Itchy Coo is committed to raising the standard of creativity in Scots. Our competitions challenge pupils and teachers to think about the Scots language in new and exciting ways. Since 2006, thousands of children from every part of Scotland have been entering Itchy Coo’s annual competitions. This means that thousands of pupils have been thinking, listening, talking, reading and writing in Scots who otherwise might not have done so.
One of our national heroes is Robert Burns. He was a world famous writer who choose to write in his native tongue. It gives us great hope for the future of the Scottish culture that thousands of our children are choosing to do the same thing as Robert Burns and that is to express themselves creatively in Scots.