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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

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

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