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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

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

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