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Author: Cherie Morgan

Play Scotland’s Impact: Advocating for Play as a Social Justice Issue at the 11th Child in the City World Conference in Brussels, By Cherie Morgan

4 December 2023

I was delighted to be invited to Brussels to present on the progress…

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Scotland’s Play Charter

Scotland’s Play Charter describes our collective commitment to play for all children and young people. Supporters of the Charter know that children have the right to play and value play as an essential part of children’s health and wellbeing as individuals and part of the community.

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Pledges to Scotland’s Play Charter

  • High School of Dundee
  • Dumfries Toy Library
  • Falkirk Council
  • Leaps and Bounds Activities (LBA)
  • The Creativity Portal
  • Shetland Islands Council
  • Wardie Primary School
  • Auchinairn Afterschool Care & Forest School
  • University of Dundee
  • PlayBase
  • Tweeddale Youth Action
  • Movement Park
  • Boomerang Community Centre
  • Woodlands Family Nurture Centre
  • Argyle Bridge Children’s Nursery
  • NHS West Dunbartonshire
  • Kinneil Primary School and Early Years Campus
  • Melrose Primary School
  • South Morningside Primary School and Nursery
  • Newton Nursery
  • Toybox Children’s Centre
  • Allsorts Dornoch
  • Highland Council
  • Home-Start Wigtownshire
  • Dundee and Angus College
  • Adoption UK
  • Chanonry Beaver Scouts
  • Play Together on Pedals
  • Crossmichael Primary School
  • PLUS Forth Valley Ltd
  • Johnshaven School
  • Iona Primary Early Years
  • Dens Road Primary School
  • Antonine Primary School
  • Springfield Primary School
  • ACE Place Nursery and OSC
  • NHS GGC Children and Families
  • Borders College
  • St David’s Primary RC
  • City of Glasgow College
  • Edzell Nursery
  • Scamps SOSC
  • Cardonald Primary School
  • Pentlands Activity Camps (PAC)
  • Fields in Trust Scotland
  • Jennyswell Out of School Care
  • The Green Team
  • Coastguard Club
  • St Rose of Lima Primary School
  • C.O.J.A.C. Caring Operations Joint Action Council
  • Play Alloa
  • Thornlie Primary School
  • Culture & Leisure
  • Stirling Play Services, Stirling Council
  • Playland
  • Earthtime for All Ltd
  • Musselburgh Burgh Primary School
  • Play Torbay
  • Siblings Together and Reunited (STAR)
  • Dalmilling Primary School
  • Angus Council
  • LINKES
  • MACS After School Care
  • Craigton Primary School
  • Family Fund Scotland
  • Barnardo’s Scotland
  • Udston Primary School
  • Hayburn Park Association
  • RHC NHS GGC
  • Little Forest Friends Scotland
  • Scout Association
  • Cookfur Nursery Class
  • Aberdeenshire Council
  • Healthy Valleys
  • Fledglings Childminding Service
  • Corstorphine Primary School
  • Four Seasons Nursery
  • Outdoor Woodland Learning School (OWLS)
  • Gingerbread
  • Burnbrae Primary School
  • Angus Alive
  • Support from the Start Tranent Cluster
  • Penicuik YMCA-YWCA
  • Dunblane Youth & Sports Centre Trust
  • University of Edinburgh
  • Doune Nursery
  • CALL Scotland
  • Kidzcare
  • Whiteness Primary School
  • Scottish Government
  • East Lothian Play Association
  • Busy Bairns Childminder
  • Croftamie Nursery
  • Oxfordshire Play Association
  • Gullane After School Club
  • Glenbervie Kindergarden
  • Inclusive Play
  • West College Scotland
  • Balornock Primary School
  • NG Homes
  • North Ayrshire Council
  • Off Grid Kids
