A brand new website for weans and bairns that like tae write, read, draw and hae fun wi the Scots Language.
Itchy Cool is the new hame for aw Itchy Coo competitions. We’ll be rinnin a wheen competitions for aw ages ilka year.
Forby, we’ll be giein pupils the chaunce tae display their Scots Language work on the Itchy Cool website for awbody tae see.
Burns Drawing Competitions Now Closed
The ‘Birdies & Beasties’ and ‘Banks, Braes and Bogles’ competitions are now closed to entries. But we’re extending the deadline for the two writing competitions, ‘Burns’ Voices’ and ‘Bringing Burns tae Life' until Sunday 30th November.
Thanks for all your entries. So far we’ve over 200 of them from schools all over Scotland. But we’re looking now for some braw monologues and plays, especially from oor brilliant Secondary pupils.
Burns' Competitions Feedback
'The children loved this lesson and I feel that it is a start of many lessons on Scots language!'
P1 teacher, St Ninian's PS, South Ayrshire
Gie us yer Braw Bookmerks
Find out more about our Scots Bookmerks project.
The Itchy Coo Scots Competition 2008
Competitions for Primary and Secondary Schools
| Age Group | Name of competition |
| Primary 1-4 | Birdies and Beasties |
| Primary 4-7 | Banks, Braes and Bogles |
| Primary 6 - Secondary 2 | Burn's Voices |
| Secondary 3-6 | Bringing Burns tae Life |
