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Author: Sammy Wyeth

September Updates

9 September 2021

Welcome to our September updates blog! If you would like to receive our…

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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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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

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

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