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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

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

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