Play Scotland Research

Play Scotland aims to undertake quality research to provide an evidence base for the other areas of Play Scotland's work and to inform stakeholders.


Acorns and Conkers

Funded by a grant from the Big Lottery's Investing in Ideas Programme, Acorns and Conkers provides an evidence base of the concerns and creative practice developed by the Play Sector to compensate for the inadequate support the child's right to play in Scotland.

This was published in November 2008.  ISBN:978-0-9556647-2-4
Acorns and Conkers Document
 

Scottish Play Commission

For information on the Scottish Play Commission click here  

Developing Play in Scotland Research

Research in conjunction with the Scottish Play Commission.

 

Local Authority Play Provision in Scotland 2006

Play Scotland was commissioned to gather baseline information in play in a local authority context. A two page questionnaire (which can be found at Appendix 1 in the research document) was distributed to all local authorities in Scotland in 2006 to collect key information on play policy, funding and training. 27 of the 32 local authorities in Scotland responded before the survey end date.

We were keen to determine the level of support, policy and planning for play within the local authorities in the absence of a statutory duty for play.

This was published in September 2007.  ISBN: 978-0-9556647-0-0

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To read Executive Summary click here

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School Ground Research

Play Scotland in partnership with Grounds for Learning and sportscotland have undertaken a research project about the use of school grounds for play, learning and sport. The project has produced a literature review and the first national survey of state sector school grounds in Scotland. This project has been funded by sportscotland.