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Job advertisement at Play Scotland

6 September 2021

Come and work with us! Play Scotland are recruiting a Digital Membership and…

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Playwork/Practitioner Opportunity at Newtongrange ASC

24 August 2021

Newtongrange ASC based in Newtongrange Primary school has the following vacancies for enthusiastic…

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Scotland’s Children Get into Summer

4 August 2021

Today, thousands of children and their families will be out playing in communities…

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Play Scotland play parks letter July 2021

2 August 2021

Play Scotland calls for a strategic approach to planning accessible and inclusive spaces…

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Get into Summer Young Scot Rewards

2 August 2021

Young Scot Rewards is part of Young Scot’s national online Membership programme. Through…

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Magic Light Pictures’ Pip and Posy team with Playday

30 July 2021

The multi-Oscar nominated Magic Light Pictures today announced that Pip and Posy, its new…

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Wilderness fears as play experts warn children’s fun must not be curtailed by unmown grass

26 July 2021

‘…Marguerite Hunter Blair, chief executive of Play Scotland, fears the move may discourage…

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NatureScot/Scottish Government Commissioned Research

20 July 2021

Key messages The research highlights some key factors that may have played a…

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Play Safety Forum: Covid-19 and Children’s Play July 2021 statement

14 July 2021

The UK Play Safety Forum (PSF) has issued two previous statements on the…

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Playful Communities: Evaluation Report

9 July 2021

Play Scotland are delighted to release the evaluation report of the Playful Communities…

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Moths to a Flame Art Workshop for COP26

7 July 2021

We are very excited to be delivering Moths to a Flame workshops for…

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Participate in Together’s State of Children’s Rights Report survey 2021

29 June 2021

Together has released their annual State of Children’s Rights Report survey! To follow…

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Parks for People: why should we invest in parks?

29 June 2021

Evidence from the Parks for People programme and six case studies uncovers the…

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We are hiring Digital Membership & Services Officer £27,828 pro-rata 20 hours per week

Play Scotland Digital Membership and Services Officer

25 June 2021

Come and work with us!  Play Scotland are recruiting a Digital Membership and…

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Covid-19 restrictions impacting children’s play

14 June 2021

PlayBoard NI, Stranmillis University College and the Controlled Schools’ Support Council recently embarked…

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Summer of play delivery opportunity in partnership with Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

10 June 2021

Outdoor learning and play facilitator (ranger) Notes of interest (including proposed cost) by…

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Glasgow chosen as host city for 2023 International Play Association World Congress

8 June 2021

The International Play Association (IPA) has chosen Glasgow as the location of its…

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Health, the Outdoors and Safety

27 May 2021

Professor David Ball has published a paper on the salutogenic model of health…

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New joint-agency publication: Why society needs nature

26 May 2021

This newly published report from a collaboration between the Environment Agency, Natural Resources…

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Return to roots: How the pandemic shaped outdoor play

24 May 2021

Children had been spending less and less time outdoors before the coronavirus pandemic…

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‘Let children play’: the educational message from across Europe

14 May 2021

The Guardian article by Jon Henley, Philip Oltermann, Sam Jones and Angela Giuffrida…

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Skip the kindergarten cop routine: free play is vital for young children

13 May 2021

The Guardian article by Michael Rosen Give children the space to express themselves…

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Learning through Landscapes: Apply for wet weather clothing for your class!

13 May 2021

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National Children’s Day UK 2021

30 April 2021

Sunday 16th May National Children’s Day UK (NCDUK) is all about the importance 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

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

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