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Author: Rachael Pollitt

LEGO Playful Schools Conference Round Up

1 May 2023

The Playful Schools Conference 2023 was a free online conference, taking place from…

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Pancake Day: Risky Pancakes!

14 February 2023

Pancake day is a great time to play and test out new skills….

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We Are Hiring – Project Support Intern

9 January 2023

We are delighted to be hiring a Project Support Intern. We are working…

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Play Scotland’s Playday 2022 Opinion Poll Summary

5 October 2022

The theme of 2022’s Playday was All To Play For – building play…

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LGBTIQ+ Sport & Physical Activity Conference by LEAP Sports Scotland

14 September 2022

Friday 28th October, City of Glasgow College 0900-1600 Join LEAP Sports Scotland for…

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Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022

9 September 2022

Play Scotland is deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty the Queen,…

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People make play! An OPAL online conference

19 August 2022

Your biggest asset to make your playtimes amazing is not your playground. It’s…

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Play Scotland and ScrapAntics Playday Event 2022

26 July 2022

For this year’s national day of play we invite you to join us…

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In Memoriam

22 July 2022

Everyone at Play Scotland was deeply saddened to hear that our dear friend…

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Nature-based play publication

21 July 2022

Creating cities where there are opportunities for children to play in nature has…

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Online Survey on UK Playground Accessibility and Inclusion Experiences of Carers

12 July 2022

You are invited to participate in a 10-15 minute online survey on UK…

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Play Scotland recruiting now!

11 July 2022

Play Scotland is recruiting for two exciting and flexible part-time positions: Project Co-Ordinator…

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The Play Well Podcast: Risky Play

4 July 2022

In our new episode of the Play Well Podcast, we will discuss risky…

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The Scottish Children’s Health Awards are NOW OPEN

27 June 2022

Children’s Health Scotland are looking for nominations for their annual awards. The Scottish…

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Win an early years Play Library – free competition for all Scottish primaries

17 June 2022

We’re delighted to share that we are working in partnership with Boromi as…

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IPA Conference Glasgow 2023

International Play Conference in Glasgow!

15 June 2022

The International Play Association Conference will be held in Glasgow from Tuesday 6th to Friday 9th June 2023.

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Out on bikes with Grampy Book Launch

10 June 2022

Play Scotland, Cycling UK in Scotland and Cycling Scotland have teamed up to create an exciting…

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New: Podcast – Play & Austism

1 June 2022

We have just published our 10th podcast episode! In this episode, we will…

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Children, Play & Place: Meaningful engagement with children & young people

18 May 2022

Do you believe that involving children and young people in decision making is…

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Letter from Scotland’s Children and Young People

3 May 2022

With Scotland’s local council elections this week, Magic Breakfast Youth Campaigners have led…

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Introductions to the Play Types – Training Event

27 April 2022

What are the play types and how can you use them to inform…

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Introduction to Outdoor Classroom Day – Training Event

27 April 2022

Join Play Scotland for an ‘Introduction to Outdoor Classroom Day’ for practical tips…

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Children, Play & Place: Meaningful engagement with children and young people

20 April 2022

Play Scotland and A Place in Childhood are delighted to offer this introductory…

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Intergenerational Play and Storytelling Toolkit Launch & Training

13 April 2022

Friday 29th April 2022, 10:00am – 12:00pm Zoom Join Generations Working Together and…

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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

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

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