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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

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

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