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Category: Articles

Vacancy: Play Scotland CEO

7 April 2025

We are recruiting for a new Chief Executive Officer. Play Scotland: Chief Executive…

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Launch of Scotland’s Play Vision Statement and Action Plan 2025-2030

24 March 2025

We are delighted to celebrate the launch of Scotland’s Play Vision Statement and…

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Scottish School Grounds Survey

22 January 2025

We are working with Learning through Landscapes, Nature Scot, and Professor Jonh McKendrick…

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Celebrating Marguerite Hunter Blair, OBE

8 January 2025

We are delighted to share the news that our Chief Executive, Marguerite Hunter…

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Join our Board as Treasurer

23 December 2024

Join our Board as Treasurer and contribute your expertise Are you a finance…

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Ask your MSP to support the Play Motion!

18 November 2024

Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland has submitted a motion to celebrate Udston…

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Call for Blogs: A Day in the Life of a Playworker

6 May 2024

Play Scotland want to celebrate playwork as a profession. We want to highlight…

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5 Top Tips for Gender Equal Play. – Katie Horsburgh, Zero Tolerance

6 February 2024

Five top tips for gender equal play – Katie Horsburgh, Policy and Practice…

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Upcoming: AGM & 25 Years of Play Scotland

13 November 2023

Join us for Play Scotland’s 25th Anniversary Celebrations and AGM where we will…

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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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A toddler playing in autumn leaves

Autumn Nature Play Ideas

26 September 2023

Written by Chris Drewery, Project Support Intern at Play Scotland With the weather…

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Chris @ IPA Conference Glasgow 2023

5 July 2023

I attended the IPA Conference 2023 in Glasgow on Thursday and Friday. It…

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The Scottish Children’s Health Awards are NOW OPEN

29 June 2023

Nominations are open for the Scottish Children’s Health Awards that have been created…

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Three children playing under a tree. Two are playing on rope swings.

Summer Nature Play Ideas

28 June 2023

Written by Chris Drewery, Project Support Intern at Play Scotland The Summer Holidays…

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Jenny @ IPA Conference Glasgow 2023

20 June 2023

What a week! The International Play Association Conference descended on Glasgow and I for…

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Pancake Day: Risky Pancakes!

14 February 2023

Pancake day is a great time to play and test out new skills….

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We Are Hiring – Project Support Intern

9 January 2023

We are delighted to be hiring a Project Support Intern. We are working…

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Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022

9 September 2022

Play Scotland is deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty the Queen,…

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Play Scotland recruiting now!

11 July 2022

Play Scotland is recruiting for two exciting and flexible part-time positions: Project Co-Ordinator…

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Win an early years Play Library – free competition for all Scottish primaries

17 June 2022

We’re delighted to share that we are working in partnership with Boromi as…

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IPA Conference Glasgow 2023

International Play Conference in Glasgow!

15 June 2022

The International Play Association Conference will be held in Glasgow from Tuesday 6th to Friday 9th June 2023.

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Out on bikes with Grampy Book Launch

10 June 2022

Play Scotland, Cycling UK in Scotland and Cycling Scotland have teamed up to create an exciting…

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New: Podcast – Play & Austism

1 June 2022

We have just published our 10th podcast episode! In this episode, we will…

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Children, Play & Place: Meaningful engagement with children & young people

18 May 2022

Do you believe that involving children and young people in decision making is…

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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

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