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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

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

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