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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

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

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