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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

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