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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

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