The theme of this year’s Scottish Interfaith Week is ‘Our Future’. To celebrate the theme we are asking young people about the values and social justice issues that matter to them.

The ‘Our Future’ competition asks young people to:

  • Use any creative medium to explore a value or social justice issue and ways to take action.

Any primary school class or secondary school pupil in Scotland can enter the competition and be in line to win a prize.

Ideas for entries: a short film showing ways to take climate action, a poem about why education matters, a clay sculpture depicting the ‘Golden Rule’, a photo collage about ending poverty featuring free school meals. The more creative the better!

Competition prizes

Primary School: Win £50 voucher for class entry

Primary schools can submit one entry per class. One class will win the £50 voucher and receive a certificate. One class will be awarded a certificate as a runner-up prize.

Secondary School: Win £20 or £10 vouchers for individual entries

Secondary schools can submit multiple entries, one per pupil. One student will win a £20 voucher and a certificate. Three students will be awarded a £10 voucher each and certificates.

Submission format

Competition entries must be sent as a digital file (photograph, video or PDF) to info@scottishinterfaithweek.org.

If your file is too large to send by email, please send it by WeTransfer.

Deadline

The deadline for submissions is 5pm on Friday 28th November, 2025.

We want young people to be able to engage in the competition during Scottish Interfaith Week (2 – 9 November, 2025), therefore the deadline is a few weeks after the festival.

Submissions will be judged in early December and we will aim to notify winners by Monday 15th December.

Resources for teachers

We will be developing resources for primary and secondary school teachers in the coming months. These resources will include lesson plans and ideas for ways to engage young people in the competition.

To be the first to find out about resources and any other competition-related news, please sign up via Google Form.

Please note: While not affiliated with the Religion, Belief and Values Award, this competition could work well to continue facilitating students’ exploration of these themes. Schools could run the competition in conjunction with the RBV Award and use it as extra motivation for the Award’s completion.

Any questions?

Contact us at info@scottishinterfaithweek.org to ask questions about the competition or share your thoughts.