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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

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

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