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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

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