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Author: Fiona Kirkland

Reflecting on ‘What Can We Do When School’s Not Working?’ and What It Means for Play, Belonging and Practice in Scotland

22 April 2025

Written by Fiona Kirkland, Project Officer, Play Pedagogy Award. Reflections from a powerful…

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Eyemouth Primary – Where Play Lives at the Heart of the Community 

10 April 2025

Eyemouth Primary – Where Play Lives at the Heart of the Community  Written…

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A Viking Visit, with a Playful Twist! Up Helly Aa in Baltasound Junior High School

3 March 2025

Written by Ashley Spence, Baltasound Junior High School At Baltasound Junior High School,…

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Unveiling the Play Pedagogy Award Pilot: Embracing Play Across Scotland

27 May 2024

Exciting news ahead for Play Pedagogy in Scotland! We’re thrilled to announce the…

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Championing Children’s Rights: Insights from an interesting UNCRC Webinar with Robyn Monro-Miller (IPA) and Philip Jaffé

25 March 2024

I recently had the pleasure of attending an inspiring webinar hosted by Robyn…

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Are we ever too old to play?

27 February 2024

I recently had the pleasure of giving a talk to students at my…

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Embracing the Reggio Emilia Approach: Insights from Professor. Carla Rinaldi and Professor. Ger Graus OBE, By Fiona Kirkland

27 November 2023

              I recently had the privilege of…

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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

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

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