  • Gracemount Nursery
  • Scottish Out of School Care Network
  • Support from the Start Musselburgh Cluster
  • East of the Sun, West of the Moon
  • South Ayrshire Council
  • Òganan Ghlaschu
  • Timberplay Scotland Ltd
  • Crieff Hydro
  • Licketyspit
  • Prestonpans ASC
  • Flowerpots Childcare
  • West Dunbartonshire Council
  • Sciennes Primary School
  • St Ninians Nursery
  • Child Central Training
  • Cosy Cottage Nursery School
  • Glebelands Nursery
  • Maxwellton Park Nursery & OSC
  • NHS Forth Valley
  • Gleniffer Nursery
  • Clovenstone Primary School
  • Early Steps Nursery
  • University of the West of Scotland
  • Burnfoot Community School
  • Aberfoyle Nursery
  • Home-Start Lorn
  • Battlefield Primary ASC Association (BPASCA)
  • Culture NL
  • Parent Action for Safe Play
  • Kids Come First
  • Parkour UK
  • International Play Association Scotland
  • Wee Gems
  • Balmore Kindergarten Ltd
  • Simply Play
  • Enable Scotland
  • South Lanarkshire Council
  • Kidsize Out of School Club
  • Gowrie Training and Consultancy
  • Lamlash Early Years Class
  • Tinies
  • Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
  • Gylemuir After School Club
  • Shetland College UHI
  • Warout Primary School
  • St Peter’s RC Primary School
  • Busby Primary School
  • Make Mess Matter
  • Crieff Hydro Kids Club
  • Muck Primary School
  • Home-Start Edinburgh West and South West
  • Little Lunches
  • West Johnstone Early Learning and Childcare Centre
  • St Margaret’s Primary School
  • Rattray Primary School
  • Support from the Start Prestonpans Cluster
  • Sgoil Bhaile a’ Mhanaich, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  • Park Primary School
  • Together – Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights
  • Lecropt Nursery and Bridge of Allan OOSC
  • St Charles’ Primary School
  • Arkleston Primary School
  • St Paul’s Primary School
  • Enchanted Forest Nursery
  • Outdoor Cleghorn
  • Hillwood Primary School
  • Edinburgh College
  • Little Scallywags Nursery
  • Midlothian Sure Start
  • St Denis’ Primary School
  • Abbey Mill Childcare
  • Jordanhill Out of School Service
  • Cornerstone Nursery
  • North United Communities
  • The BIG Project
  • Allan’s Nursery
  • Whinhill Primary School
  • East End Empowering Stars
  • Holy Corner Community Group
  • Beatlie Primary School
  • Cockburnspath Primary School
  • Bruce Family Centre
  • Clydesdale After School Care
  • TIGERS
  • Leaps and Bounds Nursery
  • St Andrew’s RC Primary School
  • Twinkle Stars Childcare
  • EA Junior School
  • Pencaitland Primary School Parent Council
  • Enterprise Childcare
  • Mosstodloch Primary School
  • Fusion Childcare Services
  • Cairnsmoir Connections
  • Fun Lodge After School Care
  • Quarriers
  • Meiklewood Nursery and After School Care
  • The Cottage Family Centre
  • Borestone Primary School
  • Upstart Scotland
  • Aberlady ELOSCN
  • Tarves Primary School
  • Forestry and Land Scotland
  • Linnvale Primary
  • Summerston Childcare
  • St Leonard’s Primary and Nursery School
  • Interactive Play Scotland
  • Smart Play Network
  • Gargurnnock Play Group
  • Ark Out of School Care
  • Fenton Barns Nursery
  • West Lothian Council
  • Windygoul Primary School
  • Canongate Youth
  • Echline Primary School and Nursery Class
  • East Ayrshire Council
  • Craigour Park Primary School and Nursery
  • Goodlyburn Primary School
  • Newtown Primary School
  • Bridge of Weir Childcare
  • Smallworld Out of School Club
