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Category: Articles

New Playful Pedagogy Resource from Play Scotland to support everyday learning adventures across the school

21 October 2020

Playful Pedagogy is a way of integrating children’s play experiences with curricular learning, giving…

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announcement

3 July 2020

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced, “We want to help children enjoy these summer…

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Lockdown: children’s mental health

8 June 2020

Children and young people are likely to experience high rates of depression and…

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IPA Play in Crisis: support for parents and carers

13 April 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on children and families around the…

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Active Students Could Outperform Sitting Students by 16%

4 December 2018

The BBC has published an article detailing new research on active students. “International research found…

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UK Poverty Report from JRF

4 December 2018

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has this week published the 2018 Poverty Report, you…

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Are you Going to Join The Playtime Revolution?

23 October 2013

Many children and young people only get out to play when they are…

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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

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

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