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Author: Jenny Lester

Scotland’s Play Park Survey

24 June 2026

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

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Digital Play: Toy Story 5

19 June 2026

Woody and Buzz have a new quest: to wrestle with the explosion of…

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a playworker facilitates musical interactions

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

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