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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

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