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Author: Sophie Arnold

Play Scotland’s response to the Human Rights Bill Consultation

11 October 2023

Play Scotland has published a response to the Human Rights Bill Consultation of…

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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

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

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