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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

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

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