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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

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

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