  • Support from the Start Dunbar Cluster
  • Support for Families
  • Linthaugh Nursery School
  • Bankhead After School Care Service
  • Stramash
  • The Yard
  • Play Midlothian
  • St Sylvester’s Primary School
  • Home-Start Levenmouth
  • Operation Play Outdoors
  • ASH Scotland
  • Gap Childcare Services
  • Forgandenny Primary School
  • Aberlour Childcare Trust
  • Innerwick Primary and Nursery School
  • Guildford Borough Council Playrangers
  • Queens Cross Housing Association
  • Eyemouth Primary School
  • Orchard Grove Kindergarten
  • Task Childcare Services
  • Bonding with Baby
  • North Edinburgh Arts
  • Sarah Lawrence College
  • City of Play
  • Child’s Play
  • Tinto Nursery
  • Perth & Kinross Council
  • Sacred Heart Primary School
  • Perth Autism Support
  • St George’s School for Girls
  • Scalloway Youth & Community Centre
  • Play and Sports Limited
  • The Concrete Garden
  • Hyndland After School Club
  • East Pollockshields Out of School Care
  • Firpark Primary School
  • Support, Help and Integration in Perthshire
  • Mini Me Yoga Ambassador
  • Islesburgh OOSC
  • Rosemount Lifelong Learning
  • Tingwall Primary School
  • St Martin’s Primary School and Nursery
  • Giffnock Nursery Class
  • Chatelherault Nursery & ASC
  • Fife Play Resource, Fife Play Development Team, Fife Council
  • Edinburgh and Lothians Out of School Care Network
  • Reidvale Adventure Play Association Limited
  • Voluntary Action
  • Falkirk Community Trust Libraries
  • Castleton Primary School
  • South Lanarkshire College
  • PlayBoard NI
  • Pilton Youth and Children’s Project
  • North Queensferry Primary
  • Starcatchers
  • Sgoil-àraich Taobh na Pàirce
  • Hanover Street School
  • Fountainhall Nursery
  • East Park
  • CHAS
  • Towerbank ASC
  • Scaraway Nursery School
  • Monkey Puzzle Glasgow Central
  • Mid Calder Primary School
  • Inspiring Scotland
  • Preschool Academy
  • Abbey Early Years Centre
  • Living Streets Scotland
  • MyParkScotland
  • Wellgreen Nursery, Stirling
  • NHS Health Scotland
  • Wallyford Primary School
  • Camperdown Primary School and Nursery
  • Riverside Primary School
  • Holy Cross Nursery Class
  • Langlee Support Centre, Langlee Primary School
  • Knightswood Primary
  • Holy Cross Primary School
  • Argyll & Bute Council
  • Maddiston Primary School
  • Simpson Primary School & Nursery Class
  • Alyth OOSC
  • St Columba’s Junior School
  • Home-Start Kincardine
  • Grange Primary School
  • Stepping Stones North
  • Whiteinch Centre
  • Parent and Infant Mental Health Scotland
  • Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Support from the Start North Berwick Cluster
  • Emerald Maintenance
  • Loader Monteith
  • Include Me 2 Club
  • Welly Walkers Childminding
  • Oxgangs Primary School
  • Childcare in the Community
  • Outlet Play Resource
  • St Ninian’s Primary School
  • Milltimber Playgroup
  • Forest School Leader
  • OSCARS Childcare
  • Green Aspirations Scotland CIC
  • Laura’s Little Treasures
  • Seahorse Nursery
  • Fife Childcare Services
  • Dirleton Playgroup
  • Lanarkshire Childcare Services
  • Leisure and Culture
  • Renfrewshire Council
  • 3D Drumchapel
  • YouthLink Scotland
  • Newtongrange ASC
  • The Scottish Parliament
  • Healthy n Happy CDT
  • Families First, North Lanarkshire Council
  • Home-Start East Fife
  • Argyll College
  • Impact Arts
  • Seamab
  • East Lothian Out of School Care Network
  • Holmston Out of Skool Club
  • Nurture the Play
  • St Joseph’s Primary School
