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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

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

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