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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

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

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