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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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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