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Category: Articles

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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Introductions to the Play Types – Training Event

27 April 2022

What are the play types and how can you use them to inform…

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Introduction to Outdoor Classroom Day – Training Event

27 April 2022

Join Play Scotland for an ‘Introduction to Outdoor Classroom Day’ for practical tips…

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Intergenerational Play and Storytelling Toolkit Launch & Training

13 April 2022

Friday 29th April 2022, 10:00am – 12:00pm Zoom Join Generations Working Together and…

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New: Podcast – Partnership Working for Play

31 March 2022

We have just published our 8th Play Well podcast episode! In this episode,…

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Parents and Carers We Need You!

16 March 2022

Parents & carers we need you!   The Scottish Government is consulting on…

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Shetland Play Van Success

16 March 2022

Thanks to Get into Summer Funding from the Scottish Government we were able to…

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Creating a Children and Young People response to the NPF4 Consultation

1 March 2022

We want to support you to ensure that the children and young people that you work with are empowered to share their thoughts on these topics.  Our facilitator’s pack will guide you through the process of running one engagement session that will allow you to respond to both consultations.

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School-aged childcare consultation

31 January 2022

FCSS is working with Scottish Government to better understand the supply and demand…

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Play Sufficiency Assessment Consultations

13 January 2022

It is vital that the voice of children and young people is heard…

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Consultation on the new national planning framework

13 January 2022

Play Scotland and A Place in Childhood are hosting three seminars on the…

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Intergenerational Play and Storytelling

6 December 2021

Play Scotland and Generations Working Together are currently looking for case studies of…

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Children’s Alliance job opportunity

5 November 2021

Head of Children’s Alliance Children’s Alliance has announced that they are looking for…

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The Children’s Alliance Report on the Health & Wellbeing of Children in the Early Years

3 November 2021

Covid-19 has uncovered entrenched health inequalities; hobbling UK children even prior to birth…

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October Update

28 October 2021

Welcome to our October updates blog! If you would like to receive our…

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September Updates

9 September 2021

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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

