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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

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

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