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Author: Jenny Lester

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

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Full Report Launched: The Scottish School Grounds Survey 2025

19 November 2025

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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

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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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Launch of Scotland’s Play Vision Statement and Action Plan 2025-2030

24 March 2025

We are delighted to celebrate the launch of Scotland’s Play Vision Statement and…

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Participation, Play and Recreation in Ireland

27 January 2025

Participation, Play and Recreation in Ireland – Marguerite Hunter Blair I was delighted…

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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

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

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