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THE campaign to keep Scotland in the UK has pledged to send a teacher resources pack reflecting its message to every school in the country.

The packs, to be delivered over summer, include lesson plans, research materials and a mock debate kit, Better Together said.

Ross MacRae, the group's youth rep co-ordinator, said he is confident that teachers will be able to use the resource in a balanced way.

"We're trying to make it as non-partisan as possible," he said.

"It's less about our message. The first lesson is about referendums. We're just giving them the resources. They do reflect our message but it's up to the teachers how to use it. We're confident in the teaching profession in Scotland. We don't think they're biased in any shape or form."

Mr MacRae said he designed the packs after direct requests from teachers.

"We all have responsibility to ensure everybody in the country is as informed as possible," he said.

The announcement was made in a wider drive to capitalise on the results of a survey published at the weekend which suggested majority support for the Union among 14 to 17-year-olds.

This age group will have the right to vote in the referendum next year if MSPs pass legislation, as expected, to lower the limit from 18.

Asked in the survey whether Scotland should be an independent country, 60 per cent said no, around 21 per cent would say yes to independence and around 19 per cent are undecided.

As a result, Better Together said it will double its youth rep programme to 300 people aged between 16 and 21.

In a statement, Mr MacRae said: "The poll that was published at the weekend shows that young people, like the majority of Scots, are extremely sceptical of separation.

"We have been doing a lot of work with young people since the launch of our campaign but now the time is right to step things up. We want our youth reps to be the face of Better Together. The best people to speak to young people about the referendum are other young people. That's why our campaign will be led by our youth reps in communities throughout Scotland."

The pro-independence group Yes Scotland said it plans to use its young supporters to provide information in school.

"Yes Scotland believes that Scottish teachers know how to plan their lessons, without any help from the No campaign," a spokesman said.

"They are crossing a line here by trying to get teachers to teach to a prescribed text.

"Yes Scotland will also provide a schools pack of information to young people throughout the country, but this will be done through our young supporters in each school because we believe that is the most effective way of engaging and also because we don't think it is for one side or the other to try to influence what is taught in the classroom.

"Both campaigns in the debate should work together to provide information, ideally involving a neutral third party. Our children's education is too important to be politicised in this way."