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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

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

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