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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Report Launched: Everything to Play For
12 June 2025
Written by Paul Liddell, Chair of Play Scotland This week, I attended the…
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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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Reflecting on ‘What Can We Do When School’s Not Working?’ and What It Means for Play, Belonging and Practice in Scotland
22 April 2025
Written by Fiona Kirkland, Project Officer, Play Pedagogy Award. Reflections from a powerful…
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Eyemouth Primary – Where Play Lives at the Heart of the Community
10 April 2025
Eyemouth Primary – Where Play Lives at the Heart of the Community Written…
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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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A Viking Visit, with a Playful Twist! Up Helly Aa in Baltasound Junior High School
3 March 2025
Written by Ashley Spence, Baltasound Junior High School At Baltasound Junior High School,…
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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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