Slamming It! is a national programme of writing, performance and spoken word workshops and live events for young people 10-18yrs. At the heart of Slamming It! is the Scottish Youth Poetry Slam where young people from across the country compete for the title of Scottish Youth Slam Master. 

In 2025 we worked with young people 11-13yrs from seven groups from across the country; indochty Primary School, Moray; Cornton Primary School, Stirling; Hillhead Primary School, Glasgow; Sgoil na Coille Nuaidh, East Ayrshire; St Ninian's Episcopal Primary School, Perth; St. Joseph’s Primary School, Helensburgh; East Craigs Primary School, Edinburgh. To create poems and develop performance/presentation skills through eight hours of workshops. The young people performed their work at, the very good natured, Scottish Youth Poetry Slam event in front of 200+ young people in Perth Theatre October 2025.

Our host was Hannah Lavery and our judges were Beth Cochrane, Caitlin Sherret, Robin Cairns

The slam was live streamed, please see below.

Scottish Youth Poetry Slam 2025
Main Auditorium, Perth Theatre, 12.30pm Wed 1st October 2025

'The fact that you could do your poems more freely and say what you want.' (Collaborator, SYPS)

'I started to become less shy and more open. Today made me come out and talk a lot more which is great.' (Collaborator, SYPS)