About

Peace Education Scotland are a Scottish Charity (#SC046853), formerly known as Scottish CND Education. Find out about our Aims, our Funders and Supporters, Membership and Policy documents.

Peace Education Scotland have tried to be as objective and balanced as possible in the creation of the resources on this website; with the underlying principle that young people should be encouraged to have knowledgeable debates and opinions about nuclear weapons.

Our aims are:

• to advance education by raising the level of understanding of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction amongst children, young people, disadvantaged groups and the general public.
• to advance knowledge by the study and research of threats to international peace from nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction.
• to increase knowledge and public awareness of the effects of radioactivity and nuclear explosions on human health and well being
• to advance and increase knowledge of the environmental impact of nuclear weapons , nuclear accidents, nuclear waste and radiation
• to advance understanding of conflict resolution by providing information on non-violent approaches to resolving disputes between communities and nations.