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Category: Articles

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

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…

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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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We are hiring Digital Membership & Services Officer £27,828 pro-rata 20 hours per week

Play Scotland Digital Membership and Services Officer

25 June 2021

Come and work with us!  Play Scotland are recruiting a Digital Membership and…

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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…

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National Children’s Day UK 2021

30 April 2021

Sunday 16th May National Children’s Day UK (NCDUK) is all about the importance 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

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

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