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Author: Rachael Pollitt

Job advertisement at Play Scotland

6 September 2021

Come and work with us! Play Scotland are recruiting a Digital Membership and…

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Playwork/Practitioner Opportunity at Newtongrange ASC

24 August 2021

Newtongrange ASC based in Newtongrange Primary school has the following vacancies for enthusiastic…

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Scotland’s Children Get into Summer

4 August 2021

Today, thousands of children and their families will be out playing in communities…

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Play Scotland play parks letter July 2021

2 August 2021

Play Scotland calls for a strategic approach to planning accessible and inclusive spaces…

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Get into Summer Young Scot Rewards

2 August 2021

Young Scot Rewards is part of Young Scot’s national online Membership programme. Through…

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Magic Light Pictures’ Pip and Posy team with Playday

30 July 2021

The multi-Oscar nominated Magic Light Pictures today announced that Pip and Posy, its new…

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Wilderness fears as play experts warn children’s fun must not be curtailed by unmown grass

26 July 2021

‘…Marguerite Hunter Blair, chief executive of Play Scotland, fears the move may discourage…

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NatureScot/Scottish Government Commissioned Research

20 July 2021

Key messages The research highlights some key factors that may have played a…

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Play Safety Forum: Covid-19 and Children’s Play July 2021 statement

14 July 2021

The UK Play Safety Forum (PSF) has issued two previous statements on the…

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Playful Communities: Evaluation Report

9 July 2021

Play Scotland are delighted to release the evaluation report of the Playful Communities…

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Moths to a Flame Art Workshop for COP26

7 July 2021

We are very excited to be delivering Moths to a Flame workshops for…

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Participate in Together’s State of Children’s Rights Report survey 2021

29 June 2021

Together has released their annual State of Children’s Rights Report survey! To follow…

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Parks for People: why should we invest in parks?

29 June 2021

Evidence from the Parks for People programme and six case studies uncovers the…

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We are hiring Digital Membership & Services Officer £27,828 pro-rata 20 hours per week

Play Scotland Digital Membership and Services Officer

25 June 2021

Come and work with us!  Play Scotland are recruiting a Digital Membership and…

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Covid-19 restrictions impacting children’s play

14 June 2021

PlayBoard NI, Stranmillis University College and the Controlled Schools’ Support Council recently embarked…

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Summer of play delivery opportunity in partnership with Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

10 June 2021

Outdoor learning and play facilitator (ranger) Notes of interest (including proposed cost) by…

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Glasgow chosen as host city for 2023 International Play Association World Congress

8 June 2021

The International Play Association (IPA) has chosen Glasgow as the location of its…

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Health, the Outdoors and Safety

27 May 2021

Professor David Ball has published a paper on the salutogenic model of health…

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New joint-agency publication: Why society needs nature

26 May 2021

This newly published report from a collaboration between the Environment Agency, Natural Resources…

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Return to roots: How the pandemic shaped outdoor play

24 May 2021

Children had been spending less and less time outdoors before the coronavirus pandemic…

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‘Let children play’: the educational message from across Europe

14 May 2021

The Guardian article by Jon Henley, Philip Oltermann, Sam Jones and Angela Giuffrida…

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Skip the kindergarten cop routine: free play is vital for young children

13 May 2021

The Guardian article by Michael Rosen Give children the space to express themselves…

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Learning through Landscapes: Apply for wet weather clothing for your class!

13 May 2021

With 4.2 million children in the UK living in poverty – that’s 9…

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National Children’s Day UK 2021

30 April 2021

Sunday 16th May National Children’s Day UK (NCDUK) is all about the importance of…

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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

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

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