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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

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

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