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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

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

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