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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

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

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