  • Midlothian Sure Start
  • Dirleton Playgroup
  • Fledglings Childminding Service
  • Fife College
  • Gargurnnock Play Group
  • Edzell Nursery
  • Parsons Green Primary
  • Holy Corner Community Group
  • Castleton Primary School
  • Giles Brook Breakfast Club and After School Club
  • Orkney Library and Archive
  • Scottish Government
  • Maddiston Primary School
  • Sgoil-àraich Taobh na Pàirce
  • Starcatchers
  • Linnvale Primary
  • First 4 Kids
  • Bridge of Weir Childcare
  • Clackmannanshire Council
  • Newtongrange ASC
  • Camperdown Primary School and Nursery
  • Tweeddale Youth Action
  • Licketyspit
  • Action for Sick Children Scotland
  • Home-Start Edinburgh West and South West
  • Argyll & Bute Council
  • Play Together on Pedals
  • NHS West Dunbartonshire
  • Flowerbank Early Childhood Centre
  • Argyll College
  • Wallyford Primary School
  • Fife Childcare Services
  • Tigerz ASC
  • St Joseph’s Primary School
  • Little Acorns
  • Little Forest Friends Scotland
  • Oxley Park Academy
  • New College Lanarkshire
  • Kinneil Primary School and Early Years Campus
  • Step by Step Nursery
  • Almond Park Nursery
  • Healthy Valleys
  • Murrayburn Primary School
  • St Rose of Lima Primary School
  • Burnfoot Community School
  • Green Aspirations Scotland CIC
  • Aberlady ELOSCN
  • St Mirin’s Primary RC School
  • Goodlyburn Primary School
  • Holmston Out of Skool Club
  • South Morningside Primary School and Nursery
  • Gowrie Training and Consultancy
  • Bonding with Baby
  • Gracemount Nursery
  • Cookfur Nursery Class
  • Jordanhill Out of School Service
  • Whiteinch Centre
  • Busy Bairns Childminder
  • Pentlands Activity Camps (PAC)
  • West Dunbartonshire Council
  • Oxfordshire Play Association
  • Toryglen After School Service (TASS)
  • Angus Council
  • Maggie’s Childminding Service
  • Broxburn Family Centre
  • Echline Primary School and Nursery Class
  • Busy Bees Nursery
  • Support from the Start Prestonpans Cluster
  • EA Junior School
  • Commercial Primary School
  • Biggar Primary School and Nursery
  • Buttons & Bows Nursery School
  • Hearts and Minds
  • St Ninian’s Primary School
  • Law Primary School and North Berwick Nursery School
  • Renfrewshire Council
  • Muck Primary School
  • International Play Association Scotland
  • Carli’s Kindergarten
  • Edinburgh Young Carers Project
  • Childcare in the Community
  • Arkleston Primary School
  • Scottish Learning Group
  • Warout Primary School
  • North Edinburgh Childcare
  • WHALE Arts
  • Dens Road Primary School
  • Play on Wheels
  • Quarriers
  • Play Midlothian
  • East Lothian Out of School Care Network
  • Balornock Primary School
  • The Cottage Family Centre
  • Stramash
  • The Concrete Garden
  • Eastmuir Primary School
  • St Gerard’s Nursery School
  • Barlanark Out of School Care
  • South Lanarkshire College
  • East Ayrshire Community Play Forum
  • Mini Me Yoga Ambassador
  • Bankhead After School Care Service
  • Tarves Primary School
  • East Ayrshire Council
  • Jordanhill School
  • Seamab
  • Riverside Primary School
  • Parent Action for Safe Play
  • The Creativity Portal
  • Aberdeen City Council
  • Early Steps Nursery
  • Inclusive Play
  • Crieff Hydro Kids Club
  • Tinto Nursery
  • Borders College
  • Little Einsteins Nursery
  • Red Harbour Events
  • C.O.J.A.C. Caring Operations Joint Action Council
  • City of Glasgow College
  • MyParkScotland
  • Together – Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights
  • Lauriston Nursery
  • PlayBoard NI
  • Family Fund Scotland
  • Gylemuir After School Club
  • What’s on Inverbervie Community
  • Education Department East Dunbartonshire Council
  • PLUS Forth Valley Ltd
  • Holy Cross Primary School
  • Forestry and Land Scotland
  • Holy Cross Nursery Class
  • Crossmichael Primary School
  • JoJos Little Party People
  • St Sylvester’s Primary School
  • Òganan Dhun Eideann
  • East Park
  • Beech House Nursery
  • Barnardo’s APNA Project
  • Broomhill OOSC
  • 101st City of Edinburgh Brownies
  • St Martin’s Primary School and Nursery
  • Croftamie Nursery
  • Coastguard Club
  • Shetland College UHI
  • Windygoul Primary School
  • Busby Primary School
  • Support from the Start Dunbar Cluster
  • RHC NHS GGC
  • Make Mess Matter
  • Laura’s Little Treasures
  • Outdoor Cleghorn
  • Home-Start Levenmouth
  • Dunbar Primary School Nursery
  • Tiptoe’s Children’s Nursery
