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Author: Jenny Lester

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Playwork National Occupational Standards Consultation

11 March 2026

The UK Playwork NOS Consortium is consulting on the draft National Occupational Standards…

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International Day of Play Schools Celebration

3 March 2026

Celebrate play and Champion children’s rights  Thursday 11 June is the International Day of Play, and we…

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In Memoriam: Juliet Robertson

5 January 2026

We were greatly saddened to hear of the passing of our friend Juliet…

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The Best Toy in the World? A Simple Cardboard Box

24 November 2025

As the festive season approaches and shopping for gifts begins, we can be…

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Full Report Launched: The Scottish School Grounds Survey 2025

19 November 2025

In early 2025, over 1000 schools in Scotland, including primary, secondary and specialist…

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Join our board! Board of Trustees Vacancy

28 October 2025

Join our Board as a Trustee and contribute your expertise   We are seeking…

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Playful Parents, Practitioners, and Places: Play Scotland AGM 2025

1 October 2025

We were delighted to host our 2025 AGM and bring together a room…

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Faith Breads – Reflecting on Four Weeks Volunteering with Play Scotland

23 September 2025

Play has not always been a serious scholarly interest of mine. It became…

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The Power of Playdough

28 August 2025

Written by Fiona Kirkland Playdough has always had a bit of magic about…

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Getting it Right for Play: A New Chapter

25 August 2025

Written by Cherie Morgan How do you like to play? That’s one of…

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Invitation to Play Scotland’s AGM

20 August 2025

Play Scotland is delighted to invite you to our 2025 Annual General Meeting…

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Getting it Right for Play Launched!

13 August 2025

We are delighted to launch Getting it Right for Play – our updated…

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Over 500 People Playing at Playday Aberdeen!

13 August 2025

Duthie Park was alive with laughter, creativity, and joyful energy with over 500…

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Balancing Screen Time: A Children’s Rights Perspective

30 July 2025

Our Head of Projects, Cherie Morgan, recently spoke to Forth 1 about the…

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Playday Aberdeen

17 July 2025

Play Scotland is delighted to announce that we are organising a Playday event…

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New Chief Executive Appointed to lead Play Scotland

7 July 2025

Play Scotland is delighted to announce the appointment of Mary Ramsay as its…

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Scotland’s Play Park Survey

3 July 2025

Scotland’s Play Park Survey is the first Scotland-wide consultation on local play spaces….

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Thank You for Soaring with Us on the International Day of Play!

19 June 2025

A huge thank you to all the schools across Scotland who joined us…

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Report Launched: School Grounds in Scotland 2025

16 June 2025

School grounds can afford opportunities for pupils and the wider school community to…

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Play Scotland backs new ‘Made to Move’ campaign on active school uniforms

2 June 2025

We’re proud to be a founding partner of the Active Uniform Alliance (AUA)…

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Celebrate the International Day of Play – 11th June

7 May 2025

This year is the 2nd annual UN International Day of Play. The theme for this…

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Playday 2025 Theme Launched!

5 May 2025

Playday is the national day for play, organised by Play Scotland, Play Board…

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Welcoming the Centre for Young Lives to Scotland

25 April 2025

We were delighted to host researchers from the Centre for Young Lives as…

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Vacancy: Play Scotland CEO

7 April 2025

We are recruiting for a new Chief Executive Officer. Play Scotland: Chief Executive…

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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

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

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