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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

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

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