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Author: Rachael Pollitt

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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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

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

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