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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

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

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