  • Caldercuilt Primary School & Nursery
  • Pirie Park Primary School
  • New College Lanarkshire
  • Edinburgh Young Carers Project
  • Adelaides Nursery
  • Buttons & Bows Nursery School
  • Access Parkour Ltd
  • Middleton Park School
  • St David’s Primary School
  • Support from the Start Haddington Cluster
  • Law Primary School and North Berwick Nursery School
  • Greener Kirkcaldy
  • Childcare Strategy Team
  • The Destiny Project
  • Murrayburn Primary School
  • Eastmuir Primary School
  • Galleon Centre
  • Heathfield Primary & Early Years Centre
  • Stanmore House School – Capability Scotland
  • Parsons Green Primary
  • Flowerbank Early Childhood Centre
  • Clermiston Primary School and Nursery
  • St Mary’s Nursery Class
  • Mini French
  • University of Strathclyde
  • Woodland Outdoor Kindergartens
  • Evanton Wood Community Company
  • Glasgow Life
  • Newmains Family Learning Centre
  • SPELL
  • Oxley Park Academy
  • Commercial Primary School
  • Mud Pie
  • Tiptoe’s Children’s Nursery
  • Barnardo’s APNA Project
  • What’s on Inverbervie Community
  • Getting Better Together
  • Liberton After School Club
  • Child’s Play Nursery
  • Meadowburn Primary School
  • Carli’s Kindergarten
  • Bikeability
  • Youth Scotland
  • Step by Step Nursery
  • Craiglockhart After School Club
  • Erskine Stewart Melville School
  • James Gillespie’s Nursery
  • Black Lion Games
  • Lauriston Nursery
  • First 4 Kids
  • Professional Learning Academy
  • Inverbrothock OOSC
  • Roots and Shoots Highland Learning
  • Jordanhill School
  • Our Place Our Families
  • Bright Starts Nursery
  • Barlanark Out of School Care
  • Ninewells Nursery
  • Ayrshire College
  • St Boswells Primary School
  • Clackmannanshire Council
  • First Nursery
  • Scottish Historic Buildings Trust
  • Almond Park Nursery
  • Beech House Nursery
  • Babysign
  • Scalloway Pre-School
  • TICTACS After School Service
  • Scottish Book Trust
  • North Edinburgh Childcare
  • Stirling ELC
  • Bòrd na Gàidhlig
  • Whitburn and District Community Development Trust
  • With Kids
  • Arran High School
  • Aberdeen City Council
  • Cambusbarron Village Nursery
  • Elphinstone Primary
  • St Thomas Playgroup
  • Play Borders
  • PEEK Project
  • Hearts and Minds
  • KO-NEKT (Childcare)
  • Orkney Library and Archive
  • Red Harbour Events
  • Rosetta Early Learners
  • Fife Gingerbread
  • St Peter’s Primary School
  • Cumbernauld YMCA
  • Early Education UK
  • Houston Primary School
  • South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture
  • Biggar Primary School and Nursery
  • Broomhill OOSC
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • The Wee Childcare Company Ltd
  • St Gerard’s Nursery School
  • Busy Bees Nursery
  • Parenting Across Scotland
  • Little Steps Childminding
  • Creative STAR
  • Fife College
  • Edible Estates
  • City of Edinburgh Council
  • Maggie’s Childminding Service
  • Kilbarchan AAC
  • East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Holy Corner Community Playgroup
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • St John’s RC Primary
  • Children’s Health Scotland
  • Dunbar Primary School Nursery
  • WHALE Arts
  • Education Department East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Firsthand Lothian
  • Project 31
  • Little Acorns
  • Tweedbank Early Learners
  • Castlepark Primary School
  • Muirhouse Youth Development Group
  • The Nurture Nursery

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