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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

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

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