academy - Stuart McCulloch
• Greenwood Academy - Aimi Wilson
• Irvine Royal - Jamie McInnes
• Auchenharvie Academy - No Entries
• Arran High - No Entries
• Kilwinning Academy - David Gillan
• Largs Academy - Chloe Rankin
• Garnock Academy - Ben Jacobson

Well done guys and girls!!!

Write For These Pages!

• Email Us Your Stuff Now!

If you fancy yourself as a bit of a journalist we'd love to hear from you.

Send us anything you have from stories, reviews, jokes, any articles no matter how long or short!

You can see you work up here live!

Send all articles to us by email. youngscot@north-ayrshire.gov.uk

Teachers & Youth Workers In Need Of Inspiration!

The young people you work with in North Ayrshire all have a Young Scot book, and these books can be used as part of a PSE lesson relating to citizenship. Whether the young people you work with can find them or not is a different question, as there are often many stories of them being lost! But these books can be equally as valuable in a youth work/ teaching setting to inspire young people and prompt discussion and debate around citizenship and their place in the community.

Young Scot no longer produce hand books for teachers, however, there are a number of downloadable hand-outs in PDF format on the corporate version of the Young Scot website including every section from both the 'Wee Book' and 'Big Book', activity ideas and discussion starters, quizzes and answer sheets.

If you intend to use the books as part of a citizenship programme, it may be worth while asking your pupils to leave their books at school for a few months. This way you can get the best out of the books without having to listen to excuses of them being forgotten!

For more information and to download these Click here

If you're a young person in North Ayrshire, or know a young person in North Ayrshire without a Young Scot book, then please e-mail us. However, do check with your school to find out if books are yet to be distributed to your class. If you don't attend school but are still aged 12 to 18 you will be eligible for a Young Scot book and pack.