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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

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

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