Skip to the content
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • Podcast
Play Scotland
Delivering and celebrating children and young people’s right to play
Donate
Contact
  • Home
  • About
    • What We Do
      • Past Projects
    • What is Play
      • Play Types
    • The Power of Play
    • Resources
      • Climate & Environment
      • Education & Learning
      • Health & Wellbeing
      • Inclusion & Rights
      • Play Activities
      • Play Strategy
      • Playwork & the Play Sector
      • Space, Place & Planning
    • Board & Team
    • Values & Policy
    • Membership
      • Scotland’s Play Charter
    • Donate
  • Parents & Families
    • Play Ideas
      • The Play Well Packs
      • Boredom Busters
      • Games on the Go
      • Active Play
      • Messy & Creative Play
      • Water Play
      • Play Packs
      • #101waystoplay campaign
    • Stay Safe
  • Schools & Childcare
    • Schools
      • Play Types Toolkit
      • Active Uniform Alliance: Made to Move
    • Playwork
      • The Playwork Principles
    • Play Pedagogy
    • Play Pedagogy Award
    • Outdoor Play and Learning – OPAL
    • Early Learning and Childcare
    • Writing a Play Policy
    • Managing Risk
    • Loose Parts Play
    • Training & Events
    • The Play Well Podcast
  • Places for Play
    • Playday 2026
    • Organising Community Play
    • People, Places and Play
    • Play Sufficiency Assessments
    • Inclusive Play Design
    • Smoke Free Play
  • Policy
    • Scotland’s Play Strategy
    • The Right to Play
    • Policy Landscape
    • Legal Duty for Play Sufficiency in Planning
    • Policy Groups
  • News
  • Home
  • About
    • What We Do
      • Past Projects
    • What is Play
      • Play Types
    • The Power of Play
    • Resources
      • Climate & Environment
      • Education & Learning
      • Health & Wellbeing
      • Inclusion & Rights
      • Play Activities
      • Play Strategy
      • Playwork & the Play Sector
      • Space, Place & Planning
    • Board & Team
    • Values & Policy
    • Membership
      • Scotland’s Play Charter
        • Pledges to Scotland’s Play Charter
    • Donate
  • Parents & Families
    • Play Ideas
      • The Play Well Packs
      • Boredom Busters
      • Games on the Go
      • Active Play
      • Messy & Creative Play
      • Water Play
      • Play Packs
      • #101waystoplay campaign
    • Stay Safe
  • Schools & Childcare
    • Schools
      • Play Types Toolkit
      • Active Uniform Alliance: Made to Move
    • Playwork
      • The Playwork Principles
    • Play Pedagogy
    • Play Pedagogy Award
    • Outdoor Play and Learning – OPAL
    • Early Learning and Childcare
    • Writing a Play Policy
    • Managing Risk
    • Loose Parts Play
    • Training & Events
    • The Play Well Podcast
  • Places for Play
    • Playday 2026
    • Organising Community Play
    • People, Places and Play
    • Play Sufficiency Assessments
    • Inclusive Play Design
    • Smoke Free Play
  • Policy
    • Scotland’s Play Strategy
    • The Right to Play
    • Policy Landscape
    • Legal Duty for Play Sufficiency in Planning
    • Policy Groups
  • News

Author: Fiona Kirkland

Celebrating a big year for the Play Pedagogy Award

14 July 2026

By Fiona Kirkland, Play Pedagogy Lead It has been a really exciting year…

Read more »

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…

Read more »

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…

Read more »

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,…

Read more »

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…

Read more »

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…

Read more »

Are we ever too old to play?

27 February 2024

I recently had the pleasure of giving a talk to students at my…

Read more »

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…

Read more »

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.

Read more »

Pledges to Scotland’s Play Charter

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

Play Scotland
4th Floor Hopetoun Gate
8B McDonald Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4LZ

info@playscotland.org

Play Scotland is a registered charity
Company Number: SC197785
Scottish Charity Number: SC029167

  • Sitemap
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookies

Newsletter

Become a free member of Play Scotland and receive our newsletter

Contact

Get in touch, click here for our contact form

Charter

Find out more about Scotland’s Play Charter

Donate

Support the child’s right to play by making a donation to Play Scotland

© 2026 Play Scotland | website by clooti