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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

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

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