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

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