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Category: Articles

National Children’s Day UK 2021

30 April 2021

Sunday 16th May National Children’s Day UK (NCDUK) is all about the importance of…

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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

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

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