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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Scottish School Grounds Survey
22 January 2025
We are working with Learning through Landscapes, Nature Scot, and Professor Jonh McKendrick…
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Celebrating Marguerite Hunter Blair, OBE
8 January 2025
We are delighted to share the news that our Chief Executive, Marguerite Hunter…
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Join our Board as Treasurer
23 December 2024
Join our Board as Treasurer and contribute your expertise Are you a finance…
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Results of our 2024 Membership Survey
20 December 2024
Do children and young people play outside enough? As part of our 2024…
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12 Days of Play #12DaysOfPlay
18 December 2024
Monday 23 December Today we begin our #12DaysOfPlay, where we share ideas and…
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Next Phase of Play Pedagogy Award Launched!
9 December 2024
We are thrilled to announce that we are moving to the next phase…
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Play Scotland at the COVID Enquiry
3 December 2024
Children ‘missed fun, friends, family and freedom’ during lockdown Our Chief Executive, Marguerite…
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Play on the Shortest Day
3 December 2024
As winter settles in, daylight dwindles, leaving us with long, dark evenings. In…
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Heathery Knowe achieves OPAL Award!
26 November 2024
Heathery Knowe Primary School is celebrating achieving its Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL)…
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Creating Better Play Opportunities for Every Child AGM 2024
26 November 2024
We were delighted to host our 2024 AGM and bring together a room…
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Ask your MSP to support the Play Motion!
18 November 2024
Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland has submitted a motion to celebrate Udston…
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First school in Scotland achieves OPAL status
2 October 2024
Udston Primary School is celebrating achieving its Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) Award….
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Call for Blogs: A Day in the Life of a Playworker
6 May 2024
Play Scotland want to celebrate playwork as a profession. We want to highlight…
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