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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

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

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