  • Hyndland After School Club
  • North Ayrshire Council
  • Toybox Children’s Centre
  • Woodland Outdoor Kindergartens
  • University of Edinburgh
  • Maxwellton Park Nursery & OSC
  • City of Play
  • ASH Scotland
  • Impact Arts
  • North Edinburgh Arts
  • Wee Gems
  • Clydesdale After School Care
  • Support from the Start Musselburgh Cluster
  • Kids Come First
  • Off Grid Kids
  • Meadowburn Primary School
  • Adoption UK
  • Smart Play Network
  • Stay ‘n’ Play Childcare
  • Greendykes Early Years Centre
  • South Ayrshire Council
  • Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
  • Voluntary Action
  • Galleon Centre
  • West College Scotland
  • Abbey Early Years Centre
  • Cockburnspath Primary School
  • Hillwood Primary School
  • Thornlie Primary School
  • Reidvale Adventure Play Association Limited
  • East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Play Torbay
  • Fusion Childcare Services
  • Falkirk Council
  • St Peter’s Primary School
  • Clovenstone Primary School
  • Aberdeenshire Council
  • Meiklewood Nursery and After School Care
  • Elphinstone Primary
  • Aberlour Childcare Trust
  • South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture
  • Enchanted Forest Nursery
  • Preschool Academy
  • Queens Cross Housing Association
  • NHS Forth Valley
  • Play and Sports Limited
  • Pencaitland Primary School Parent Council
  • Monkey Puzzle Glasgow Central
  • Little Steps Childminding
  • The Wee Childcare Company Ltd
  • Support, Help and Integration in Perthshire
  • Wardie Primary School
  • Mosstodloch Primary School
  • LINKES
  • Scottish Out of School Care Network
  • Falkirk Community Trust Libraries
  • Kilbarchan AAC
  • Play Alloa
  • Earthtime for All Ltd
  • Sarah Lawrence College
  • Melrose Primary School
  • Home School Partnership South Lanarkshire Council
  • South Lanarkshire Council
  • Gingerbread
  • University of the West of Scotland
  • MACS After School Care
  • Glasgow Caledonian University
  • St George’s School for Girls
  • Inspiring Scotland
  • Enable Scotland
  • Alyth OOSC
  • Glasgow Life
  • Cosy Cottage Nursery School
  • Kidzcare
  • Craigton Primary School
  • PEACE Childcare
  • Play Borders
  • Crieff Hydro
  • North Queensferry Primary
  • CALL Scotland
  • Emerald Maintenance
  • Antonine Primary School
  • Canongate Youth
  • Fife Gingerbread
  • Woodlands Family Nurture Centre
  • The Green Team
  • PEEK Project
  • Burnbrae Primary School
  • Fenton Barns Nursery
  • Pirie Park Primary School
  • Ark Out of School Care
  • Gullane After School Club
  • Project 31
  • Mini French
  • St Andrew’s RC Primary School
  • Ayrshire College
  • Scout Association
  • Corstorphine Primary School
  • Òganan Ghlaschu
  • Whitburn and District Community Development Trust
  • ACE Place Nursery and OSC
  • St Boswells Primary School
  • Greener Kirkcaldy
  • Tinies
  • Oxgangs Primary School
  • Four Seasons Nursery
  • Fun Lodge After School Care
  • The Scottish Parliament
  • TIGERS
  • Childcare First – Hillview Nursery
  • 3D Drumchapel
  • Muirhouse Youth Development Group
  • Erskine Stewart Melville School
  • Scaraway Nursery School
  • Craigour Park Primary School and Nursery
  • Netherlee Nursery Class
  • Giffnock Nursery Class
  • Knightswood Primary
  • Smallworld Out of School Club
  • Culture NL
  • Children’s Health Scotland
  • Professional Learning Academy
  • Scottish Historic Buildings Trust
  • Parkour UK
  • Bright Starts Nursery
  • Penicuik YMCA-YWCA
  • ANSAR
  • Chatelherault Nursery & ASC
  • St Charles’ Primary School
  • NHS GGC Children and Families
  • West Johnstone Early Learning and Childcare Centre
  • Inverbrothock OOSC
  • Scottish Book Trust
  • Innerwick Primary and Nursery School
  • Langlee Support Centre, Langlee Primary School
  • The Vennie Youth Club
  • Mud Pie
  • Simpson Primary School & Nursery Class
  • Cumbernauld YMCA
  • Balmore Kindergarten Ltd
  • Mid Calder Primary School
  • Black Lion Games
  • Stanmore House School – Capability Scotland
  • St Margaret’s Primary School
  • Forest School Leader
  • Cardonald Primary School
  • Movement Park
  • Family and Community Development
  • Arran High School
  • Home-Start East Fife
  • Scalloway Youth & Community Centre
  • Perth Autism Support
  • Argyle Bridge Children’s Nursery
  • Families First, North Lanarkshire Council
  • Jennyswell Out of School Care
  • Siblings Together and Reunited (STAR)
