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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

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

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