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Author: Web Editor

4 Nations Play Symposium Report 2016

14 October 2016

Earlier this year Northern Ireland hosted the biennial 4 Nations Play Symposium at…

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Delivering on the Attainment Challenge through Play Seminar

12 October 2016

Book your space before 14th October and get this CPD Seminar for an…

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The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Guide for Children & Young People

29 October 2015

The UNCRC Booklet is aimed at children and young people under the age…

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Training for Trainers in an Introduction to Playwork Course

8 May 2015

Please see training information below. Play Scotland have been asked by Playwork Partnerships…

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UK Play Policy Forum launches ‘4 Asks for Play’

19 March 2015

NATIONAL CHILDREN’S BODY CALLS FOR ALL POLITICAL PARTIES TO INVEST IN COST-EFFECTIVE SUPPORT…

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Hugh Dennis launches National Trust campaign to get children playing outdoors

1 August 2014

Today’s generation of children aged 7 to 12 spend less time playing outside…

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Children and Young People Bill passed

20 February 2014

Reforms will help Scotland become ‘the best place in the world to grow…

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Judith Hackitt, Chair, HSE supports adventurous play

28 January 2014

Up for the ride It was encouraging to see London Mayor Boris Johnson…

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Thoughts on the Play Strategy Action Plan by Megan from Rain-shine

7 January 2014

Play Strategies and Play Action Plans are government sponsored initiatives designed to encourage…

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Playing and learning Blog from Judith Hackitt, Chair HSE

5 November 2013

This week I had the pleasure of attending the House of Commons to…

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Motion S4M-08099 has been placed at the Scottish Parliament by Aileen Campbell MSP, Minister for Children and Young People.

30 October 2013

That the Parliament welcomes the action plan, Play Strategy for Scotland: Our Vision,…

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Managing Risk in Play Provision Launch

28 October 2013

The launch of the Managing Risk in Play Provision Guidance will take place…

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Project Wild Thing

25 October 2013

Please see link for blog on Project Wildthing on Netmums web Link

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Are you Going to Join The Playtime Revolution?

23 October 2013

Many children and young people only get out to play when they are…

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Planning for Play

25 September 2013

An exciting new CPD (level 8) award is now available to help communities…

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Play for Life, Play Scotland Annual Conference

5 July 2013

24 September 2013 Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Grosvenor Street, Edinburgh Play Scotland’s annual conference…

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Play Strategy for Scotland

25 June 2013

Think about your favourite Play memories, where were your favourite places to play…

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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

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

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