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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

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

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