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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

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

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