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Category: Life in the time of Covid.19 – Diary

Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 19

10 April 2020

Day 19: making the most of Easter in isolation Today my dog turns…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 12

3 April 2020

Day 12: birthday in lockdown Today was the day that was supposed to…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 10

1 April 2020

Day 10: a little normality I spent this morning sitting in the garden with…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 9

31 March 2020

Day 9: coping Today was a very slow start indeed. When my alarm…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 8

30 March 2020

Day 8: strange times Today I woke up to bright sunshine and warmth….

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 6

28 March 2020

Day 6: making the best of lockdown Not much happened today until the…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 5

27 March 2020

Day 5: old habits This morning, I tried to give myself a lie…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 4

26 March 2020

Day 4: routine As of today, I’ve decided to set my morning alarm…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 3

25 March 2020

Day 3: getting into the swing of things When I woke up this…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 2

24 March 2020

Day 2: a new normal Today I woke to the sun shining through…

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Life in the time of Covid.19 – Self isolation as a teenager. Day 1

23 March 2020

At Play Scotland we have always been aware of the importance of play…

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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

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

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