International Day of Play Schools Celebration
3 March 2026
Celebrate play and Champion children’s rights Thursday 11 June is the International Day of Play, and we…
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The Power of Playdough
28 August 2025
Written by Fiona Kirkland Playdough has always had a bit of magic about…
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Getting it Right for Play: A New Chapter
25 August 2025
Written by Cherie Morgan How do you like to play? That’s one of…
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Invitation to Play Scotland’s AGM
20 August 2025
Play Scotland is delighted to invite you to our 2025 Annual General Meeting…
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Over 500 People Playing at Playday Aberdeen!
13 August 2025
Duthie Park was alive with laughter, creativity, and joyful energy with over 500…
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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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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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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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