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Author: Sammy Wyeth

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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Tesco Community Grants open now for applications

29 April 2021

Get your application in now! Tesco Community Grants will award funding to charities…

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Enhanced summer offer for all children

6 April 2021

A national “summer of play” to provide access to activities. Funding of £20…

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20 minute neighbourhoods in a Scottish context

23 March 2021

’20 minute neighbourhoods’ are places that are designed so residents can meet their day-to-day…

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Children across Scotland want more play and better play

19 March 2021

Play Scotland and Scotland’s Play Council support children and young people’s urgent call…

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Place of play

15 March 2021

Diarmaid Lawlor argues that a place for play could be built around a…

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Manifesto for Play

19 February 2021

Play Scotland are delighted to launch the Manifesto for Play.  Play is vital…

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Childminding Providers Grants

1 February 2021

Funding is being provided to support the business sustainability of Scotland’s childminding providers….

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Tim Gill’s new book Urban Playground: Sneak peek and seasonal discounted price

28 January 2021

Tim Gill’s forthcoming book Urban Playground: How child-friendly planning and design can save…

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Parliament unanimously agreed to the general principles of the UNCRC Incorporation (Scotland) Bill

21 January 2021

We are pleased to inform you that the Parliament unanimously agreed to the…

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A reminder of the significance of play in lockdown by Tom Gill

12 January 2021

It seems timely to share a post that child psychology academic Prof Helen Dodd…

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Playful Schools Practice Insights article

7 January 2021

Delighted that the Playful Schools project has been featured in Issue 17 of…

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The Association for the Study of Play Online Conference: Call for Presentation Proposals

6 January 2021

Conference Theme: Necessity of Play Date: March 20, 2021 Platforms: Zoom and CANVAS…

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The Play Council Meeting and Play Scotland AGM

17 December 2020

Please save the date! The Play Council Meeting and Play Scotland AGM will…

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Nature England Survey

10 November 2020

Social justice issues highlighted in this report from Nature England Children’s access to…

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New Playful Pedagogy Resource from Play Scotland to support everyday learning adventures across the school

21 October 2020

Playful Pedagogy is a way of integrating children’s play experiences with curricular learning, giving…

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S&SR Environment and Spaces Group Publication

13 October 2020

  The MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit of the S&SR Environment…

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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

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

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