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…
Read more »Play Sufficiency Assessment Consultations
13 January 2022
It is vital that the voice of children and young people is heard…
Read more »Consultation on the new national planning framework
13 January 2022
Play Scotland and A Place in Childhood are hosting three seminars on the…
Read more »Intergenerational Play and Storytelling
6 December 2021
Play Scotland and Generations Working Together are currently looking for case studies of…
Read more »Children’s Alliance job opportunity
5 November 2021
Head of Children’s Alliance Children’s Alliance has announced that they are looking for…
Read more »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
Welcome to our September updates blog! If you would like to receive our…
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Moths to a Flame Art Workshop for COP26
7 July 2021
We are very excited to be delivering Moths to a Flame workshops for…
Read more »Parks for People: why should we invest in parks?
29 June 2021
Evidence from the Parks for People programme and six case studies uncovers the…
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Play Scotland Digital Membership and Services Officer
25 June 2021
Come and work with us! Play Scotland are recruiting a Digital Membership and…
Read more »Glasgow chosen as host city for 2023 International Play Association World Congress
8 June 2021
The International Play Association (IPA) has chosen Glasgow as the location of its…
Read more »National Children’s Day UK 2021
30 April 2021
Sunday 16th May National Children’s Day UK (NCDUK) is all about the importance of…
Read more »New Playful Pedagogy Resource from Play Scotland to support everyday learning adventures across the school
21 October 2020
Playful Pedagogy is a way of integrating children’s play experiences with curricular learning, giving…
Read more »First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announcement
3 July 2020
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced, “We want to help children enjoy these summer…
Read more »Lockdown: children’s mental health
8 June 2020
Children and young people are likely to experience high rates of depression and…
Read more »IPA Play in Crisis: support for parents and carers
13 April 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on children and families around the…
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