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Category: Articles

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

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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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

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

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