  • Iona Primary Early Years
  • Dalmilling Primary School
  • Lanarkshire Childcare Services
  • Leaps and Bounds Nursery
  • Leisure and Culture
  • Home-Start Lorn
  • Linthaugh Nursery School
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • Craiglockhart After School Club
  • Culture & Leisure
  • Milltimber Out of School Club
  • Edible Estates
  • Pilton Youth and Children’s Project
  • St David’s Primary School
  • Caldercuilt Primary School & Nursery
  • Sciennes Primary School
  • TICTACS After School Service
  • Stirling Play Services, Stirling Council
  • Bruce Family Centre
  • Gleniffer Nursery
  • OSCARS Childcare
  • Springfield Primary School
  • Firpark Primary School
  • Beatlie Primary School
  • Perth & Kinross Council
  • Support from the Start North Berwick Cluster
  • Johnshaven School
  • St Mary’s Nursery Class
  • Islesburgh OOSC
  • Seahorse Nursery
  • Fountainhall Nursery
  • Little Bears by the Braes
  • Support for Families
  • University of Dundee
  • Lamlash Early Years Class
  • First Nursery
  • Angus Alive
  • Sgoil Bhaile a’ Mhanaich, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  • City of Edinburgh Council
  • Highland Council
  • Glenbervie Kindergarden
  • School of Education, University of the West of Scotland
  • Border Sensory Hub
  • Orchard Grove Kindergarten
  • Parenting Across Scotland
  • Cornerstone Nursery
  • East Pollockshields Out of School Care
  • St Columba’s Junior School
  • Roots and Shoots Highland Learning
  • Home-Start Wigtownshire
  • Gap Childcare Services
  • Enterprise Childcare
  • Support from the Start Haddington Cluster
  • Prestonpans ASC
  • Tweedbank Early Learners
  • Babysign
  • Clermiston Primary School and Nursery
  • East of the Sun, West of the Moon
  • YouthLink Scotland
  • Outlet Play Resource
  • James Gillespie’s Nursery
  • Child’s Play Nursery
  • East End Empowering Stars
  • Sacred Heart Primary School
  • Task Childcare Services
  • East Lothian Play Association
  • Rosemount Lifelong Learning
  • High School of Dundee
  • Dumfries Toy Library
  • The Destiny Project
  • CHAS
  • Operation Play Outdoors
  • Vibrant Communities, East Ayrshire Council
  • Early Education UK
  • Grange Primary School
  • Welly Walkers Childminding
  • North United Communities
  • PlayBase
  • Camperdown Nursery, East Lothian
  • St Thomas Playgroup
  • Getting Better Together
  • Urbantu Ltd
  • Playland
  • Hanover Street School
  • Child’s Play
  • Dundee and Angus College
  • Summerston Childcare
  • Simply Play
  • Liberton After School Club
  • Edinburgh College
  • Tingwall Primary School
  • The Nurture Nursery
  • Adelaides Nursery
  • St John’s RC Primary
  • Nurture the Play
  • Living Streets Scotland
  • Firsthand Lothian
  • St Leonard’s Primary and Nursery School
  • Outdoor Woodland Learning School (OWLS)
  • University of Strathclyde
  • SPELL
  • Newtown Primary School
  • Creative STAR
  • Scamps SOSC
  • Auchinairn Afterschool Care & Forest School
  • Timberplay Scotland Ltd
  • Flowerpots Childcare
  • Childcare Strategy Team
  • With Kids
  • Support from the Start Tranent Cluster
  • Chanonry Beaver Scouts
  • Glebelands Nursery
  • Towerbank ASC
  • Bòrd na Gàidhlig
  • Evanton Wood Community Company
  • West Lothian Council
  • St David’s Primary RC
  • NHS Health Scotland
  • Abbey Mill Childcare
  • St Peter’s RC Primary School
  • Our Place Our Families
  • Healthy n Happy CDT
  • Interactive Play Scotland
  • Bonnyrigg ASC
  • Milltimber Playgroup
  • Castlepark Primary School
  • Scalloway Pre-School
  • Stepping Stones North
  • Fields in Trust Scotland
  • Child Central Training
  • Include Me 2 Club
  • Shetland Islands Council
  • Cairnsmoir Connections
  • Twinkle Stars Childcare
  • Forgandenny Primary School
  • Allsorts Dornoch
  • Barnardo’s Scotland
  • Park Primary School
  • The Yard
  • St Paul’s Primary School
  • Lecropt Nursery and Bridge of Allan OOSC
  • Whiteness Primary School
  • Battlefield Primary ASC Association (BPASCA)
  • Hayburn Park Association
  • 3 Bears Nursery
  • The BIG Project
  • NG Homes
  • Rattray Primary School
  • Dunblane Youth & Sports Centre Trust
  • Newmains Family Learning Centre
  • Upstart Scotland
  • Ninewells Nursery
  • Kidsize Out of School Club
  • Access Parkour Ltd
  • Youth Scotland
  • Guildford Borough Council Playrangers
  • Home-Start Kincardine
  • Bikeability

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